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Were Neanderthals and Humans the Same Species?

_{Casey Luskin
November 16, 2023}

The evidence does not demonstrate that humans evolved from some kind of humanlike yet intellectually primitive precursor.

Journal Rejects Claims that Homo naledi Buried Dead, Made Rock Art, Used Fire

_{Casey Luskin
November 15, 2023}

Researchers, led by Lee Berger, had claimed in a Netflix documentary that the species buried its dead, used fire, used tools, and made rock art.

Must AI Inevitably Degenerate into Nonsense, through “Model Collapse”?

_{Casey Luskin
November 10, 2023}

AI works because humans are real creative beings, and AIs are built using gigantic amounts of diverse and creative datasets made by humans.

Passing the Turing Test Is No Guarantee of True AI

_{Casey Luskin
November 9, 2023}

A person who speaks no Chinese whatsoever inhabits a room full of file cabinets full of questions and answers — all written in Chinese.

Ray Kurzweil Predicts: The “Singularity” by 2045

_{Casey Luskin
November 8, 2023}

Under Kurzweil’s transhumanist vision of the future, AI promises us superhuman capabilities complete with heaven on earth and eternal life.

Discovery Institute Speakers Get a Hearty Reception in Africa

_{Casey Luskin
October 11, 2023}

At the University of Eldoret, in Kenya, we were greeted with — no joke — a band and a red carpet.

Visitor’s Guide: At Nation’s Natural History Museum, Misinformation on Human Origins, and More

_{Casey Luskin
October 5, 2023}

Mammalian fossil exhibits at the Smithsonian claim that humans and all mammals descended from the “first mammal," perhaps Morganucodon.

Former “Junk DNA,” STRs Found to Be “Rheostats” that “Precisely Regulate Gene Expression”

_{Casey Luskin
September 27, 2023}

Rheostats are “often used as power control devices, for example to control light intensity (dimmer), speed of motors, heaters, and ovens.”

Another “Vestigial” Organ Turns Out to Have “Absolutely Critical” Functions: The Human Yolk Sac

_{Casey Luskin
September 25, 2023}

Unfortunately, despite the importance of this “absolutely critical” organ, some are still intent upon retaining evolutionary interpretations.

Peer Review Rejects Claims that Homo naledi Buried Dead, Used Fire, and Scrawled on Cave Wall

_{Casey Luskin
September 22, 2023}

I could not find a single reviewer who accepted the claims of the papers. They were harshly critical of claims of intentional burial of the skeletons.

Fact Check: No, Two Teens Did NOT “Accidentally Solve” Darwin’s Dilemma

_{Casey Luskin
September 21, 2023}

"It looked like a fern. But as a budding geologist, [UK teenager Tina] Negus knew these 600 million year old rocks were too old to host such a plant."

Evidence of Woodworking Extends High Human Intelligence Far Back into the Mid-Pleistocene

_{Casey Luskin
September 20, 2023}

This rare find shows that some of the very human-like forms in the fossil record were actually much smarter than we thought.

No, Intelligent Design Doesn’t Reason by Analogy; Here’s Why

_{Casey Luskin
August 8, 2023}

We also see machines in living systems. That’s not to say that cells or living systems on the whole are “machines,” but they do contain machines.

New Online Homeschool Class Will Cover Chemistry — And Intelligent Design

_{Casey Luskin
July 24, 2023}

I hasten to add that the course is being taught by my wife, Kristin Marais! The class will be a full two-semester course.

Peer-Reviewed Paper by Discovery Institute Staff Evaluates Synthesis of “Design and Evolution”

_{Casey Luskin
June 30, 2023}

We regard Kojonen’s model as nuanced, erudite, and fair-minded. It is a model of fine scholarship and deserves serious attention.

ScienceAlert Vindicates My Findings About Human “Tails” — They Are NOT an Evolutionary Atavism

_{Casey Luskin
June 29, 2023}

The article cites new literature that has appeared since I published my own review nine years ago.

Does the Scientific Evidence Support Evolutionary Models of Human Origins?

_{Casey Luskin
June 12, 2023}

The fossil record shows a break between the australopithecines, supposedly directly ancestral to our genus, and the first humanlike members of the genus.

On Human Origins, New Peer-Reviewed Paper Reviews Models for Reconciling Science and Religion

_{Casey Luskin
June 9, 2023}

In the final section of the paper, I proposed a scoring system to rate the models.

Repair Trust in Science? In Science Magazine, Forrest Mims Replies

_{Casey Luskin
June 7, 2023}

Charles Darwin is an example of a brilliant scientist who was nonetheless an imperfect human with some false ideas.

Scientists Are Skeptical that Intelligence in Homo naledi “Erases Human Exceptionalism”

_{Casey Luskin
June 7, 2023}

Berger et al.’s claims about the species have been disputed and their idea that it lived 2-3 million years ago was exaggerated by a factor of 10.