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exploring the real wonders of the universe
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exploring the real wonders of the universe

If you're looking for surreal, downright astounding beauty and wonder, all you need to do is look up and ask some questions about what's happening in the night sky...

the battle of the ages: biology vs. physics
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the battle of the ages: biology vs. physics

Could the laws of physics step in to prevent attempts at radical life extension?

can we really end civilization with nukes?
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can we really end civilization with nukes?

Can we destroy the world with nukes? It depends on who you ask and what kinds of warheads and damage they include in their calculations...

why accommodationism isn’t working out
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why accommodationism isn’t working out

With friends like accommodationists, science advocates don't need any enemies.

ask no evil, see no evil, publish no evil…
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ask no evil, see no evil, publish no evil…

The results of the biannual scientific literacy survey conducted by the National Science Foundation are so embarrassing, the organization felt the need to censor some of the results.

francisco ayala, the master of the dodge
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francisco ayala, the master of the dodge

Ayala shows us that the accommodationist ruse only works as long as no one can pin down your concrete views on where belief ends and science begins.

can teleportation get you a speeding ticket?
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can teleportation get you a speeding ticket?

A thought experiment on what might happen if you try to teleport your way through traffic in front of a police car.

a little taste of eastern creationism…
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a little taste of eastern creationism…

According to a Muslim creationist, Allah is less of a deity and more of a programmer with a mad scientist streak.

fusing biology and computer science?
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fusing biology and computer science?

According to biology pioneer J. Craig Venter, the first step to personalized medicine and new tools to fight cancer are faster computers.

looking for gods in the quantum mesh
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looking for gods in the quantum mesh

John Polkinghorne managed to create a version of God that's both truly omnipresent and omniscient, and almost entirely powerless and irrelevant.

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