Month: May 2013
Summarize the Darwin Debate Using Just the 1000 Most Common English Words
A huge obstacle faced by intelligent design advocates, in seeking to make their case to the public, is that the science behind ID ain’t easy.
Cameron Diaz Gives a New Proof of Evolution
No word yet on a release date for The Unbelievers, the forthcoming Richard Dawkins-Lawrence Krauss documentary/buddy film.
Visualizing Chemotaxis with Computer Animation
This animation reveals the two-component signalling mechanism by which bacteria control flagellar directional switching in response to chemical stimuli.
Why Darwinism and Incivility Seem to Go Together
One thing that draws me to the ID movement is that it has the polite and understated ethic that science is supposed to have — but does not have when the subject is evolution.
Did I Too Conveniently Omit Mention of Alfred Russel’s Wallace Interest in Spiritualism?
Wallace’s argument for guidance and purpose in the universe is made quite apart from his spiritualistic beliefs.