Tag: plants
“Into the Jungle of Fanciful Assumption”: Excerpts from Samuel Wilberforce on Darwin
“We have objected to the views with which we have been dealing solely on scientific grounds.”
Missiles and Jackhammers: How Plants Spread Themselves Far and Wide
I welcome science reporter David Coppedge to explore some fascinating examples of intelligent design in the plant world.
Microbes as “Moral Agents”? Bioethicist Says Yes
Only a philosopher could claim seriously that humans owe significant moral duties to microbes.
Biological Information in Static Electricity
The influence of static charge in pollination is one demonstrable case — not only for bees, but for moths and hummingbirds as well.
Doctor’s Diary: No Such Thing as a Coincidence
I find coincidences everywhere I look, all the time. Consider a simple blade of grass. One could write a long treatise about the simultaneous goings-on therein.