Can the Mind Be Explained by the Brain?

NCSE Still Exists! A Hallucinatory Book Review

Rosenhouse is in the same gallery of shame that C. W. Howell is, and that resulted in Howell’s book being yanked by the publisher, NYU Press.

Origins of Muscular Hydrostats Are Another Evolutionary Conundrum

How does Professor Naughton explain this baffling similarity? He invokes the fallacy that a physical constraint compels natural selection to create a solution.

Dr. Iacoboni: Return of the Purpose Hypothesis

Purpose was once considered fundamental to understanding nature. But for the last few centuries, scientists committed to a Darwinian view have ignored it.

Decolonize Science? Wokeness Scrambles Journals, Writers

Yes, “decolonizing” science does mean accepting legends in place of evidence, in order to show respect for the legends’ tellers and believers.

Common Sense from a Prestige Science Journal? Yes, Believe It

Good on the editors for pushing back against the subversive notion that a machine can be the moral equivalent of a human being.

A State of Emergency in Our Dependence on AI

I sat down with Dr. Turkle for a conversation about her new book. We covered all the things about relationships we stand to lose if we depend on AI.

Teddy Roosevelt Erred on Neanderthals

Just recently, paleontologists have found Neanderthal wooden tools (62-40 kya) preserved in stone.

NOVA on Evolution of Eating: Here’s the “Science,” Trust Me, Bro!

There is only a compelling story, beautifully illustrated with plenty of AI imagineering and more scientists testifying to their evolutionary faith.

How to Shift the Gears in Your Legs?

The answer to the question: You don’t have to do anything. You have automatic transmission.

Jay Bhattacharya: For a Second Scientific Revolution

Most published research findings are still false, and AI is making things worse. What changes would help? Dr. Bhattacharya dreams big.

Howell Scrubs Fabricated Behe Quote Without Coming Clean

The ethical thing would have been to apologize and admit the seriousness of his mistake. His smoking gun, after all, wasn’t just a dud. It was imaginary.

Seed Factories Come Pre-Assembled Before Sprouting Time

Contrary to assumptions, a seed doesn’t build up its machinery as it begins to germinate. It was already prefabricated for switching on.

How Systems Biology Is Adopting an Engineering Framework

Everything from metabolic pathways optimized for efficiency to brain blood vessels designed as protective shock absorbers demonstrates multi-level planning.

Could Orwell’s Novel-Writing Machine Actually Write a Good Novel?

If masses of data could be collected and organized according to rules, formula fiction could be automated.

Atheism’s “Somewhat Different Delusion” Stalls Out Very Publicly

Imagine being such a poor evangelist for atheism that people credit you with helping them become Christians.

CSC Science Team Asks: What Should We Expect to Find in Nature?

The junk DNA paradigm shift is a good example of how an intelligent design framework can serve as a productive guide to scientific research.

Barbarians Set Their Fires, Design and Designer Are the Targets

Says John West, “Students need to know. They don’t understand bad ideas have bad consequences. It’s like playing with fire.” That’s no mere figure of speech.

Technology Won’t and Can’t Save Us — Not Even Close

It is perhaps not coincidental that computer chip manufacturing depends on micro-scale engraving.

Journal Would Redefine Medical Condition to Suit Political Goals

The authors support a sociological definition of “infertility” propounded by the American Society of Reproductive Medicine.

How a “Miniature Richard Dawkins” Found His Way to ID

Whether learning from a professor or chatting with a fellow student over coffee, Martin never ran into anyone to challenge his naturalistic worldview.