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?
Your “Botched Body”: Bad Design or Bad Logic?
Whenever a complex system of systems works at all, it seems counterproductive to attempt a “bad design” argument.