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Sleep on It: Design in the Subconscious Brain

An international team reasoned there had to be a purpose for sleep. In one of the largest datasets ever collected, they believe they found two functions. Read More ›
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Design on Time — Paley’s Watch Was Inside Him

Watches are everywhere on the heath. Look up, look down, look inside; biology runs on time. Read More ›
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Brainwashed — For Your Own Good

An insidious kind of brainwashing goes on without your awareness, day and night. And you couldn’t live without it. Read More ›
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Homeostasis: How Active Maintenance Showcases Intelligent Design

Can you think of an un-designed process that employs external machinery to maintain the state of another machine? Read More ›
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Blue iguana, National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C., by Jarek Tuszyński / CC-BY-SA-3.0 & GDFL [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], from Wikimedia Commons.

Extinct Four-Eyed Monitor Lizard Busts Myth of a Congruent Nested Hierarchy

Obviously, evolutionary “laws” are quite malleable and have to give way when they become too cumbersome. Read More ›
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Test Your Evolutionary Storytelling Skills

Ever notice that some older people sleep less and sometimes more fitfully than younger people? Sure you did. Read More ›

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