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“Microbiology’s Scarred Revolutionary”: Carl Woese, RIP
Woese recognized the ubiquity of phylogenetic conflict across the tree of life.
Mammalian Ear Has “Extraordinary Features”
The spiral snail-like cochlea in the inner ear is a marvel of auditory engineering that continues to challenge and inspire research.
When Does the Right of Inquiry Begin?
To be a good liberal is to back academic freedom, not just at the university level, at which point it is often too late.
Dragonfly Designs Inspire Engineering
Dragonflies catch their prey in midair with up to 97% accuracy. The equipment these living Patriot missiles have to achieve this phenomenal success rate shouts “design!” not Darwin.
Galton on Darwin and Eugenics
I’ve read many defenders of Charles Darwin who try to distance him from the eugenics movement.