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Photo: Canis lupus, by Gary Kramer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Are We Just Animals? A Tempting Delusion

Some of my students argue that humans should be wiped off the face of the earth to make room for the other species. Read More ›
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The God of the Darwinian Age

It is a god who still holds great sway. In fact, we might say it is the god of this world. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Neanderthal-Museum, Mettmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Joy of (Neanderthal) Cooking

The Darwinian account of the human race would be much easier to believe in good faith if scientists could point to a clearly inferior and clearly human being. Read More ›
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Fossil Friday: Direct Fossil Ancestors of Living Species?

Willi Hennig, the founder of phylogenetic systematics (cladistics), recognized that finding and demonstrating direct ancestors would be a very hard task. Read More ›
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Octopus Intelligence — A Challenge for Evolution

Could such a different neurology really evolve purely by natural selection acting on random mutations? Read More ›
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Photo credit: droїd, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

By Using Floor Buttons, Can Dogs Talk?

The latest fad in the “Talk to the animals” arena appears to be a classic in confirmation bias. Read More ›
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Photo: Golden eagle, by Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Neanderthals Had a Thing for Eagles — And Hyenas

However, Neanderthals are not thought, based on current evidence, to have had much interest in dogs. Read More ›
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Photo: A prairie dog, by skeeze via Pixabay.

Defining the “Science of Purpose”

The "science of purpose" is new to the analytic framework, and is thus obliged to make the case for its claim to validity.  Read More ›
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Photo: Greyfriars Bobby, by IrenicRhonda, via Flickr (cropped).

Can Myths About Dogs Tell Us About Their Origins?

A French historian studies the relationship between ancient stories told about dogs and information from genetics and archaeology. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Not Just Plants — Even Fungi Like Mushrooms — Talk to Each Other?

They are NOT judging us but they do have complex communications systems interacting with their environment. Read More ›

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