Axe and Luskin on the Design Intuition and Its Critics

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The numbers don’t lie. So why do so many academic biologists and other scholars resist the design implications of Axe’s research? Source
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“Notions” About Metamorphosis Fall Short of Scientific Explanations

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Saying that a mathematical model “supports the notion” of how metamorphosis evolved should not grace the pages of an esteemed scientific journal. Source
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A Flea Circus of Small Animal Acrobats

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Small animals amuse and amaze scientists who take a close look at them in action. Sometimes it requires a high-speed camera to analyze the trick. Source
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