Category: Science
To Understand the Meaning of a Solar Eclipse
The rare places where observers can exist are also the best places for observing. The universe seems to be designed not just for life but also for discovery.
Does the Panda Argument Hurt the Case for Evolution?
Gould cannot have it both ways: either theology-laden arguments are legitimate within scientific discourse or not.
Synergies All the Way Down
Examples of synergy cited by Peter Corning include multicellularity; sexual reproduction; emperor penguins huddling together for warmth.
Life with Screens: A Novelist’s Prophetic Warning
David Foster Wallace foresaw the rise of the Internet and its pantheon of seductions.
Intelligent Design Beyond Physics — How Would a Designer Interact with the Universe?
If our minds are “other” than the matter composing our brains, then there must be a means by which the immaterial mind can affect our brains.