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Does Animal Intelligence Point to a Platonic Realm of Pure Information?

How could a life form like an ant — not known for creative or independent thinking as such but rather for a hive mind — “evolve” such a strategy? Read More ›
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Researchers Find Memory Outside the Brain

It it is very difficult to look at the natural world seriously and not see a mind in there somewhere. Read More ›
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For a Long Time, Dementia Was the New Leprosy

I use the term “delay” rather than “prevention” for a reason: It may be that the human brain will inevitably start to break down after a century or so. Read More ›
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Now It’s Science Fraud in…Mathematics?

Most lay people would not think that mathematics is a particularly safe place to do fraud. Read More ›
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Prehistoric Humans Were Not So Brutish After All

Overall, our ancestors have persistently failed to be anywhere near as stupid as current evolutionary theory requires.  Read More ›
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To Do His Real Job, ET Doesn’t Need to Exist

The only possible conclusion to draw is this: What gives humans importance is not found in our genes. Read More ›
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Should Science Be Publicly Funded at All?

Waste, futility, and fraud are too frequent outcomes of taxpayer funding. Private funding could well be more intelligently directed. Read More ›
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Implant Lets a Disabled Woman Speak Her Thoughts

The key benefit of the system is that it is much faster than traditional methods, cutting the time from internal speech to audible speech to three seconds. Read More ›
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How Evolutionary Theory Confuses the Study of Human History: Case of the Stone Spheres

Any state of affairs that dates to eons ago can be referred to as “evolution” even when, as in this case, the facts imply the opposite. Read More ›
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Mammoth Bone Structure of 24,000 Years Ago Illuminates Stone Age

Science journalist Tibi Puiu notes, “It’s one of the most surreal ancient structures ever built — and it’s just one of over 70 found thus far.” Read More ›

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