Month: May 2014
The Whitewash Continues: Cosmos Conceals the Sources of Scientific Inspiration for Michael Faraday, James Clerk Maxwell
When admitting faith’s role in the history of science would be most appropriate, Cosmos invariably falls silent.
Are Humans Ever Born with “Perfectly Formed” Tails?
In The Descent of Man, Charles Darwin cited the tailbone (coccyx) as a supposed vestigial feature.
The Cold Trap: How It Works
As water vapor ascends in the atmosphere, it cools and condenses out, forming clouds and rain and snow and falling back to the Earth.
Explaining Antechinus: Stove’s Law in Action
David Stove in his Darwinian Fairytales gives examples of how evolution “explains” every possible bizarre biological behavior.
Another Icon of Evolution: The Darwinian Myth of Human “Tails”
The evolutionary notion of human “tails” is not only mistaken. It is also medically harmful.