Tag: planets
Proteins Are Rare and Isolated — And Thus, Cannot Evolve
Here is a simple analogy. Imagine a planetary rover lands on the north pole of a planet, and the humans controlling it wish to drive to the south pole.
A Profound Challenge to Materialism, Longing Is Our “Inconsolable Secret”
Longings that are unsatisfied by the provisions of Earth are not just a weary response to our often stress-laden modern lifestyles.
What’s Driving Darwin’s Driverless Car?
What drives natural selection? Evolutionary forces. What are evolutionary forces? They’re what drive natural selection.
The Human Mind Is Wired for Music: How Did That Come About?
Most of us can correctly remember melodies and lyrics learned in childhood, even years after last having heard them.
Intelligence Is Unnatural, and Why That Matters
One of the advantages we have in our study of nature is our ability to observe an entire “unpolluted” universe.