#evolution


# science    

discovery institute's crocodile tears

The Discovery Institute's Casey Luskin assumes his favorite position: on the fainting couch.
discovery institute's crocodile tears

# science    

how random can you get?

Try as we might, we often don't understand randomness in nature and how it works.
how random can you get?

# evolution    

the dilemma of transitional fossils

Creationists deliberately don't understand transitional fossils. But to be fair, the whole concept is somewhat flawed...
the dilemma of transitional fossils

# evolution    

a one in a trillion chance…

How to lie with statistics, creationist style.
a one in a trillion chance…

# evolution    

reducing irreducible complexity

"Irreducible complexity" sounds scientific, but doesn't actually mean anything. So how can it be the result of an experiment?
reducing irreducible complexity

# oddities    

evolution: a case of bad marketing?

Could the resistance to accepting evolution as a valid science be little more than a case of not talking about it the right way?
evolution: a case of bad marketing?

# science    

from the brink of extinction

You probably don't want that pet T. Rex, even if we could engineer and grow one for you.
from the brink of extinction

# evolution    

resurrecting lamarck

Creationists are deliberately confusing evolution with a popular theory it replaced.
resurrecting lamarck

# evolution    

evolution's time bomb

Cancer has been with us since the dawn of life and may be the price life pays for multi-cellularity.
evolution's time bomb

# sex    

weird sex

Nature is weird. Especially when it comes to sex...
weird sex

# science    

an evolutionary cure for aids?

Evolution in action: an obscure mutation may render some humans immune to AIDS.
an evolutionary cure for aids?

# education    

creationism's new battleground

Just how much should we be allowed to discuss creationism in science class? It depends who's discussing it and why.
creationism's new battleground

# education    

science class 3.0

Creationism gains a foothold when teachers explain evolution badly. Let's change that.
science class 3.0

# sex    

our sexual religions

Religious leaders are often obsessed with sex because nature might not have given them a choice in the matter.
our sexual religions

# evolution    

the defect that makes us all human

Just one pivotal mutation may be responsible for giving us large, malleable brains that helped out out-think the competition.
the defect that makes us all human

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