Category: Science
Is Fine-Tuning “More Extreme” in Biology or Cosmology?
As authors Thorvaldsen and Hössjer say, “Biology is inherently more complicated than the large-scale universe and so fine-tuning is even more a feature.”
In Biological Origins, Bottom-Up or Top-Down Causation?
Michael Denton says that the evidence has been growing for top-down causation, which poses a challenge to reductionist and materialistic origins science.
November: In a New Book, Michael Behe Springs a Trap for Darwin
How could blind evolution arrange biochemical parts into complex functional wholes one small step at a time, as Darwin and his followers envision?
Magnetic Navigation May Be a Gift from Bacteria
New clues to the prevalence of magnetotactic bacteria suggest that diverse animals may employ microbes for help with long-distance navigation.
Science as Oracle — “Where It Gets Weird”
The ancients had their oracles, people claiming to speak in the name of the gods — this, by divination.