Month: October 2014
Are Shell Spirals "Merely" Works of Physics?
Ammonite shells are famous for conforming to the Golden Ratio of the Fibonacci sequence.
Dennett’s Algorithm: An Exercise in Circularity
Dennett makes a comparable error when he identifies an algorithm that will bring you untold riches on the stock market.
Revolutionary Biology
We are in the midst of a revolution in the way we conceive of living things.
"Are We Really Conscious?": A Reply to Dr. Graziano’s Brain
It is sloppy to use dubious metaphors to describe brains or people. It is egregious to actually believe those metaphors.
The Evolution Revolution: Physicist Lee Spetner Shows Why Convergence Challenges Neo-Darwinian Evolution
A new book provides some wonderful arguments that challenge common descent and neo-Darwinian explanations of evolution.