Tag: Bronze Age
Science Writing Tries to Smash Human Exceptionalism
Stone tool use among animals versus the Stone Age provides a useful illustration of the tendency.
“Beyond Evolution”: Where James Tour and Stephen Meyer Disagree
When you plant an inert, seemingly dead thing — a seed — in the ground, and it grows to be a flower, what has just happened? Life has happened. But why?
The Discovery of Metals — A Double-Edged Sword
Why should the melting points of common metals be attainable in furnaces heated by burning carbon-based organic matter?
Fire and Metals — Primal Discoveries, by Design
The ability to tame fire led to the invention of the art of cooking, and much more.
Rare Earth Elements and Intelligent Design
Can we explain human technology merely by supernova explosions and blind chance? In rare earth elements, we find hints of a better explanation.