Category: Science
Common Descent: An Obituary
Common Descent (CD) has been offered as a scientific theory and must therefore be judged as such.
Carnivorous Plants, and Why 0 Really Is Not Equal to 1
There is a little mathematics game that people sometimes play. You start with x=0, do some long, complicated algebraic manipulations, and end up with x=1.
No Offense! “Bird Brain” Is a Compliment
Birds have brains as well equipped and organized as those of primates.
There’s No Grand Unity Called “Science”
In truth, there are only individual fields of study, some of which deserve being called sciences, while others arguably do not.
The Kidney’s Irreducibly Complex Systems
The kidney may not be as sophisticated as the brain or the liver, but it definitely has a lot of roles to play.