Category: Life Sciences
Ants Do Trigonometry: A Problem for Darwinism
How can a trigonometric mathematical computation be programmed into the brain of an ant through a neo-Darwinian process of genetic mutation and natural selection?
It’s Black Friday: Get Your New ID-Themed Calendar!
New this year is Wondrous Water, a calendar featuring gorgeous water photography.
University of Chicago Biochemist: All Living Cells Are Cognitive
James Shapiro’s recent paper points out, with examples, that bacteria meet the Oxford English Dictionary’s definition of “cognitive.”
New Book Spotlights High Tech Animal Navigation
Meet the animal kingdom’s most stunning navigators — the Arctic tern, homing pigeons, the monarch butterfly, and the desert ant, among others.
Life: Fearfully and Wonderfully Fine-Tuned
At the center of the discussion are three technical papers, each co-authored by one or more of the three members of the podcast discussion.