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Ford Model T
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The Other Unsolved Problem of Evolution

"With all our advanced technology, we are not close to producing human-engineered self-replicating machines." Read More ›
Carl Sagan
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Yes, Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence — Let’s Hear Some for Darwinian Evolution

Carl Sagan famously said, “I believe that the extraordinary should be pursued. But extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” Read More ›
Ford Model T
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More on Self-Replicating Machines

We know how to build a simple Ford Model T car. Now let’s build a factory inside this car, so that it can produce Model T cars automatically. Read More ›
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Three Realities Chance Can’t Explain That Intelligent Design Can

The argument for ID could not be clearer: Unintelligent forces cannot rearrange atoms into computers and airplanes and nuclear power plants and smartphones. Read More ›
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England, Davies: Honesty, if Not Agreement, on the Origin of Life

Jeremey England explained his conjecture that the flow of energy through a chemical system could cause it to self-organize in such a way as to move toward life. Read More ›
Antikythera mechanism

DNA of Things: Embedding Machines with Replication Data

In 1901, divers brought up from an ancient shipwreck the first part of the Antikythera mechanism made by Greek inventors. Read More ›

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