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Claim: Research Shows Animals Have a Moral Sense

We are informed at Nautilus, the Templeton Foundation’s magazine, that “ It’s time to take moral emotion in animals seriously.” Really? Read More ›
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Photo: An earthworm, Swifts Creek, Victoria, by Fir0002/Flagstaffotos.

Evolutionary Psychologist Argues that Worms Feel Pain. But How?

Wait. Barash’s hypothesis overlooks the fact that suffering is more than an alarm system. An alarm could be going off in an empty building. Read More ›
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Researchers Ask — Serious Question — Do Crabs Have Emotions?

Recent research has created some unexpected ethical problems for the seafood industry. Read More ›
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Admit an “Error” by Darwin and Huxley? Here’s How It Could Be Permitted

As we all know, evolutionary theory, like the famed golf game of Kim Jon-il, contains no errors or weaknesses of any kind. Read More ›
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Retraction Watch Guys Hallucinate “Intelligent Design” Yet Again

A helpful formulation comes from podcaster Scott Adams, of “Dilbert” fame, who comments entertainingly on the political scene. Read More ›
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Photo: A schoolyard bully. Did evolution make him do it? By Thomas Ricker, via Flickr.

Why Social Science Does Not Need Evolutionary Theory

The example that Professor Cristine Legare proffers is schoolyard bullying. Read More ›
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David Barash’s Proposal — Something Wicked This Way Comes

With a proposal for human/chimp hybrids, evolutionist David Barash vents his rage against religion. Read More ›
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Evidence of ETs? Delightful! Bring It On

Never fear: whatever our purely hypothetical response to a purely hypothetical event, it can be reconciled with evolution. Read More ›
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Science on the Rocks

Perhaps confidence in science can, at times, undermine science itself. How much real history has evolutionary storytelling obscured? Read More ›
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Photo: Empty lot with weeds, by Timothy Shields [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

On Controversial Science, Skepticism Is Now “Social Deviance,” Skeptics Are “Weeds”

Our friend and contributor Denyse O’Leary has a sensitive ear. Read More ›

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