Category: Life Sciences
The “Exquisite Design” of Human Biology
There is a certain characteristic shallowness to the storytelling exercise that is evolutionary biology.
Hat Grab: Cells Take Extreme Measures to Rescue Their DNA
There’s a famous scene in an Indiana Jones movie where the hero barely makes it under a closing gate descending on him in an underground tunnel.
Jonathan Wells on the “Fairy Tale” of Whale Evolution
Three massive acts of exquisitely complex re-engineering would be required, far beyond the reach of unguided natural processes.
Logicblind — Reviewing Andrew Shtulman
Schtulman’s recent book, Scienceblind: Why Our Intuitive Theories About the World Are So Often Wrong, is filled with confusions.
Nematodes Push Epigenetics to the Limit, as Another “Zombie” Bites the Dust
Isn’t DNA the one and only “secret of life”? Neo-Darwinism, a gene-obsessed doctrine, needs it to be.
Macroevolution by Loss: Flightless Birds Grounded by “Relaxed Selection”
Evolutionists wanting to make a big deal out of flightlessness in birds are like the merchant who lost money on every sale but tried to make it up in volume.
Prairie Dogs Are Cute, But Can They Talk?
There is no doubt that prairie dogs (and many animals) are quite clever. In some ways, animals can be cleverer than men.
Design Wonders in a Ladybird Beetle
Loved by children, one of the most common beetles turns out to have engineering marvels under its shields.
No Controversies About Darwinism? Try This One
A fierce battle over a core principle of Darwinian theory has raged for decades, but you wouldn’t know it.
The Real Problem With Convergence
It’s worse than lightning striking twice.