Eurypterus_remipes_001 Type post Author Günter Bechly Date September 6, 2024 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent DesignOrigin of LifePaleontology Tagged , arachnids, compound eyes, convergence, Darwin critics, empirical evidence, evolution, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, gigantism, intelligent design, paleontology, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, speculation, Yale University Fossil Friday: Sea Scorpions Defy Darwinian Expectations Günter Bechly September 6, 2024 Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Paleontology 6 Wait, what? That's it? Mere speculation based on the fact that they found nothing! Read More ›
hubble_32nd_hickson40 Type post Author Rob Sheldon Date September 9, 2022 CategoriesAstronomyCosmology Tagged , constants, cosmic inflation, earth, galaxies, rocks, speculation, universe, University of Maryland How Do We Know the Age of the Universe? Rob Sheldon September 9, 2022 Astronomy, Cosmology 2 A correspondent asked me recently how we know the age of the universe. The answer is calculated from the inverse of the Hubble constant. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date May 6, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionEvolutionary PsychologyScience Reporting Tagged , __tedited, behavior, competition, controversy, discrimination, evolutionary psychology, female sports, feminism, hunter-gatherers, imagination, instinct, just-so stories, masculinity, motivation, policymakers, Politics, population dynamics, pre-human ancestors, public opinion, Science Daily, science writers, speculation, Sports, surprise As an Exercise, Write a Research Article in Evolutionary Psychology, Off the Top of Your Head David Klinghoffer May 6, 2016 Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Science Reporting 4 Right now. You can do it. Read More ›
a-glimpse-into-a-scientists-mind-through-chalk-drawings-stoc-1282277572-stockpack-adobe_stock Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date May 2, 2016 CategoriesMathematicsPlanetologyRare Earth Tagged , __tedited, absence of evidence, advanced life, Drake equation, Extra-Terrestrial Life, Frank Drake, galactic habitable zone, human exceptionalism, materialism, origin of life, planetary habitability, protein synthesis, speculation, technological advancement Cosmic Archaeology: Taking the Sting Out of the Drake Equation David Klinghoffer May 2, 2016 Mathematics, Planetology, Rare Earth 5 Could it be that life is so unlikely as to require a designer's guidance for it to come into existence? Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date April 12, 2016 CategoriesEvolutionScientific Reasoning Tagged , __tedited, analogy, argument from analogy, equivocation, evidence, hypotheses, opinions, philosophy of science, scientific method, speculation, theory Evolution as a Failed “Map” David Klinghoffer April 12, 2016 Evolution, Scientific Reasoning 4 Casey Luskin has warned Darwin skeptics against using the line that airily dismisses evolution as "just a theory." Read More ›