Tag: language
In Some Science Contexts, “Emergence” Really Means “We Don’t Know How”
The word often permits the improbable to be considered probable for the purposes of sounding like science without providing any.
How Can a Woman Missing Her Olfactory Bulbs Still Smell?
The brain’s plasticity intrigues and puzzles researcher, and it also raises a larger issue.
Joe Rogan and Stephen Meyer Talk Science and Faith in New Interview
For more than three hours, Rogan asked questions about the scientific argument for the reality of God, as well as Meyer’s reasons for believing the Bible.
Reptilian Brain Myth Is Still Alive and Kicking
Many psychology students are subjected to this day to an exploded pop neuroscience myth endorsed by celebrity scientist Carl Sagan.
Is a New Design-Based Paradigm of Biology Emerging?
Brian Miller reports that optimality is becoming a tool of prediction in biology, with more biologists returning to the use of design-based assumptions.