chimp Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date November 9, 2024 CategoriesHuman Origins and AnthropologyNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , brain, chimpanzees, human language, languages, monkeys, neuroscience, University of Portsmouth A Mystery: How Human Languages Came to Exist Denyse O’Leary November 9, 2024 Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind 5 Neuroscientists wrestle with human language even more than poets or (for example) English majors do. Read More ›
honey bee Type post Author Eric Cassell Date March 20, 2023 CategoriesBiologyEvolutionIntelligent DesignScience Tagged , algorithms, Animal Algorithms, brain, distance, honey bees, human language, information, insects, intelligent design, Science (journal), travel distance, waggle dance The Role of Learning in the Honey Bee Waggle Dance Eric Cassell March 20, 2023 Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science 4 Learning is largely a programmed behavior, governed by a type of algorithm, particularly for animals with limited cognitive ability. Read More ›
human 12 Type post Author David Coppedge Date November 24, 2021 CategoriesHuman ExceptionalismHuman Origins and AnthropologyPaleontology Tagged , __nedited, "Nebraska Man", Ardipithecus, Australopithecus sediba, bones, brain size, Cambrian Explosion, climate change, creator, Darwinism, Declaration of Independence, evolution, gradualism, hair, Hall of Human Origins, Homo erectus, Homo floresiensis, Homo naledi, human language, Human Zoos, humanity, Lucy, museum, National Museum of Natural History, Neanderthal DNA, Neanderthals, nose shapes, Orrorin, Science Uprising, skin colors, Smithsonian Institution, Thomas Jefferson, whiteness Evolution Theater: Smithsonian Whitewashes Human Origins David Coppedge November 24, 2021 Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology 8 The museum makes a big deal of Lucy. Their portrayal has many more bones than the original! Read More ›
honey bee Type post Author Eric Cassell Date November 16, 2021 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , aircraft, Animal Algorithms, birds, communication, Darwinian processes, evolutionary theory, hive, honey bees, honeycomb, human language, insects, intelligent design, learning, navigation, neurons, United Kingdom, waggle dance Navigational Genius — Not Just for the Birds Eric Cassell November 16, 2021 Evolution, Intelligent Design 7 While these theories may appear reasonable, given the complexity of the behavior it is unclear how a Darwinian process can be a plausible explanation. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date September 1, 2016 Tagged , __tedited, disguised religion, human exceptionalism, human language, scientific credibility, Tom Wolfe New York Times: “Darwinism Be Damned” David Klinghoffer September 1, 2016 4 Make no mistake, Tom Wolfe's book is a big, big deal in the evolution debate. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Egnor Date August 31, 2016 CategoriesHuman Origins and AnthropologyNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , __tedited, abstract thought, behaviorism, communication, Daniel Everett, designators, grammar, human exceptionalism, human language, immaterial mind, language, language organ, Noam Chomsky, The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe, universals, words Tom Wolfe on Language and Evolution Michael Egnor August 31, 2016 Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind 6 I think that Noam Chomsky is fundamentally right, and I am skeptical of Daniel Everett's claim. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date August 30, 2016 CategoriesHuman Origins and Anthropology Tagged , __tedited, Alfred Russel Wallace, human exceptionalism, human intelligence, human language, linguists, Noam Chomsky, The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe In The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe Tells the Story of Evolution’s Epic Tumble David Klinghoffer August 30, 2016 Human Origins and Anthropology 8 Darwinian evolution explains biological trivia but stumbles when it comes to the major innovations in the long history of life. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Egnor Date July 18, 2016 CategoriesLinguisticsNeuroscience & MindZoology Tagged , __tedited, abstract concepts, animal communication, animal languages, bird song, bird vocalizations, complex structures, complexity, designators, finches, functional complexity, functional specificity, grammar, human language, language, metaphysical, Nature, signal Are Birdsongs Language? Michael Egnor July 18, 2016 Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology 7 Atheist mathematician Jeff Shallit insists that animals have language. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Egnor Date July 12, 2016 CategoriesLinguisticsNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , __tedited, abstract concepts, abstract thought, animal languages, designators, ethology, human language, language, mimicry, semantic information, signal Do Animals Have Language? Michael Egnor July 12, 2016 Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind 7 Some animals, after sufficient training by human researchers, use signals that mimic language. But mimicry is not language itself. Read More ›
Type post Author Cornelius Hunter Date May 28, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionFaith & ScienceHuman Origins and Anthropology Tagged , __tedited, alternative splicing, chimpanzee genome, chimpanzees, common ancestry, convergent evolution, Dennis Venema, genomic analysis, gorillas, human exceptionalism, human language, human lineages, ideology, patterns, probabilities, retroviruses, viruses The Naked Ape: An Open Letter to BioLogos on the Genetic Evidence, Cont. Cornelius Hunter May 28, 2016 Evolution, Faith & Science, Human Origins and Anthropology 14 It does not seem that the evidence supports evolutionary theory as Dennis Venema concludes. Read More ›
