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Darwin Devolves: “Devolution” is Not a Thing

February 19, 2019

The very title of Behe’s book indicates a profound misunderstanding of evolutionary theory … More Darwin Devolves: “Devolution” is Not a Thing

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Are the X-men Mutants “the Next Step in Evolution?” (RIP Stan Lee)

November 19, 2018

Stan Lee was definitely on to something when he posited that mutations were the way to deliver new abilities to an otherwise run-of-the-mill human being. … More Are the X-men Mutants “the Next Step in Evolution?” (RIP Stan Lee)

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The Beauty of Imperfection: Why I Wrote “Human Errors”

November 12, 2018

Our flaws show the limits of our biology and the way in which our past shapes our present. … More The Beauty of Imperfection: Why I Wrote “Human Errors”

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The Inevitability of Cancer and Why It Makes Us Great

May 7, 2018

If you live long enough, you get cancer. But without our mutating, blundering cells, we’d never have made it out of the primordial soup. … More The Inevitability of Cancer and Why It Makes Us Great

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