Tag: adaptability
Wrap Your Mind Around the Synapse — Just Try
The method neurons use to transfer signals seems like a kludge. But it works astonishingly fast and efficiently.
The Engineered Adaptability of the Humble Guppy
When a scientist switches from an evolutionary lens to an engineering one, it may be the mother of all eureka moments.
Natural Selection Subtracts, It Doesn’t Add — And That Matters
In the wild, all organisms must live within their niche. There are no wild polar bears in Arizona, and no iguanas in Alaska.
Dominic Halsmer: Aesthetic Arguments for Intelligent Design
How do modularity, specificity, adaptability, durability, and other aspects of engineering systems argue for design in nature?
Three Ways that Plants Defy Darwin’s Mechanism
Plants have no brains and limited mobility, yet they have mechanisms to thrive in place. One mechanism involves the prevention of inbreeding.