Category: Science
“Long Story” Sunday: Why Homology Can’t Be Used as Evidence for Evolution
How has your weekend been so far? There’s still time to spice it up with a little laughter and learning.
How Information Runs the Show in Biology
Specified information — when improbability meets a recognizable pattern — demands explanation.
To Throttle Human Thriving Is the Point of “Nature Rights”
Granting “rights” to nature — including geological features — profoundly undermines the concept of “rights” itself.
The Best and Worst Heuristics for Biological Discovery
“We don’t know what this structure does, so it probably does nothing. Remember, evolution produces a lot of non-functional debris.”
Fundamentals Friday: The Logic of Intelligent Design
Stephen Meyer and other proponents of intelligent design theory are often accused of committing the “God of the gaps” fallacy.