amoebas – Uncommon Descent

How cells can travel long distances accurately through the human body

At Phys.org: As an example, a white blood cell working its way to a wound upon finding a fork in the road would choose the path with the most or newest chemoattractants after it breaks them down in both directions.

Animal minds Artificial Intelligence Intelligent Design

The amoeba that might be smarter than your computer

Nature is full of intelligence but mostly it does not resemble human intelligence. In some ways it works better than computer intelligence.

kairosfocus F/N: For many relevant cases, we cannot simply inspect to see the mechanism, process or forces and factors at work.... – L&FP, 47: The challenge of "proof"...
kairosfocus PPS: I use a simple example on my logic. If T then A, T being Tom is a cat and... – L&FP, 47: The challenge of "proof"...
kairosfocus MNY, fact is a fairly standard common language term, especially when it refers to an established credible observation, experience or... – L&FP, 47: The challenge of "proof"...
kairosfocus Jack, your remarks above are beyond the pale, actually suggestive of a concern troll. I suggest you walk back if... – Is “string theory world” in some...
BobRyan Darwin based science was proven wrong at great cost in an out of the United States. It should be taught... – Another reason not to teach Darwinism...
AaronS1978 Hmm. You gonna revel in that split hair because it’s shows a hypocrisy? Victory is yours this day? I mean... – Another reason not to teach Darwinism...
Truth Will Set You Free Jack @ 34: Well then, I guess this is the last time we will be hearing from you. A smart... – Is “string theory world” in some...
Bob O'H Jerry @ 43 - yes, a lot of that is simply because there is, by the definition used in the... – The slow descent of “Science!” As...
Bob O'H Is it significant that the same people who simply do not want to accept that Darwin had transparent white supremacy... – We are informed at Nature Communications...
Bob O'H But we’ve been saying this practically forever: Quit teaching Darwinism in the public school system. Eh? I thought the Disco... – Another reason not to teach Darwinism...
ET Wow. Nutjobs, like Jack, erect and attack straw men. Would it be OK to kill soulless demon babies? What about... – Is “string theory world” in some...
Jack UD used to be a pretty good site back when DaveScot was the moderator. My my how things have changed... – Is “string theory world” in some...
Querius FWIW, In my opinion, CO2 is plant food, and all we need to do is replant the world's disappeared forests... – The slow descent of “Science!” As...
Querius Haha! Yeah, I noticed that, too. They always seem to start out neutral and polite. -Q – Is “string theory world” in some...
zweston Looks like an upstart apologist has kicked the Darwin hornets' nest on youtube... want to join in the conversation? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZpIXDjXzHw&lc=Ugz3GggEi2Su0RfRAYJ4AaABAg.9QKFkhqoiml9QMGwAP5Tzx... – Will the Tokyo Olympics be a...
bornagain77 Hossenfelder referenced Imre Lakatos, who was a student of Karl Popper, in order to demarcate science from pseudoscience. Specifically, in... – Sabine Hossenfelder’s op-ed not published at...
jerry he is using a study that thinks that death at 25C are due to cold in Thailand and heat in... – The slow descent of “Science!” As...
ET Querius, It is very telling that as soon as one sock is banned new people start showing up. It seems... – Is “string theory world” in some...
Yarrgonaut Bob, OK, so basically he’s predicting that intelligent design won’t work. I hope you all appreciate that I find this... – ID theorists were right about junk...
Querius My suspicions as well, ET. When confronted with unsupported assertions, non sequiturs, and contradictions to statements in previous messages, these... – Is “string theory world” in some...
mohammadnursyamsu A fact is obtained by evidence of a creation, forcing to produce a 1 to 1 corresponding model of it,... – L&FP, 47: The challenge of "proof"...