Tag: brain
At What Point In Its Development Can a Human Being Feel Pain?
Peter Singer has argued that animals, like humans, deserve protection because of their ability to suffer.
Doctor’s Diary: Evolution’s Countless Chicken-and-Egg Conundrums
It turned out last week that scientists have been wrong for 350 years about how sperm swim.
In Cells and Whole Organisms, Repair Mechanisms Imply Foresight, Not Evolution
It takes foresight to make complex tools and procedures that can restore the functions of other tools. A blind process can only see the immediate present.
Doctor’s Diary: Jack of All Trades
Changes in the world of medicine strongly show that a master architect has been at work.
The “Surprisingly Consistent” Answer to the Question: Are We Alone in the Universe?
The firm belief in extraterrestrial life — a belief nearly universal in the scientific community — is an act of faith.