Month: January 2018
Adam and the Genome and “Nonfunctional” Pseudogenes
Venema cites the vitellogenin pseudogene as supposedly demonstrating common ancestry between humans and birds, such as chickens.
Robert Marks on the Lovelace Test
Beyond lies the unique realm of the human, no matter what addled things Stephen Hawking may say about computers “replacing” us.
Proposed Evolution Education Policy, Alabama’s HB 258, Is Not a Good Idea
What could go wrong? First, if this bill were to be passed, it would be declared unconstitutional by the courts.
Terrified of a Robopocalypse? Don’t Be
Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking are scared about AI and the prospect of a “Terminator” future. But the U.S. military isn’t.
In Indian Politics, Evolution News Helps to Stir Things Up
An Indian Cabinet minister, Satyapal Singh, with responsibility for education, had noted that Darwinian evolution is “scientifically wrong” and “not scientific.”