Philosophy of Science Materialists Have No Theory of Human Dignity August 14, 2016 People logically make the connection between human exceptionalism and dignity, but scientific materialism cannot supply either. CONTINUE READING
Darwin and Evolution Darwinism as All-Purpose Fiction Plot August 13, 2016 No scientific rigor needed. Just say "It evolved." CONTINUE READING
Solar System Mars Life Hopes Reduced August 12, 2016 Key assumptions about habitability on Mars have fallen, but astrobiologists try to keep hope alive. CONTINUE READING
Darwin and Evolution Non-Darwinian Biological Change August 11, 2016 Scientists find many examples of biological change that do not fit the mutation-selection paradigm. CONTINUE READING
Early Man Piltdown Forger Fingered August 10, 2016 One man committed the greatest hoax in the history of anthropology, but others are not so easily exonerated for believing it. CONTINUE READING
Botany Sunflower Motion Is Complex August 9, 2016 They follow the sun, but how? Scientists are just finding out the mechanisms behind light tracking in sunflowers. CONTINUE READING
Geology Chinese Flood Legend Was Historic August 8, 2016 A dam breach flood in China known only from legend appears to be supported by geological evidence. CONTINUE READING
Politics and Ethics Big Science Joins US Democrat Party Campaign August 7, 2016 Science journals and reporters—even those outside the US—position themselves to defeat Trump and elect Clinton to promote their leftist causes. CONTINUE READING
Media Silly Stories Demean Science August 6, 2016 If science had an icon like the Statue of Liberty, she would be hanging her head in disgrace for what passes for science these days. CONTINUE READING
Mind and Brain Let Your Mind Marvel at Its Brain August 5, 2016 Amazing processes go on in the physical brain that most of our minds do not even know about. CONTINUE READING
Fossils Fossil DNA Stuns Geologists August 4, 2016 None of them would have believed DNA could survive over a million years. They have no explanation for its preservation. CONTINUE READING
Biomimetics Smart Scientists Borrow Natural Designs August 3, 2016 Scientists and engineers are back in school, learning from the best teachers: plants and animals. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science Scientists Can Be Inept Philosophers August 2, 2016 An undergrad philosopher could make mince meat out of some scientists' claims. CONTINUE READING
Mammals Platypus Evolution "Remains a Mystery" August 1, 2016 Evolution spectacularly fails to explain one of the planet's most intriguing animals. CONTINUE READING
Politics and Ethics Big Science Succumbs to Political Correctness July 31, 2016 Is science immune from cultural trends? In theory, hopefully; in practice, often not. CONTINUE READING