Paleofantasy Runs Amok
March 13, 2013
Early-man researchers continue to weave fantastical tales on flimsy evidence.
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More Reasons to Exercise and Plant a Garden
March 9, 2013
Three new studies show more benefits to exercise and home-grown food.
Complex Brain Wiring Unveiled in New Images
February 24, 2013
Surely one of the great mysteries of human life is how a single fertilized egg cell grows to an adult, with a brain sporting hundreds of billions of functional connections supporting abstract thought.
This "Evolution" Is Not Darwinian
February 23, 2013
Some things in nature get attributed to Darwinian evolution, but might be better seen as manifestations of design or other alternative, non-Darwinian mechanisms.
Science Site Promotes Polygamy
February 14, 2013
On Valentine's Day, a Darwinian science site has actively promoted polyamory, the "swinging" lifestyle.
Monkey Luv: It's All Chemicals
February 14, 2013
The latest "shed light on evolution" story will ruin your Valentine's Day.
Paleoanthropologist Exposes Shoddiness of "Early Man" Research
February 6, 2013
Many paleoanthropologists are bent on self-promotion, and the field lacks ability to regulate itself, a veteran researcher complains.
Science Supports Proverb of Jesus
February 4, 2013
It is more blessed to give than to receive, said Jesus and a team of psychologists.
Rare Anti-Leftist Editorial Posted on Science Site
February 4, 2013
Finding an article on a secular science site that criticizes the left and defends the right is so rare, it was news.
Can We Just Pretend Morality Is Real?
February 1, 2013
A survey experiment showed that people who believe morals are like facts are more charitable than those who consider morals mere subjective opinions.
Monkey Pucker Logic
January 14, 2013
Scientists measured lip-smacking by macaques and concluded that's where human language came from. Is that logical? Only if an arbitrary requirement is imposed on scientific explanations.
A Brain Wouldn't Survive Star Travel
January 6, 2013
Don't take a star trek unless you want to arrive demented.
What's Up with Alley Oop?
January 3, 2013
Here are some recent stories about human evolution. Some might deserve to be in the comics.
Nose Has Gain Control
December 28, 2012
Sound engineers know how to use gain control to avoid “redlining” or saturating the signal while amplifying weak but important signals. Your nose knows that trick, too. The sense of smell is complex because of the tremendous variety of odorant molecules that must be interpreted. Molecules that trigger signals in the initial neurons trigger a […]
Eugenics in Space
December 27, 2012
To "keep evolution on a favorable track," spacefaring humans may want to cull bad genes, a futurist says.