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Let’s Catch Up with the Neanderthals!

Remember the famous Neanderthal brain that was supposed to be inferior to the modern one, rendering them the big, dumb brutes of legend? Read More ›
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We Are Still Learning About the Wonderful Design of Humpback Whales

Design aspects of whales defy explanations based on Darwinian evolution, such as their complex vocal communications and the internal testes of the males. Read More ›
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When Should Mysterious Signals from Space Be Attributed to Alien Intelligence?

Intelligent design advocates agree that you don’t infer intelligence until there is sufficient reason to reject chance and natural law. Read More ›
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Skulls from China Said to Push Origin of Homo sapiens Back to 1 Million Years 

How many times have we been told that some new paleoanthropological find is “rewriting the story of human evolution”? Read More ›
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At Present, the Origin of Life Isn’t a Scientific Question; It’s a Political One

Some answers are Correct Groupthink but others will get you Canceled. It’s not clear that the current approach will enable many more insights. Read More ›
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On Human-Chimp Genetic (Dis)Similarity, Give Credit Where Credit Is Due

Would anyone know that the 1 percent icon has finally fallen, if we hadn't broken the story? It seems not. Read More ›
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Even in Mice, Decision-Making Is More Complex than We Thought

If it’s this complex in mice, what are we to make of simplistic representations of human thinking in pop psychology textbooks? Read More ›
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Fossils as Magical Darwin Relics

Fossils can be handled in the present, but how they are used by evolutionists in stories of history resembles the practices of overeager medieval churchmen. Read More ›
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Cat Versus Baby Intelligence: A Comparison

Cat intelligence is of a rather different kind from dog intelligence (to say nothing of human intelligence). Read More ›
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Dog Versus Baby Intelligence: A Comparison

It’s an odd question because what we should be asking is, “Are kittens and puppies smarter than babies?” Read More ›

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