Author: Brian Miller
Hailed as the “Next Darwin,” MIT’s Jeremy England Sheds Little Light on Life’s Origins
England’s research is focused on the wrong question. Origin-of-life theories are not helped by identifying processes that efficiently dissipate energy.
Origin of Life and Information — Some Common Myths
A common attempt to overcome the need for information in the first cell is to equate information to a reduction in entropy.
Free Energy and the Origin of Life: Natural Engines to the Rescue
A fundamental hurdle facing all origin-of-life theories is the fact that the first cell must have had a free energy far greater than its chemical precursors.
The Origin of Life, Self-Organization, and Information
In an article here yesterday, I described the thermodynamic challenges to any purely materialistic theory for the origin of life.
Thermodynamics of the Origin of Life
Popular articles on origin-of-life research often portray the field as constantly advancing and quickly converging on a purely materialistic explanation for the first cell.
Evolutionary Informatics: Marks, Dembski, and Ewert Demonstrate the Limits of Darwinism
As the authors rigorously show, producing anything of significant complexity requires that knowledge of the outcomes be programmed into the search routines.
Asking the Right Questions: My Visit to Brown University and MIT
On a trip to Northeast campuses, I had the privilege of speaking to students about the evidence for design in nature.
Eye Evolution: The Waiting Is the Hardest Part
Without calling it a series, I’ve written several articles recently that followed a logical path.
Eye Evolution: A Closer Look
In a previous article I described how theories of innovation provide insight into the limits of natural selection.
Incremental Versus Radical Innovation: A Response to Josh Swamidass on Evolution and Cancer
Dr. Swamidass is an Assistant Professor of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine at Washington University, and a frequent critic of intelligent design.