IT TAKES a remarkable book to deflate the adherents of both Darwinism and intelligent design (ID) in one fell swoop. In , chronicles nature’s efforts to perfect the human mind. He points out that, while evolution can achieve impressive feats of engineering – as scientists often remind the ID folk – it is also capable of some sloppy work.
A “kluge” is a patched-together solution to a problem – a jury-rig assembled from whatever materials are at hand, MacGyver-style. Science and engineering labs abound with kluges. A physics professor once told me, “The best piece of equipment is one that…
