Month: November 2011
Bringing Metamorphosis to the Screen: An Interview with Jerry Harned
Jerry Harned is the Editor for Illustra Media. ENV asked him about the work that goes into a top-flight production like this.
Haught v. Coyne: The Debate of the Century (Not)
“If you’re smart you know that there’s no such thing as angels, but there is such a thing as evolution.” And more of this nature.
Why the “Onion Test” Fails as an Argument for “Junk DNA”
The so-called onion test, or indeed the “C-value enigma,” is predicated on unsupportable assumptions about the physiological effects of — and/or requirements for — larger genomes, many of which are contradicted by the scientific evidence.
At New Scientist, the Usual Reportorial Indifference to Facts
“We have a strong interest in mirroring the views of our own cultural group.” Yes, exactly.
Darwinian Psychologist David Barash Admits the Seeming Insolubility of Science’s “Hardest Problem”
“The hard problem of consciousness is so hard that I can’t even imagine what kind of empirical findings would satisfactorily solve it.”