Category: Science
Navigation Ability Crosses Phylum Lines — And That’s a Problem for Evolution
Yes, that is kind of adorable. It took only a few days for the fish to learn to drive.
When Physicists Clash: Brian Keating on the Atheism of Steven Weinberg
“Almost a designer”? Interesting choice of words. It’s remarkable to hear such a frank discussion.
Uncannily Organic: Navigation Is More than Genes
The capabilities of animals to know their positions and make corrections seem beyond the abilities of coded instructions or brain size.
The Enlightenment (Re)turn to Atomism
What distinguished thinkers had long called out for its manifest absurdity was now, Phoenix-like, rising from the ashes.
Eric Anderson: Probability and Intelligent Design
Anderson taps an area of his expertise, the ongoing efforts to create self-reproducing machines, and he applies it to the mystery of life’s origin.