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The Hydrogen Bond [short_description] That chemistry has been explained in terms of quantum theory is now received wisdom. Yet quantum physics is unable to predict or explain the strong association of water molecules in liquid or ice.

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Evolution: A Theory in Crisis Revisited (Part Two of Three) [short_description] Despite many discoveries, orthodox evolutionary theory is no better able to explain innovations than it was 30 years ago. Michael Denton reappraises his 1985 book, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis.

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The Mind in Its Place [short_description] The mind is its own place, John Milton observed. But where is this place, and what is its structure? David Gelernter argues that our unwillingness to confront these questions has got us into trouble.

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The Science of Linguistics [short_description] The French linguist Maurice Gross stressed formal procedures of empirical observation and systematic lexical studies. Generative grammar rejects, and corpus linguistics overlooks, both.

######### Card Article *XXX* # ######### Materialism or Nothing [short_description] Brain research is intended to produce valuable results in medicine and information technology. Nevertheless, the contentions made by both some notable projects are not only unproven, but indefensible.

######### Card Article *XXX* # ######### Reproductive Disorders [short_description] In biomedical research, good news is not only admired but indispensable. Negative results are less likely to be published; the trend is increasing at the rate of about 6% per year.

######### Card Article *XXX* # ######### Mind and Image [short_description] The spectacular improvements in Positron Emission Tomography and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging over the last three decades have led researchers to a reconsideration of the brain and the mind.

######### Card Article *XXX* # ######### Free Will – Again [short_description] In Free Will, Sam Harris argues that science has shown freedom of the will does not exist. Harris takes up one of the most complex debates in Western philosophy and trivializes it beyond recognition.

######### Card Article *XXX* # ######### Interstellar Science [short_description] The promotion for Interstellar emphasized the film’s scientific credentials. Jean-Pierre Luminet examines how topics like fast-spinning black holes were depicted and notes some artistic license.

######### Card Article *XXX* # ######### A Natural History of Curiosity [short_description] During the living centuries of the Arab empire, a series of stellar observatories glittered like jewels throughout the archipelago of its conquests. None more so than that created by Ulugh Beg.