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Jerry Coyne

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Photo: Charles Darwin in 1855, by Maull and Polyblank, Literary and Scientific Portrait Club, via Wikimedia Commons.

Pseudogenes Are Going the Way of Darwin’s “Rudimentary Organs”

Long described as useless leftovers of evolution, pseudogenes are rising from the junk pile as functional entities. Read More ›
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Breaking: Freedom From Religion Foundation Opposes Teaching Evolution in Public Schools 

At an emergency meeting a week ago, a majority of the members on FFRF’s Executive Board of Directors voted that Darwinian evolution is, in fact, a religion. Read More ›
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Blasphemy Against Darwin in New York State! Atheist Group Intimidates School District

First, it is definitely NOT against either federal law or Supreme Court precedent to teach about scientific criticisms of Darwin’s theory. Read More ›
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I Disagree with David Klinghoffer, But It’s My Fault for the Confusion

Evolution is an implication — that is, an empirical consequence — of design. Read More ›
Jerry Coyne
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Jerry Coyne Asks a Good Question 

Actually, the history of life on Earth is very similar to the history of human technology. Read More ›
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Do Physicalists Believe in Black Holes?

A materialist view of reality leaves out much of reality (love, reason, mercy, truth, etc.) so skittish materialists often call themselves “physicalists.” Read More ›
PZ Myers

No, Really? Scientists Find Anti-Christian Prejudice in the Science World

The statement that “scientists call” this group “fundamentalist and/or evangelical” makes it sounds as if that is an objective, scientific label. Read More ›
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Slate on Evolution’s “Third Way”: The Sound of a Glacier Melting

I’m interested in “science as a cultural domain,” too. And here’s a great illustration of how the culture changes. Read More ›
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In Just Eight Minutes, New Video Punctures Evolution’s Circular “Homology” Argument

The video was developed in an ingenious way by its creator, writer, and animator. And who is that? I can’t share that information with you. Read More ›

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