Tag: Zombie Science
Zombie Science: Miller-Urey Experiment Is Back from the Dead, Barely
Scientifically speaking, the Miller experiment was a non-starter. Then when the atmosphere they used was called into question, the icon was doubly dead.
No “Hopeful Monster,” Flower Demonstrates Evolution by Subtraction
Evolutionary biologists at the University of California, Santa Barbara, noticed something peculiar about the columbines in a region of Colorado.
Khan Academy Misleads with Human-Chimp Genetic Similarity Argument for Common Ancestry
The video compares humans and chimps, saying the latter’s behaviors and facial expressions are “eerily human.” I could say the same thing about my cat.
Look: On Thanksgiving, Be Grateful for the Intelligent Design of Your Eyes
They were quite the sudden, unanticipated gift in the history of life.
Biologist Jonathan Wells Offers a Cure for Zombie Science
Wells encourages more than a modest dose of skepticism, and gives the example of the supposed “backward wiring of the vertebrate eye” as a case in point.