Tag: Washington University
In the Name of “Academic Freedom,” a Scientist Calls for Punishing Creationists
The practice has a sordid history. There’s always a rationale — for example, in labeling Israeli businesses, or those doing business with Israel, to be avoided.
Michael Behe: Kafka in Dover, Pennsylvania
Behe concludes here, “Courts are not good places to discuss ideas.” Yet ID critics continue to cite the Dover case as scientific gospel.
In Cells, Proofreading and Repair Testify to Intelligent Design and Foresight
Like a skilled workman, the cell maintains “An array of tools, each one finely tuned.”
Josh Swamidass on Artificial Intelligence at the University of Washington
I have to admit the event was kind of dull compared with the Behe debate. But Josh gave a nice presentation with AI/consciousness basics.
Surprises in Cell Codes Reveal Information Goes Far Beyond DNA
Information is the stuff of life. Not limited to DNA, information is found in most biomolecules in living cells.