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The Grey Area Between Life and Not Alive

LiberatedMind.com — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:18:01 +0000

From TED talks: “In his lab, Martin Hanczyc makes “protocells,” experimental blobs of chemicals that behave like living cells. His work demonstrates how life might have first occurred on Earth … and perhaps elsewhere too.” His presentation contains this great diagram explaining how science has defined “life”. Martin also describes how in the lab he …

Everyone Has a Philtrum, but why?

LiberatedMind.com — Sat, 07 May 2011 14:31:58 +0000

From the BBC: It may seem strange that humans have evolved from fish, but the evidence can be found not just in fossils but also within our own bodies. Your face is your most expressive feature; it tells the world what you are feeling, who you are and where you come from. Although no two …

The Vastness of Geological Time – In C Major

LiberatedMind.com — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:16:08 +0000

Richard Dawkins uses the piano to explain the vastness of geological time

Similarities in Embryos of Various Species also found at Genetic Level

LiberatedMind.com — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:56:17 +0000

Evolution predicts that species with common ancestors should exhibit those same traits during embryological development. New studies have found that not only do embryos of wildly difference species exhibit the same visual similarities during development, they do so on the molecular level:

Feathered Apes: Crows are smarter than many primates

LiberatedMind.com — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:01:12 +0000

This Nova documentary explores how crows are able to think in the future, beyond the ability of many apes. Extraordinarily, they also display the ability to communicate complex ideas to each other, a skill akin to story telling.

Book Review: “Why Evolution is True” – Jerry Coyne

LiberatedMind.com — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 21:01:40 +0000

Despite its coverage of all the ways in which evolution can be demonstrated, Why Evolution is True provides a compact read of all the evidence for evolution. Only at the very last chapter does the author address creationism directly. Coyne suggests that anti-evolutionists do not oppose the idea of evolution solely, but rather reject the science because of the implications evolution has on the meaning of their personal religious beliefs. In short, evolution more than adequately explains how humans and our surroundings developed into what we are today. It leaves no gaps for a god to fill. To combat this rejection for the sake of religion, Coyne says: "Evolution is simply a theory about the processes and patterns of life's diversification, not a grand philosophical scheme about the meaning of life. It can't tell us what to do, our how we should behave."(p. 225)

A Summary of Evidence for Evolution

LiberatedMind.com — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:00:08 +0000

This is a compilation of the basics of evolution and a broad brush of the sources of evidence for evolution. Prompted by requests from friends and family to procure evidence for evolution, this is the summary of some of the most controversial subtopics of the evidence for evolution. It is meant to be a springboard for those who know little about evolution or have been told that evolution is just a belief like creationism. EVOLUTION BASICS In biology, evolution is the change in the inherited traits of a population of organisms through successive generations. Evolution does not explain how life first began, nor is it a science of cosmology, dealing with what occurred before the beginning of the known universe. Evolution is the science of how different organisms have developed and diversified since life first appeared on earth. ... continue reading

The Greatest Show on Earth: Richard Dawkins

LiberatedMind.com — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:59:50 +0000

Perhaps the most comprehensive layman's book on the science of Evolution, The Greatest Show on Earth inspires a deeper understanding of life on planet Earth.

Cat enjoys playing the piano

LiberatedMind.com — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:40:47 +0000

This cat caught my attention not because of her virtuoso talent, but rather for her ability to hold interest in the piano. For a cat, the ability to recognize cause and effect of the piano and the sound is remarkable. Nora takes it further and seems to enjoy repeating the sounds and sustains an interest in the keyboard.

Evolution explained in 10 minutes

LiberatedMind.com — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:57:55 +0000

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