Month: October 2016
Burj Khalifa — A Big Example of Biomimetics
For the world’s tallest skyscraper, the inspiration from a desert flower was not merely aesthetic or ornamental.
Fact-Check: Louisiana’s Science Education Act Does NOT Authorize Teaching Creationism
Vox repeats the mistake of many media sources, mischaracterizing an academic freedom law as authorizing instructors to teach creationism.
On the Origin of Brains
Evolve brains in the Cambrian explosion? Just assume they come in with a bang. Somehow.
Artificial Eggs Used to Make Living Animals
New technologies could have a huge impact on perceptions of what it means to be human.
You’ve Come a Long Way, Behe
Critiques and challenges to Darwin’s Black Box are in the yard waste bin of biology.