2+ hour ago  (288+ words) At his blog, Construction Physics, Brain Potter, drawing on work by economist Brian Arthur, draws a connection between modularity in technology and evolution, concluding: Potter is drawing an analogy between modularity in technology and the genetic recombination in sexual reproduction....

6+ day, 20+ min ago  (681+ words) The rehabilitation of Lamarck and the important work of scholars of the past (i.e., Sinnott) and present (i.e., Turner) suggest an interesting conclusion. Source Coyne, with his usual over-confident obstreperousness, insists that “Lamarck got what drove evolution completely wrong.” He argues this…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (356+ words) While I won’t comment on the theology, I do take issue with Professor Barr’s scientific claim about the nature of the hominid fossil record as it relates to human origins. Here’s what he says: Homo sapiens as a biological species…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (343+ words) Second, Botting also has some strong criticisms of the purported bilaterian fossils. For example: He is skeptical that the potential wormlike organism labelled “F to H” and “M to P” actually has a gut. Again, he’s skeptical that there’s a…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1012+ words) Perhaps the most arresting challenge to the materialist account of life is one that cannot be quantified at all. Source At the foundation of every living cell is information — not merely complexity, but specified complexity. The distinction matters. Random gibberish…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (491+ words) Now, let it sit there, exposed to the sun and rain for as long as you like. Billions of years even. How many expect a house or a skyscraper to emerge by natural causes alone? The only rule is: no…...