Tag: Science Uprising
New Science Uprising Episode: Evolution, Mutations, and “Fooling the Laymen”
The idea that random genetic mutations lead to wondrous, creative innovations is so influential that it forms the premise of a movie franchise, X-Men, that has grossed $6 billion.
On the Origin of Life, Why Listen to James Tour?
Tour is not one for mincing words: “The people who might disagree with me are biologists because they’ve never made anything.”
Chemist James Tour: The Unacknowledged Mystery of Life’s Origin
The problem isn’t that “We have no idea” how life originated. Admitting ignorance is a good thing!
Chemist James Tour: The Unacknowledged Mystery of Life’s Origin
The problem isn’t that “We have no idea” how life originated. Admitting ignorance is a good thing!
What Explains the “I Suck” Principle?
Writing at Mind Matters, Michael Egnor dissects another illustration of the “I Suck” impulse at work. It’s from his fellow neuroscientist Steven Novella.