Category: Science
Intelligent Design in Human-Animal Friendships
A man and his emotional support alligator, Wally, made headlines last week when they tried to attend a baseball game together in Philadelphia.
Dreaming Animals and Human Exceptionalism
Researchers have detected something like REM (rapid eye movement) sleep — which is associated with dreaming in humans — in jumping spiders.
Paper Digest: What Mutation Accumulation Tells Us About Evolution
Though more than a decade old, this work caught my attention for its possible relevance to our current experiences with COVID-19.
As Trust in Science Sinks, Prestigious Journal Decides to Showcase Yet Another Politicized Scientist
The world’s most prestigious science journal just published an ex-astronomer’s remarkable screed.
Octopus Intelligence — A Challenge for Evolution
Could such a different neurology really evolve purely by natural selection acting on random mutations?