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S. Joshua Swamidass

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Coyne
Photo: A Norwegian road sign by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Coyne and Polar Bears: Why You Should Never Rely on Incompetent Reviewers

A very common way to try to discredit an argument is to exaggerate it, ignore distinctions an author makes, and/or change carefully qualified claims into bizarre absolutes. Read More ›
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Photo: Michael Behe, in Revolutionary: Michael Behe and the Mystery of Molecular Machines.

Science Review Offers False Accusations about Chloroquine Resistance

In one paragraph Lents et al. twice cited sources they thought contradicted Behe, and twice suggested he ignored or dismissed contrary evidence. Read More ›
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Photo: Michael Behe in Revolutionary: Michael Behe and the Mystery of Molecular Machines, via Discovery Institute.

Cited to Attack Darwin Devolves, Study Devolves on Close Inspection

Pointing out the review's many failings will be the work of multiple articles. Let’s start by zeroing in on just one segment. Read More ›
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Behe on Darwin Dissent List: “Overselling Darwinism Means Downplaying Its Difficulties”

As Michael Behe notes, evolution is a “peculiar theory” all right and not surprisingly produces peculiar behavior from its proponents. Read More ›
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Happy Darwin Day! Here’s a Video Introduction to Signers of Scientific Dissent from Darwin List

What do you give a great scientist for his birthday when he’s already got everything? Read More ›
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Photo: Joshua Swamidass, by J. Nathan Matias, via Flickr (cropped).

Darwinists Devolve: Review by Swamidass, Lenski, and Lents Borders on Fraud

I found their review utterly convincing — although probably not in the way the authors might hope. Read More ›
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Darwin Devolves
Photo: President Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by David Bachrach [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. 

Darwin Devolves Reviewer: “Important Points” Omitted “In the Interest of Space”

You don’t have to be Abraham Lincoln, who was satisfied with the 272 words of the Gettysburg Address. Read More ›
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Photo: A.J. Roberts, Ann Gauger, and William Lane Craig in St. Louis, with the permission of Peaceful Science.

Meetings on Adam and Eve: Stretching the Boundaries

What brought us all together? Professor S. Joshua Swamidass of Washington University has two projects going. Read More ›
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Darwin Devolves
Photo: Snowstorm, by Al Jazeera English [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Early Science Review of Darwin Devolves — A Panic Attack?

Today in Seattle people were panicking about a big oncoming snowstorm, promised for tomorrow afternoon. Read More ›
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Darwin Devolves
Photo: Richard Lenski, by Zachary Blount [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons.

Woo-hoo! In Science Review of Darwin Devolves, Lenski Has No Response to My Main Argument

In a few days I will offer a detailed rebuttal. But here is the overwhelmingly important point to notice right up front. Read More ›

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