Worldviews and the Blissful Ignorance Effect
Scientists have officially measured and documented the “Blissful Ignorance Effect,”1 which describes the way consumers’ goals shift after they’ve made purchases. Before choosing a particular item, the research showed that people were picky about, and interested in, product information.
Data Derails Dinosaur Dominance Idea
The long-held belief that dinosaurs once ruled the earth because of their evolutionary superiority is undergoing some modification. The standard story holds that in an earlier era of earth’s billions-of-years history, “…a new, more highly developed reptile evolved—the dinosaurs,”1 who thrived because they were more fit than their supposed reptilian cousins.
Protocell Research: on the Verge of. . . a Dead End
Harvard Medical School scientists believe they are closer to creating life out of non-living matter—but there are good reasons to doubt it.
Metabolic Pathways Produce Evolutionary Roadblock
Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered what they believe to be evidence for the evolution of strong and healthy metabolic networks within cells. What they may have actually found, however, is yet more confirmation that living organisms were skillfully created.
The Significance of the Successful Supercollider Startup
On September 10, 2008, the world’s most powerful particle accelerator went into action, sending a beam of protons racing at nearly the speed of light in the first of many preliminary tests that researchers hope will provide insight into certain mysteries of the physical universe—including its origin.



