Month: December 2014
Michael Lynch Is at It Again, Trying to Evolve Molecular Machines by Blind Mechanisms
Recognizing that natural selection is often treated as a magic wand, Lynch has looked to other unguided mechanisms — genetic drift, population genetics — for the seeds of innovation.
Wrapping Up, We Present the Latest Documentary from Discovery Institute, Featuring Biologist Michael Denton, at 20 Percent Off!
Privileged Species explores growing evidence from physics, chemistry and biology that our universe was designed for large multi-cellular beings like ourselves.
Recalling Nana’s Face: Does Your Brain Store Memories?
Consider a hypothetical "engram" of your grandmother’s lovely face that "codes" for your memory of her appearance.
Matching Darwin’s "Tree of Life," the "Tree of Intelligence" Comes Crashing Down
Recent research has shown that grey parrots and ravens can solve some puzzles as well as apes.
About the Implosion of The New Republic — and Your Opportunity to Support Ideas over Cynicism
If you haven’t followed this story, you should. It’s the rare development in the news that you can feel almost entirely good about.