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Photo: Earthrise, by Bill Anders, Apollo 8, via NASA.

Carl Sagan Aside, Earth Is Significant

Does the view from a vast distance have any relationship to the significance of a human cultural achievement? Read More ›
Eurasian-spoonbill
Photo: Eurasian spoonbill, by Ryzhkov Sergey, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Physics Envy Is Not Helping Evolutionary Biology

Biology is very different from physics. But if living things are entirely describable by atoms and forces, shouldn’t laws of physics apply to them, too? Read More ›
Daniel-Dennett
Photo: Daniel Dennett, by User:Mathias Schindler, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Daniel Dennett: The Final Prophet?

Dennett’s approach to human consciousness has not only borne no fruit but it is hard to see how it ever could. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Franco Gancis via Unsplash.

Intelligent Design in Unlovable Creatures

Between cells and humans, there are millions of "ugly duckling" species that are beautiful in their own way. Read More ›
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Neuroscientist Vows: We’ll Nail Consciousness Yet!

Anil Seth, proponent of the “hallucination” theory of consciousness, vows that researchers will find that consciousness spot or circuit in the brain. Read More ›
Walt Whitman
Photo: Walt Whitman, by Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Let’s Sing the Body Electric

The emerging science of “bioelectricity” is opening new vistas into the electrical energy powering our nerves, organs, and tissues. Read More ›

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