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Photo: Tribrachidium, by Captmondo, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Evans et al. (2021): All Four Examples Debunked

Evans et al. (2021) seem to have been well aware of the circular reasoning in their argument. Read More ›
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fire juggler
Photo credit: Andrea Bertozzini on Unsplash.

For Fire, Nature Obliges Us with Rapid Reflexes

One area where very fast nerve conduction is vital is vision, more specifically, in keeping the eyes fixed on some object in the field of vision while in motion. Read More ›
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Dr. Geoffrey Simmons on Human Design — and Re-Creating It in Robots

Will robots ever experience empathy or other feelings, or develop a genuine sense of humor? Read More ›
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Doctor’s Diary: The Design of the Human Nervous System

Our skin and our insides are laced with an invisible, highly sophisticated, selective, neurological netting. Read More ›
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Placozoa: An Evolutionary Leftover? 

Simple, small, and worldwide in distribution, the placozoa don’t fit any clear evolutionary picture. Read More ›
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Note to Thomists: The Ear Is a Reverse Piano

James Hudspeth, of Rockefeller University, just won the Norwegian Academy of Science’s Kavli Prize in science. Read More ›
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A Doc Talks Human Blood Flow and Exquisitely Intelligent Design

Glicksman explains the hugely complex blood flow systems required to keep us clear-headed and alive even while doing everything from gymnastics to simply getting up in the morning. Read More ›
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Human nervous system isolated 3D hologram.
Image Credit: Игорь Розводовский - Adobe Stock

The Neuromuscular System: Your Body’s Balancing Act

Let's look at some of the ways the body acquires the information it needs about its external and internal environment. Read More ›

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