Month: June 2016
New Theory Explains How Consciousness Evolved — It Arose as a Solution
This is teleological thinking. Somewhere Aristotle is smiling.
Having a BLAST: The Torley Saga, Cont.
There has been an ongoing discussion between Dr. Vincent Torley, a philosopher, and myself on the subject of pseudogenes, synteny, and common descent.
Defects on Purpose Make Butterfly Wings Shine
Highly ordered structures with “defect engineering” can enhance the properties of materials, including the wings of butterflies.
Intelligent Design Is a Protest Movement Against Homogenized Thought
Watch this parody of a TED talk. It’s very funny, and true, but also suggests a more serious point.
Is Genome Grammar Just a Figure of Speech?
A paper about DNA expression refers to its grammar and syntax. How far can we take the comparison to written text?