Tag: computational biology
In the Name of “Academic Freedom,” a Scientist Calls for Punishing Creationists
The practice has a sordid history. There’s always a rationale — for example, in labeling Israeli businesses, or those doing business with Israel, to be avoided.
A Physician Describes How Behe, and Intelligent Design, Changed His Mind
There’s no better tribute to the power of ideas than a changed mind. Erik Strandness is a physician in Spokane, WA, practicing neonatal medicine.
Determinism: “An Irrational Rejection of Evidence”
German theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder takes even human choices to be merely an illusory experience.
Michael Behe: Kafka in Dover, Pennsylvania
Behe concludes here, “Courts are not good places to discuss ideas.” Yet ID critics continue to cite the Dover case as scientific gospel.
Josh Swamidass on Artificial Intelligence at the University of Washington
I have to admit the event was kind of dull compared with the Behe debate. But Josh gave a nice presentation with AI/consciousness basics.