Tag: Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Eugenie Scott Lecture Resurrects, Spreads Misinformation on Intelligent Design
There often seems to be a subtext to her remarks, as if she were telling her audience: “Go forth and persecute.”
Intricate, Optimized Designs in Insects Beg a Question
The ingenious inventions found in insects summon us to ask: How did these small organisms get them?
On Doing Science Versus Understanding Science
Theodosius Dobzhansky and Ashley Montagu wrote in 1947, “Race differences arise chiefly because of the differential action of natural selection on geographically separate populations.”
Letter from San Diego: Science for Seminaries or Materialism for the Masses?
I recently traveled to San Diego to attend the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion.
A Tiny but Mighty (and Dancing) Example of Design: The Rainbow-Colored Peacock Spider
The peacock spider was relatively unknown till Jurgen Otto began photographing them and posting videos of their elaborate, colorful dances.