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Theory in Crisis? Dissatisfaction and the Proliferation of New Articulations

A growing number of biologists now acknowledge that there are serious problems with modern evolutionary theory. Read More ›
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Plant Consciousness and the Darwinian Project

The forces Darwinism unleashed were surely bound to head in this direction. It was only a matter of time. Read More ›
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Three Genuine Tells of Junk Science

This comes to us hard on the heels of philosopher Massimo Pigliucci’s effort to identify “pseudoscience.” Read More ›
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What Is Pseudoscience? A Philosopher Tries to Figure It Out

One is tempted to wonder whether “room for disagreement” is a polite term for Not Yet Cancelled. Read More ›
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Why the Design in Living Things Goes Far Beyond Machinery

French philosopher René Descartes conceived of living things as complex machines, a concept now known as the “machine metaphor.” Read More ›

Congratulations! Coyne Promotes Egnor to “Archenemy”

Archenemy sounds a little…obsessive. Read More ›
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Design in Living Things Goes Far Beyond Machines

René Descartes conceived of living things as complex machines, a concept now known as the “machine metaphor.” Read More ›
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Question for Multiverse Theorists: To What Can Science Appeal if Not Evidence?

They could just as well say that whatever created horses created unicorns, too. Read More ›
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National Association of Biology Teachers Versus the Ribosome

Theodosius Dobzhansky famously wrote in 1973 that “Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution.” Read More ›

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