Can the Mind Be Explained by the Brain?

A State of Emergency in Our Dependence on AI

I sat down with Dr. Turkle for a conversation about her new book. We covered all the things about relationships we stand to lose if we depend on AI.

Teddy Roosevelt Erred on Neanderthals

Just recently, paleontologists have found Neanderthal wooden tools (62-40 kya) preserved in stone.

NOVA on Evolution of Eating: Here’s the “Science,” Trust Me, Bro!

There is only a compelling story, beautifully illustrated with plenty of AI imagineering and more scientists testifying to their evolutionary faith.

How to Shift the Gears in Your Legs?

The answer to the question: You don’t have to do anything. You have automatic transmission.

Jay Bhattacharya: For a Second Scientific Revolution

Most published research findings are still false, and AI is making things worse. What changes would help? Dr. Bhattacharya dreams big.

Howell Scrubs Fabricated Behe Quote Without Coming Clean

The ethical thing would have been to apologize and admit the seriousness of his mistake. His smoking gun, after all, wasn’t just a dud. It was imaginary.

Seed Factories Come Pre-Assembled Before Sprouting Time

Contrary to assumptions, a seed doesn’t build up its machinery as it begins to germinate. It was already prefabricated for switching on.

How Systems Biology Is Adopting an Engineering Framework

Everything from metabolic pathways optimized for efficiency to brain blood vessels designed as protective shock absorbers demonstrates multi-level planning.

Could Orwell’s Novel-Writing Machine Actually Write a Good Novel?

If masses of data could be collected and organized according to rules, formula fiction could be automated.

Atheism’s “Somewhat Different Delusion” Stalls Out Very Publicly

Imagine being such a poor evangelist for atheism that people credit you with helping them become Christians.

CSC Science Team Asks: What Should We Expect to Find in Nature?

The junk DNA paradigm shift is a good example of how an intelligent design framework can serve as a productive guide to scientific research.

Barbarians Set Their Fires, Design and Designer Are the Targets

Says John West, “Students need to know. They don’t understand bad ideas have bad consequences. It’s like playing with fire.” That’s no mere figure of speech.

Technology Won’t and Can’t Save Us — Not Even Close

It is perhaps not coincidental that computer chip manufacturing depends on micro-scale engraving.

Journal Would Redefine Medical Condition to Suit Political Goals

The authors support a sociological definition of “infertility” propounded by the American Society of Reproductive Medicine.

How a “Miniature Richard Dawkins” Found His Way to ID

Whether learning from a professor or chatting with a fellow student over coffee, Martin never ran into anyone to challenge his naturalistic worldview.

So Far, NOVA’s Evolution Prefers Insinuation to Outright Atheism

I find the clear statement of what you’re trying to convey at least more honorable than always leaving room for future denials as needed.

Happiness Comes When Humans Fulfill Our Designed Purpose

Our mind, our brain, our physical as well as our metaphysical existence are all designed to deliver satisfaction only after our suffering toward a goal.

Could Faith, Science, and the Simulation Be Mutually Reinforcing?

MIT-trained Rizwan Virk says something that is surprising: that his approach to cosmology is a branch of intelligent design.

Choose Your Own Doomsday: Select from These, Scientists Say

In one scenario based on a sci-fi movie, something called “The Shimmer is interfering with the fundamental patterns of life, redefining evolutionary code.”

The Remarkable Life-Friendly Properties of Sunlight and Water

“The right light,” says Dr. McLatchie, would be like the thickness of “a few playing cards in a stack stretching beyond the galaxy of Andromeda.”