Tag: University of Chicago
A New Flaw in the Miller-Urey Experiment, and a Few Old Ones
It is an interesting finding, but as Wells explains, it is far from the first problem discovered with the experiment, nor the most serious one.
More Fishy Tales Afoot from Neil Shubin
Tiktaalik discoverer Neil Shubin from the University of Chicago searches for genetic clues between fish fins and tetrapod toes.
University of Chicago Biochemist: All Living Cells Are Cognitive
James Shapiro’s recent paper points out, with examples, that bacteria meet the Oxford English Dictionary’s definition of “cognitive.”
Doublethink: Censor of the Year Calls for Free Speech
Jerry Coyne, who punched down, canceled Eric Hedin, and never apologized, deplores what he calls the “denial-of-free-speech movement.”
Chances That Life Originated Without Intelligent Design? “Zero,” Says Physicist Eric Hedin
The idea of setting a percentage to the chances of ID being true reminds me of Hedin’s fellow physicist, Nobel Prize-winner Brian Josephson.