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Engineering on Steroids: The Incredible Design of the Human Body

Every day your body must solve hundreds of hard engineering problems simultaneously, or else you’ll die. Read More ›
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Photo: Bust of Charles Darwin, San Cristóbal Island, by Bärbel Miemietz, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

21st-Century Darwinism’s Impossible Situation

The nasty racial implications of Darwin’s theory should not just be tastefully ignored. Read More ›
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From Bears to Whales: A Difficult Transition

Critics laughed at this, and Darwin removed it from later editions of his book, though he continued privately to believe it. Read More ›
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Evolutionary Model Can’t Account for Singing

Our fascination with singing and how enamored we can become with hearing quality vocalists reveals something significant about our identity as humans. Read More ›
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Ignorance of Evolutionary Theory as a “Superpower”

Early in her career, Celeste Nelson tried to publish a paper on chicken lung development. The reviewers were not very interested in her findings. Read More ›
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The Genius of the Fetal Circulatory System

Last week, my wife and I welcomed our first child into the world. It is difficult to imagine a more profound testimony to design. Read More ›
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From Bears to Whales: A Difficult Transition

Critics laughed, and he removed it from later editions, but Charles Darwin privately continued to believe that whales evolved from a “race of bears.” Read More ›
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Photo: A crocodile's eye, by Alias 0591 from the Netherlands, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

How Does the Crocodile Hold Its Breath So Long?

The actress Kate Winslet can hold her breath for seven and a quarter minutes. A crocodile, though, can hold his breath for hours. Read More ›
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In Breath-Holding, Kate Winslet and a Croc Are Champions

Kate Winslet, and other actors, for the sake of “the newest frontier in blockbuster moviemaking” are learning to hold their breath for several minutes. Read More ›
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The Supposed Bad Design of the Human Pharynx

The pharynx affords us the abilities to breathe and swallow, but it does much more. It affords the ability for speech, language, and singing. Read More ›

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