Category: Evolution
Protein Folding: A Materialist’s Nightmare
You can’t explain away a complex information system by breaking it up into little information systems.
Separating Fact from Fiction: New Book, The Unofficial Guide to Cosmos, Released Today
“Back a long time ago, everyone thought the world was square. And this guy, he said it was round? So they burned him.”
What Do “Living Fossils” Mean for Evolution?
In some cases, such as the horseshoe crab, the coelacanth, or the ginkgo tree, these species seem to have remained virtually the same for hundreds of millions of years.
Are Shell Spirals "Merely" Works of Physics?
Ammonite shells are famous for conforming to the Golden Ratio of the Fibonacci sequence.
Dennett’s Algorithm: An Exercise in Circularity
Dennett makes a comparable error when he identifies an algorithm that will bring you untold riches on the stock market.