Month: October 2017 | Page 4 | Science and Culture Today

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
October 19, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, critical thinking, Discovery Institute, education, evolution, narrative gloss, National Academy of Sciences, Philip Skell, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, The Evolution Institute, University of New South Wales}

Evolution and Education — The Evolution Institute Weighs In

_{Sarah Chaffee
October 19, 2017

Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Science Education

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Education functions best when we focus not on soliciting student agreement or buy-in to a rigid creed, but rather on stimulating the critical faculties. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 19, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, Charles Darwin, conformity, conservative, creativity, evolution, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, paradigm, reputation, Research, science, scientists, Thomas Kuhn, University of Cambridge}

Science Philosopher: Science World Beset by “Filters,” “Conformity,” “Hidebound” Thinking

_{David Klinghoffer
October 19, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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How often have we heard the stale line about how science adores fresh thinking that topples past idols? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 18, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Alfred Wegener, Continental Drift, Douglas Axe, Günter Bechly, ID the Future, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, Laurence Moran, mechanism, Michael Denton, Michael Keas, plate tectonics, Robert Crowther, Stephen Meyer, theory, University of Toronto, William A. Dembski}

How to Think About Minority Science Views — The Case of Plate Tectonics

_{David Klinghoffer
October 18, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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The idea that continents drift is now taken for granted, but it wasn’t always. Read More ›

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Date
October 18, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Being as Communion, Carl Sagan, DNA, extraterrestrial intelligence, genetic code, H.G. Wells, information, music, pareidolia, Sarah Chaffee, storage, The Time Machine, UNESCO, Voyager Golden Record, William A. Dembski}

If No One Can Play It, Is It Music?

_{Science and Culture
October 18, 2017

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

8}

Archiving music in DNA for future generations sounds promising, as long as the playback directions are not forgotten. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 17, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, body heat, circulatory system, evaporation, fire, Fire-Maker, flooding, hurricane, ice, intelligent design, mammals, Michael Denton, Privileged Species, The Wonder of Water, universal solvent, viscosity, water, water cycle}

Water, Ultimate Giver of Life, Points to Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
October 17, 2017

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

3}

Fire and water — could there be a more iconic dual symbol of the way our world, or its designer, saw us coming and carefully prepared the way? Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
October 17, 2017

Categories
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __edited, Alex Berezow, Carl Zimmer, hypotheses, Israel, National Academy of Sciences, Paul Davies}

But, But, But…We Thought the Origin-of-Life Mystery Was All But Solved!

_{Cornelius Hunter
October 17, 2017

Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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“The origin of life is among the greatest open problems in science.” Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 17, 2017

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, Adam Frank, cerebral cortex, clinical death, consciousness, epilepsy, Ethan Siegel, J. Scott Turner, Michael Flannery, multiverse, Prozac, Purpose and Desire: What Makes Something "Alive" and Why Modern Darwinism Has Failed to Explain It, William James}

Nature, as Defined Today, Cannot Be All There Is

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 17, 2017

Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences

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Science is on the move. It is slowly morphing from observing nature to embodying naturalism. Read More ›

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Date
October 16, 2017

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, body heat, Bridalveil Fall, carbon dioxide, circulatory system, intelligent design, life, Michael Denton, minerals, rivers, rocks, streams, The Wonder of Water, waste products, water, Yosemite}

At Bridalveil Fall — Michael Denton on the Wonder of Water

_{Science and Culture
October 16, 2017

Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Thanks to a unique cluster of properties, water is able to fulfill many roles essential to our living planet. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen C. Meyer

Date
October 16, 2017

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __edited, adenine, atmosphere, cytosine, dehydration, guanine, hydrolysis, meteorites, Miller-Urey experiment, nucleobases, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ribose, RNA, Signature in the Cell, sugars, thymine, uracil, UV radiation}

An Extraterrestrial Spin on the RNA World

_{Stephen C. Meyer
October 16, 2017

Biochemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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The authors argue that RNA molecules appeared in warm little ponds more than 4.17 billion years ago, transported by “meteorites and interplanetary dust particles." Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 16, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __edited, alpha male, Bernie Sanders, chimpanzees, common ancestry, dominance, Donald Trump, evolution, grooming, Hillary Clinton, North Korea, prestige, The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe}

Evolutionary Psychologist Whips Trump with Chimp Alpha Male Theory

_{David Klinghoffer
October 16, 2017

Evolution, Science Reporting

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Unlike chemistry or physics, evolutionary biology is politically weaponized science. Read More ›