Tag: Research
Evolution in Kindergarten
Experimenting with children’s natural mental inclinations to bring about a predetermined conclusion — sounds like brainwashing, doesn’t it?
Denton’s Challenge: Are Leaf Shapes Adaptive?
Evolutionary botanists try to give adaptive reasons for the wide variety of leaf shapes that Michael Denton argues challenge Darwinian functionalism.
Human Language: Noam Chomsky, Universal Grammar, and Natural Selection
There is no doubt that a unique deep structure underlies the languages of all members of our species, modern Homo sapiens.
Another Problem Bacteria Have to Worry About, and How They Solve It Effectively
It’s hard enough to keep accurate time, but what do you do when some other process tries to throw your clock off?
In Regenerative Medicine, Another Very Hopeful Adult Stem Cell Success
Look ma, no embryonic stem cells in sight.