Category: Life Sciences
Grok as Hitler 2.0 Reveals Hard Limits to AI
We mustn’t attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity, incompetence, corruption, or blind ambition.
“Do You Believe in Evolution?” A Question for Stephen Meyer
That’s a good question that could start a very productive conversation about the origin and development of life on Earth.
Recurring Design Logic in Living Systems
Architects, painters, musicians, and other creators apply recognizable patterns of thinking to their craft.
Dementia Hints That the Brain Is Not All There Is to the Mind
People with dementia have severe memory issues, along with motor, perception, and emotional disabilities, and that curtails their powers of reason.
Life — A Normal Life, Mind You — Without a Brain
It’s hard to discuss these issues honestly because anomalies like the story of this French man tend to get buried or explained away.