Oh honey hush, yes you talk too much … read more

Were there no example in the world of contrivance except that of the eye, it would be alone sufficient to support the conclusion which we draw from… read more

Scientists from UCLA recently conducted some rather bizarre experiments. For me, it’s these types of things that make it so much fun to be a… read more

When I was a little kid, my mom went through an Agatha Christie phase. She was a huge fan of the murder mystery writer and she read all of… read more

As a biochemist and a skeptic of the evolutionary paradigm, people often ask me two interrelated questions: … read more

Sometimes, things just aren’t what they seem to be. For example, when it comes to the world of biology: … read more

In 1910, Major General George Owen Squier developed a technique to increase the efficiency of data transmission along telephone lines that is still… read more

It’s one of the classic episodes of I Love Lucy. Originally aired on September 15, 1952, the episode entitled “Job Switching” finds… read more

One of the things I find most troubling about the evolutionary paradigm is the view it fosters about the nature of biological systems—including… read more

When I was an undergraduate student studying chemistry and biology, I hated the course work I did in immunology. The immune system is fascinating, to… read more

At the risk of stating the obvious: Plastics are an indispensable part of our modern world. Yet, plastic materials cause untold problems for the… read more

It’s a new trend in art. Museums and galleries all over the world are exploring the use of sounds, smells, and lighting to enhance the… read more

Since the 1960’s, the drug noscapine has been used in many parts of the world as a non-narcotic cough-suppressant. Recently, biomedical… read more

One time when our kids were little, my wife and I discovered that someone had drawn a picture on one of the walls in our house. Though all of our… read more

When I was in high school, I had the well-deserved reputation of being a wise guy—though the people who knew me then might have preferred to… read more

Before joining Reasons to Believe, I worked for nearly a decade in research and development (R&D) for a Fortune 500 company. During my tenure, on… read more

Are you a left-brain or a right-brain person? … read more

When my kids were little, there was a good chance my wife and I would spend our Saturday afternoons hanging out at Chuck E. Cheese’s, while our… read more