Category: Evolution
Stay Tuned, but Here Are a Few Notes on Dave Farina versus James Tour
I was struck by how quickly Farina was dominated and deflated as soon as he had run out of script and had to speak on his own two feet.
James Tour: Reviewing the Challenges for Abiogenesis
To coincide with James Tour’s highly anticipated debate with YouTuber Dave Farina, we pulled this gem out of the archive for your listening pleasure!
FAQ: The Cambrian Explosion Is Real, and It Is a Problem for Evolution
An email correspondent who is friendly to intelligent design (ID) recently wrote us asking how to respond to common objections to ID arguments about the Cambrian explosion.
Fossil Friday: The Explosive Origin of Flying Reptiles in the Mid Triassic
Personally, I am quite sympathetic to the dissenting view of my paleontologist colleague Simon Conway Morris.
Origin of Life: James Tour and Dave Farina Will Debate at Rice University on Friday; Watch Here
Dr. Tour is highly skeptical that theorists have got it all figured out about how life arose on a barren early Earth through known material processes alone.