Month: June 2019 | Page 4 | Science and Culture Today

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 18, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, anesthesia, Belgium, Canada, euthanasia, Globe and Mail, MAiD, Netherlands, New England Journal of Medicine, organ farms, organ harvesting, organs}

Canada Embraces Euthanasia “Kill and Harvest”

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June 18, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

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Where might we expect the ever so nice Canadians to go next? It’s not pretty to think about. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 18, 2019

Categories
Arts
Faith & Science
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, __k-review, atheism, Austria, brain, Charles Darwin, churches, Communism, Czech Republic, Europe, genes, Google, history, Internet, masks, materialism, meat machines, movies, music, poetry, Poland, Prague, Science Uprising, synagogues, TV, William Graham}

The Masks of Prague

_{Ann Gauger
June 18, 2019

Arts, Faith & Science

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They have taken on the masks of their former taskmasters and let their heritage stand empty, though thankfully not yet in ruins. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 18, 2019

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam Smith, Benjamin Libet, brain, fundamentalism, Jeffrey Schwartz, Jerry Coyne, Michael Egnor, neuroscience, robot, Science Uprising, scientism, UCLA}

How Research on OCD Challenges Materialism

_{David Klinghoffer
June 18, 2019

Neuroscience & Mind

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How does one “convince” a robot of anything, when changing your mind about an issue implies free will, which materialists are impelled to deny? Read More ›

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Date
June 17, 2019

Categories
Evolution
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, __k-review, Andrew McDiarmid, Cornelius Hunter, Drosophila melanogaster, evolutionary theory, fertility, fruit flies, goalposts, ID the Future, junk DNA, podcast, predictions, researchers, satellite DNA}

Cornelius Hunter: More “Junk” DNA Is Crucial

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June 17, 2019

Evolution

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Evolutionary theory predicts lots of “Darwinian detritus” that does nothing for organisms. That prediction keeps coming up false. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 17, 2019

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __k-review, algorithms, ambiguity, artificial intelligence, bison, computers, context, elephant, Gary Smith, humans, humor, laughter, npr, Robert J. Marks II, Twitter, Walter Bradley Center}

Robert J. Marks: Humor, Ambiguity, and AI

_{David Klinghoffer
June 17, 2019

Neuroscience & Mind

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Dr. Marks thinks it’s possible that AI may improve in its ability to resolve ambiguous language. Right now it’s not looking so good. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 17, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, atheism, atom, author, Bill Gates, Caltech, common sense, computer, Craig Venter, digital code, Douglas Axe, evolutionary theory, genetic information, humans, intelligent design, life, materialism, Microsoft, Milky Way, mutation/selection mechanism, programmer, programming, Richard Dawkins, software, Stephen Meyer}

New Science Uprising Episode: “Programming Without a Programmer”?

_{David Klinghoffer
June 17, 2019

Intelligent Design

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To evolve a protein, Douglas Axe draws a comparison to seeking out — blindfolded! — a particular atom secreted away somewhere in the Milky Way. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 16, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, antibiotic resistance, Barack Obama, conflict of interest, dehydration, Florida, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, ideology, infection, Joe Biden, medical treatment, Michael Schiavo, New York Magazine, Noa Pothoven, religious right, Sarah Jones, starvation, Terri Schiavo, U.S. Senate}

Historical Revisionism in the Terri Schiavo Case

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 16, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

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The case tore this country apart, and alas, proved a significant accelerant to the spread of the culture of death in America. But it was not a matter of left versus right. Read More ›

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Date
June 15, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
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, __k-review, anxiety, Biola University, Charles Darwin, Discovery Institute, human being, ID the Future, intelligent design, J.P. Moreland, logos, materialism, mental health, Michael Keas, peace, podcast, science, soul}

Listen: J. P. Moreland on Mental Health and the Reality of the Soul

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June 15, 2019

Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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What we see in mental health treatments only makes sense if we can trace reality back to an intelligent, purposeful cause. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
June 14, 2019

Categories
Science Education
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, __k-review, abiogenesis, acceptance, biological diversity, educators, ethnicity, evidence, evolution, evolutionary biologists, morality, peer-reviewed literature, pornography, religion, religious beliefs, science, Science Alert, science education, sensitivity, sex, students, teacher, terrorism, The Conversation, The Independent}

Should We Teach Evolution as a Sensitive Issue?

_{Sarah Chaffee
June 14, 2019

Science Education

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That’s what priest and professor of science education Michael Reiss argues. Read More ›

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Date
June 14, 2019

Categories
Botany
Life Sciences
Mathematics
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, __k-review, auxin, blind chance, chemical signals, collagen, Darwinians, Fibonacci sequence, genes, Golden Ratio, University of Tokyo}

Plant Spirals Finally Solved?

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June 14, 2019

Botany, Life Sciences, Mathematics

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The Fibonacci spirals in plants have long attracted scientists and puzzled them as well. How do they form? Read More ›