Of course, a critic might worry that Kojonen’s model violates Ockham’s razor. Why posit two explanations when only one will do? Source Read More Evolution News
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The Superior Programming that Makes Plants Look Smart
Two signaling molecules — strigolactone and ethylene — can work independently to begin the process of leaf senescence. Source Read More Evolution News
“Long Story” Sunday: Why Homology Can’t Be Used as Evidence for Evolution
How has your weekend been so far? There’s still time to spice it up with a little laughter and learning. Source Read More Evolution News
How Information Runs the Show in Biology
Specified information — when improbability meets a recognizable pattern — demands explanation. Source Read More Evolution News
To Throttle Human Thriving Is the Point of “Nature Rights”
Granting “rights” to nature — including geological features — profoundly undermines the concept of “rights” itself. Source Read More Evolution News
The Best and Worst Heuristics for Biological Discovery
“We don’t know what this structure does, so it probably does nothing. Remember, evolution produces a lot of non-functional debris.” Source Read More Evolution News
Fundamentals Friday: The Logic of Intelligent Design
Stephen Meyer and other proponents of intelligent design theory are often accused of committing the “God of the gaps” fallacy. Source Read More Evolution News
Fossil Friday: Triassic Kraken Hypothesis Provoked Scornful Darwinist Revenge
Instead of a reasonable and fair scientific debate, McMenamin’s hypothesis has been ridiculed by other scientists and science journalists. Source Read More Evolution News
Woke Watch: The Ideological Transformation of Medical Journals
Now, the political alarm is over “planetary health,” which covers a lot of, er, ground. Source Read More Evolution News
When Did Humans Start Burying the Dead?
Only humans understand death as the inevitable and final reality for all mortal beings no matter what we do. Source Read More Evolution News