Author: Jonathan McLatchie
Why Science Needs a Scout Mindset: Lessons from Julia Galef
The soldier mindset, also known as motivated reasoning, leads us to defend the stronghold of our belief commitments against intellectual threats, come what may.
The Sense of Hearing Is a Masterpiece of Engineering
It strains credulity to suppose that an unguided process of random variation sifted by natural selection could assemble such a delicately arranged system.
Understanding the Biochemistry — and Intelligent Design — of Muscle Contraction
Muscle contraction, which we so easily take for granted, is an incredibly complex and elegant process.
The Incredible Design of Muscles
At the very least, on the supposition of intelligent design, the existence of muscles is not particularly surprising.
How NOT to Argue Against Irreducible Complexity
This roundworm produces non-flagellated sperm, though these sperm cells are amoeboid, meaning that they move by extending and retracting protrusions.