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A New Worm from the Cambrian Highlights Darwin’s Dilemma
Filling in “missing links” is, at least in pop science terms, something we associate with evolutionary problems that have been solved. That’s the opposite of the case here.
Our Hairlessness: Another Evolutionary Enigma Suggestive of Intelligent Design
Darwinian evolution can’t just put things in the bank, with a view toward their future usefulness.
Science Dismisses Nagel Book with Faint Praise
A European philosopher of science finds Mind & Cosmos worth pondering, but “flawed.”
The Fine-Tuning of the Universe for Life Just Got Finer
Formed by the burning of helium in red giant stars, carbon and oxygen are two elements on which all life is predicated.
Berlinski on the Idea of “Proof”
Laura Snyder gives a very nice review to David Berlinski’s biography of Euclid, The King of Infinite Space, in the Wall Street Journal.