Blogs about: Simon Conway Morris
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Madeleine Bunting, fifth-rate accommodationist
Really, just when you think the hopper of stupidity has emptied itself for the day, something happens to fill it back up. This time it’s the ever-reliable Madeleine Bunting and her minions. Over… more →
Why Evolution Is True
Pikaia Fossils Explode the Evolutionary Paradigm
wrote 2 weeks ago: A recent campaign by the Royal Ontario Museum to collect more fossils from the Burgess Shale site in … more →
Inevitable Humans?
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wrote 1 month ago: Last weekend, the Faraday Institute ran a course on ‘Science, Religion and Atheism’. The aim was to … more →
Humanity's origins could be traced to ancient worm: scientists
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wrote 2 months ago: By Jen Gerson CALGARY — It seems an inglorious beginning, but some scientists are now convinced huma … more →
Half- Baked Review: What has Philosophy Got to do with Religion?, a talk by Mark Vernon
wrote 4 months ago: I often get invited to events through groups I have joined on Facebook or my membership of email lis … more →
Biological Fine-Tuning
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wrote 6 months ago: It’s reasonably common to hear physicists and astronomers talk about ‘fine-tuning’, or the ‘anthropi … more →
How To Build A Cell
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wrote 10 months ago: Since I was in the midst of writing a series about the non-fine tuning of the universe I decided to … more →
The Direction of Evolution
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wrote 10 months ago: I had a fascinating and hugely enjoyable interview–several hours worth–with Simon Conway … more →
Paul Chien interviewed on the Cambrian era fossils
wrote 11 months ago: Cambrian era fossils: Theory versus Data From Leadership University. (H/T The Poached Egg) Excerpt: … more →
Experts Call On UN To Prepare For Extraterrestrials (via Revolutionizing Awareness)
wrote 11 months ago: Great blog… http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1976546/experts_call_on_un_to_prepare_for_extra … more →
Experts Call On UN To Prepare For Extraterrestrials
wrote 11 months ago: http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1976546/experts_call_on_un_to_prepare_for_extraterrestrials/ Imag … more →
What is the best explanation for the Cambrian fossil record?
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wrote 1 year ago: i found an interesting video that explores a mystery in the Cambrian fossil record. Richard Dawkins … more →
Punching bags
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wrote 1 year ago: Once again Neil has proved a great resource for punching bags. Following the link to one of his comm … more →
The Wonder of Life
wrote 1 year ago: What better way to follow up a half-assed entry right? Like I promised, this one will be doubly grea … more →
What Does ET Look Like?
wrote 1 year ago: Little green men. Can they exist? Do they exist? And what do they look like? Published this week in … more →
Science and Culture Looking at ETs more Closely
wrote 1 year ago: Image via Wikipedia First it was Steven Hawking, then the Catholic church, now The Royal Society. In … more →
Evolution of the Eye: Pinhole Cameras and Lenses
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wrote 1 year ago: In the first part of this exploration of the evolutionary massif and, in particular, the evolution o … more →
Evolution of the Eye: Pinhole Cameras and Lenses
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wrote 1 year ago: In the first part of this exploration of the evolutionary massif and, in particular, the evolution o … more →
do memes exist?
wrote 1 year ago: So Alister McGrath stopped over at Issues Etc. a couple of weeks ago to push his book The Dawkins De … more →
My Week at the Faraday Institute
wrote 1 year ago: So I am back and I’ve finally stopped myself staring into space like a gormless sheep in a cat … more →
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