Tag: Darwinism
Collateral Damage: Mutations Decrease Fitness in More Ways than One
If mutations are the raw material for evolution, they are like explosives with unpredictable effects.
Free Webinar, May 16: Compliant or Critical? Scientific Authority in the Age of COVID-19
“Follow the science!” we’re told. “Listen to the scientists!” Should we submit to such calls, or insist on thinking for ourselves?
In Biology, Intelligent Designs that Amaze, Amuse, and Entertain
Animals and plants keep giving scientists and engineers ideas for biomimetic designs. Sometimes observing the organisms is just plain fun.
The Science Guild’s Mask Is Falling Off
Theoretical physicist Richard Feynman quipped that “science is the belief in the ignorance of experts.”
Recommended Reading: A Handbook of the Big Bang
Perhaps the publisher, Cambridge University Press, thought the title might help sales with a younger, hipper generation.