Category: Evolution
A Few Thoughts on the Cronin-Tour Debate
Under the theory of an unguided process of chemical and biological evolution, should a threshold of complexity, clearly identifying life, be expected?
Nature’s Wonder — A Tale of Two Scientists
Charles Darwin described an atrophied sensitivity to “grandeur” that he noted in himself.
Watch It Now: Tour and Cronin at Harvard
Above all, major props to Lee Cronin for showing up at all. That took courage. He earns my admiration.
Why Science Needs a Scout Mindset: Lessons from Julia Galef
The soldier mindset, also known as motivated reasoning, leads us to defend the stronghold of our belief commitments against intellectual threats, come what may.
How to Overcome Scientism
Descartes is one of the founding fathers of Western science. And the conversion from medieval scholasticism to Cartesian dualism propelled science dramatically.