05Feb 2026 by Post

Are We Just Animals? A Tempting Delusion

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Some of my students argue that humans should be wiped off the face of the earth to make room for the other species. Source
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02Sep 2024 by Post

Biophysicist Proposes “Spiritual Particle”

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It has, Douglas Youvan suggests, a dual nature, interacting with both matter and consciousness. Source
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28Jun 2024 by Post

Fossil Friday: Snake Origins —Yet Another Biological Big Bang

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The authors commented in the press releases that this burst of biological novelty suggests that “snakes are like the Big Bang ‘singularity’ in cosmology.” Source
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