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Evolution versus creationism (sometimes hot!). (Moderated)
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Zebra stripes evolved to keep biting flies at bay
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Why zebras evolved their characteristic black-and-white stripes has
been the subject of decades of debate among scientists.
Now researchers from Hungary and Sweden claim to have solved the
mystery.
The stripes, they say, came about to keep away blood-sucking flies.
They report in the Journal of Experimental Biology that this pattern... more »
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Can Scientists Define Life ?
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I would like to challenge you with the following controversial
statement: we can nothing about the origin of life.
I think it is true, perhaps for the same reason as the creationists,
but I am sure that these won’t agree with the next statements!
When scientists consider life as a scientifically sound concept they... more »
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OT: Seth MacFarlane to produce reboot of Sagan's "Cosmos" TV series
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Just like Battlestar Galactica got reimagined and rebooted,
it appears that Carl Sagan's TV series "Cosmos" is going to the same fate.
This time, the series will be hosted by scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson. It will be produced by Seth MacFarlane, who is well known for the TV sitcom "Family Guy."... more »
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the consolations of complexity
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Below is an example of a motor / sensory homunculus a drawing which
depicts human body parts in sizes proportional t o the amount of
processing space dedicated to them in the human brain.
[link]
It's intriguing to see how big things, such as the hips, have far less... more »
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