Month: October 2011 | Page 4 | Science and Culture Today

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 17, 2011

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
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, __k-review, Darwin, evolution, Jerry Coyne, paleontology, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, secularism, Wikipedia}

An Ancient Greek Witness to Secularism as a Moral Corrosive

_{David Klinghoffer
October 17, 2011

Bioethics, Faith & Science

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Jerry Coyne can always be counted on for a cartoonish view on modern monotheist religions -- and so too on ancient polytheist ones. Read More ›

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Date
October 17, 2011

Categories
Life Sciences
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, __k-review, butterflies, Illustra Media, Lad Allen, metamorphosis, origin of life, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer}

Pumice and the Origin of Life

_{Science and Culture
October 17, 2011

Life Sciences

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Pumice stone has other uses including the preparation of stonewashed denim. (You may find bits of it in the pockets of your newly purchased "distressed" jeans.) Read More ›

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Date
October 15, 2011

Categories
Physical Sciences
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, __k-review, Albert Einstein, News, origin of life, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer}

In the Beginning: Watch Stephen Meyer on Hubble, Einstein

_{Science and Culture
October 15, 2011

Physical Sciences

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Meyer tells the story of Einstein's visit to the Palomar Observatory and his realization that he must abandon his famous fudge factor, the cosmological constant. Read More ›

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Date
October 14, 2011

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Albert Einstein, Stephen Meyer}

Dennis Venema – Stephen Meyer Exchange in Perspectives on Science & Christian Faith Available Online

_{Science and Culture
October 14, 2011

Faith & Science

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With permission from American Scientific Affiliation (ASA), we are now making publicly available all of the articles published in ASA's journal, Perspectives on Science & Christian Faith (PSCF), by Dennis Venema and Stephen Meyer in their recent debate over Signature in the Cell. Read More ›

Digital seamless mathematical formulas. Abstract digital futuristic background with math, physics symbols and mesh network grid. 3D illustration in 4K science concept

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 14, 2011

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
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, __nedited, defining terms, demarcation criteria, evidence for id, experimental science, hypothesis, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, NAS, National Academy of Sciences, observations, positive case for design, scientific theory, specified information, theory}

How Do We Know Intelligent Design Is a Scientific “Theory”?

_{Casey Luskin
October 14, 2011

Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

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Let's take the definition of "theory" given by ID's most eminent scientific critics, and if ID meets that definition then there's a good bet ID may properly be considered a scientific theory. Read More ›

Blood vessels. Circulatory system. Veins and arteries. Generative AI.

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
October 13, 2011

Categories
Anatomy
Evolution
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, __nedited, "poor design", amphibians, atavisms, cladistics, common ancestry, common descent, comparative anatomy, convergent evolution, developmental biology, embryology, embryonic development, evidence for evolution, fact check, homologies, nested hierarchy, Nobel Prize, phylogenetic analysis, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve, taxonomy, vestigial structures, Wikipedia}

Fact-Checking Wikipedia on Common Descent: The Evidence from Comparative Anatomy

_{Jonathan McLatchie
October 13, 2011

Anatomy, Evolution

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The argument from evolutionary developmental biology and embryonic development is probably one of the stronger for common descent. But I'm not convinced. Read More ›

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Date
October 12, 2011

Categories
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, butterflies, Illustra Media, intelligent design, Lad Allen, Metamorphosis, metamorphosis, National Academy of Sciences, scientific theory}

The Caterpillars Who Came to Dinner (and Lunch and Breakfast): An Interview with Lad Allen, Director of Metamorphosis

_{Science and Culture
October 12, 2011

Intelligent Design

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"Joni shed a tear as 'Billy' flew away. I have to admit that I got a little misty-eyed. I never imagined I could become emotionally attached to an insect." Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 12, 2011

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, climate change, evolution, global warming, John Maynard Smith, kin selection}

Kin Selection Goes to Kindergarten

_{David Klinghoffer
October 12, 2011

Evolution

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Cynics would call this kin selection or perhaps love of candy. I'd call it genuine love. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 12, 2011

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, evolution, Ken Miller, textbooks}

Textbooks Cherry-Pick the Evidence for Evolution

_{Casey Luskin
October 12, 2011

Biology, Evolution, Science Education

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This article will look at a just a few of the many distressing instances where textbooks overstate or misrepresent the evidence for evolution. Read More ›

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Date
October 11, 2011

Categories
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, California Science Center, Doug Axe, intelligent design, Michael Behe, Nation, space shuttle, The Edge of Evolution}

California Science Center (You Remember Them) Gets Space Shuttle Endeavor

_{Science and Culture
October 11, 2011

Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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That's the CSC which had to shell out $110,000 to settle a viewpoint-discrimination lawsuit over the Center's canceling a screening of Darwin's Dilemma. Read More ›