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Richard Dawkins's Publisher Has a Cute Idea, but Biomorphs Appeal More as Nostalgia than Science
The biomorphs are "digital animals...grounded in 1970s assumptions," long outdated.
David Klinghoffer
http://www.discovery.org/p/209
Categories: Anti-Science News
Monkeys Do Not Have a "Stone Age" Culture
It is amazing how some in the sciences are so desperate to knock humans off the pedestal of exceptionalism.
Wesley J. Smith
http://www.nationalreview.com/human-exceptionalism
Categories: Anti-Science News
Vincent Torley Thinks I Have Egg on My Face
I didn't expect to be honored by a 7500-word broadside by philosopher Dr. Vincent Torley, assisted by Dr. Josh Swamidass of Washington University.
Ann Gauger
http://www.biologicinstitute.org/people
Categories: Anti-Science News
With Superbug's Arrival, Evolutionists Have a Mascot
On a new episode of ID Inquiry, biologist Ann Gauger responds to a question from a reader.
David Klinghoffer
http://www.discovery.org/p/209
Categories: Anti-Science News
With Stunning Admission of Error, Scientific Name-Calling Suffers a Setback
The discourse of name-calling is a scourge of public life today, and it's only getting worse.
David Klinghoffer
http://www.discovery.org/p/209
Categories: Anti-Science News
Universities Shouldn't Hire Evolution Dissenters, Says Intellectual Diversity Advocate
Nicholas Kristof groups dissent from evolution with racism.
Sarah Chaffee
Categories: Anti-Science News
Objection to Intelligent Design -- Universe Is Too Big, with Too Much "Wasted Space"
Is it like going to the mall and looking for a pair of pants with the right waist and inseam measurements?
David Klinghoffer
http://www.discovery.org/p/209
Categories: Anti-Science News
Meet Doug Axe and Celebrate the Publication of Undeniable, July 13 at Seattle's McCaw Hall!
Join us as we celebrate the release of a courageous and pioneering book that articulates a startling and original scientific vision.
Evolution News & Views
Categories: Anti-Science News
A Design False Positive? Applying the Design Filter in Archaeology
A case of mistaking geology for intelligent design, with some nuance.
Evolution News & Views
Categories: Anti-Science News
Chrysomela sp.
Chrysomela sp. – leaf beetle. Thanks to a volunteer at BugGuide for the identification....
Matt Young
http://www.mines.edu/~mmyoung
Categories: Pro-Science News
Medicine and Our "Perfect" Anatomy
What Diogo and Molnar seem to want is a metric with The Human Body as God Would (or Should) Have Made It at one end of the measuring stick.
Evolution News & Views
Categories: Anti-Science News
Better Babies Through Evolution? Richard Weikart on the Siren Song of Transhumanism
The fact that all this is so far technological fantasy may be its lone saving grace.
David Klinghoffer
http://www.discovery.org/p/209
Categories: Anti-Science News
Watson's Goof -- What We Should Really Fear from AI
It was a telling response, revealing the idiot inside the savant.
Brendan Dixon
http://www.biologicinstitute.org/people
Categories: Anti-Science News
On Prebiotic Chemistry, Synthetic Chemist James Tour Urges an Admission of Ignorance
Taking aim at biologists who assume the matter of life from nonlife is well in hand, Tour sets out this way.
David Klinghoffer
http://www.discovery.org/p/209
Categories: Anti-Science News
Foundational Question: Is Biology Engineering?
Look at the photo at the top of this post, and ask yourself: What's the best-engineered object in view?
Steve Laufmann
Categories: Anti-Science News
Origin-of-Life Research: Start Over
Chemical evolution theories are so unsuccessful, it's time to go back to square one. So say two theorists in America's leading science journal.
Evolution News & Views
Categories: Anti-Science News
How the Body Controls Its Calcium
Without any one of the necessary systems being in place, the whole would fail and calcium control would be lost.
Howard Glicksman
Categories: Anti-Science News
Facebook: n > 170,000
A milestone: there are now over 170,000 fans of NCSE's Facebook page. Why not join them, by visiting the page and becoming a fan by clicking on the "Like" box by NCSE's name?
Categories: Pro-Science News
How to Testify at a School Board Meeting
Here are some tips for appearing at school board meetings.
Categories: Pro-Science News
Ten Tips for Writing a Letter to the Editor
Although most of the battle against creationism has focused on the political and legal battles over textbooks and curriculum development, it is important to remember that public opinion plays a major role in determining the material actually taught in biology classrooms. One inexpensive and effective way to educate the public on the nature of science in general, and evolution in particular, is through the editorial pages. Letters to the editor are widely read, and fundamentalists have long used letter campaigns to push their agenda.
Categories: Pro-Science News
