Category: Science
Origin of Life without Intelligent Design? Long Story Short Tackles the “Energy Harnessing” Problem
“Life’s energy harnessing process is one big paradox. You need it before you can have it, and you can’t make it until you’ve already made it.”
Claim: Dogs Can Form “Abstract Concepts”
It’s a good idea to be skeptical when any such claim is followed up with the assertion that humans “aren’t that cognitively unique after all.”
Exoplanets: Searching for “Earth 2.0”
“Webb has revealed the unambiguous signature of water, indications of haze, and evidence for clouds that were thought not to exist based on prior observations”
Fact Check: Humans Aren’t “Evolving a New Artery”
The median artery was not caught in the act of “evolving,” either in the micro- or macro- sense. It has been caught in the act of “persisting.”
Robert J. Marks: Could Artificial Intelligence Replace Tom Cruise?
Strictly in terms of optimal military tactics, the job of the human fighter pilots could be better filled by drones.