Tag: Smithsonian Magazine
A Disappointing Decade for the Study of Human Evolution
Perhaps in ten years we’ll be having this conversation again — and perhaps at that time the Smithsonian Institution will give us all a more objective analysis of the evidence.
Another Cosmos Episode, Another Sermon from Pastor Tyson
Eventually, Dr. Tyson gets to Saint Charles. No, we mean that literally. Tyson calls Darwin “the greatest spiritual teacher of the last 1000 years.”
The Oldest Scorpion and the Decadence of Evolutionary Science
What do we learn from this case? In today’s science world it is no longer sufficient to objectively describe some nicely preserved ancient fossils.
Blade Runner 2049 Poses Questions about AI Machines and Moral Value
Rather than get all caught up in esoteric musing, I suggest an entry level test for determining whether an entity has any moral value.