Month: January 2014
More Biomimetics: Cat Whiskers Inspire Robotic “e-whiskers”
Repeat after me: “Biologists must constantly keep in mind that what they see was not designed, but rather evolved.”
If ID Theorists Are Right, How Should We Study Nature?
It turns out that, far from being the anchor of science, materialism has become its millstone.
Population Control and Vincible Ignorance
The overpopulation hoax was only one in a series of science apocalypses to afflict humanity over the past couple of centuries.
Why Censorship Works: The Case of Zack Kopplin
Given the bad reputation censorship has, or used to have, you might wonder what makes our censors so powerful and able to intimidate.
Next Up for Consideration as a Hopelessly Unlikely Solution to the Cambrian Mystery? Global Warming
Add this to the growing pile of improbable causes for complex body plans: volcano heat.