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Smaller Voles: “Evolution in Action” Is Rare, Trivial

News from the University of Zurich is notable both for how underwhelming it is and for a "rare" admission. Read More ›
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Authority Replaces Evidence: Hear the Introduction to Darwin’s House of Cards

Tom Bethell tells of how his own skepticism about the logic of natural selection emerged, and describes an interview with Karl Popper. Read More ›
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Robert Wright Asks: Can Evolution Have a Higher Purpose?

He describes an interview with evolutionist William Hamilton, who developed the theory of kin selection. Read More ›
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Image: Studying the Piltdown skull, by John Cooke [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

What the Piltdown Hoax Tells Us, 104 Years Later

A curious anniversary falls this weekend. Read More ›
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Biologist’s New Argument Against Intelligent Design: Under ID, Gazelle Should Run Toward Cheetah

We've now had two reports of this. I double-checked to make sure there was no misunderstanding on my part. Read More ›
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More Reports from Confidential Informants at the Royal Society

ID sympathizers at the meeting "wonder whether we should all have some kind of signal...rub the left nostril twice perhaps?" Read More ›

In Terror of Chipmunks: A Response to Joseph Felsenstein

Seldom have I seen a piece of scientifically inspired writing like Felsenstein's that is so far off the mark. Read More ›

Common Descent: An Obituary

Common Descent (CD) has been offered as a scientific theory and must therefore be judged as such. Read More ›

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