Month: June 2021 | Page 3 | Science and Culture Today

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 21, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Azusa Pacific University, bacteria, Carolyn Hovde, citrate, citric acid cycle, Dustin Van Hofwegen, E. coli, evolution, Evolution News, ID the Future, Journal of Bacteriology, Long Term Evolution Experiment, LTEE, Michigan State University, microbiologists, mutations, New Scientist, Richard Lenski, Scott Minnich, Veritasium}

Viral Video Overstates the Evidence About Bacterial Evolution

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June 21, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Richard Lenski claims that his experiment provides “one of the most direct demonstrations of Darwinian adaptations by natural selection you can imagine.” Read More ›

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Date
June 21, 2021

Categories
Engineering
Intelligent Design
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, anti-fragility, Brian Miller, CELS 2021, Charles Darwin, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, Darwinians, events, Evolution News, evolutionary biologists, functional requirements, genes, giraffes, historical sciences, horizontal gene transfer, information processing, intelligent design, laptop computer, Mars rover, Michael Behe, modularity, NASA, Paul Nelson, regulatory elements, reverse-engineering, robustness, specifications, The Blind Watchmaker, toys}

Biology as Engineering: The Way Forward

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June 21, 2021

Engineering, Intelligent Design

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A giraffe grows from a zygote to an 18-foot-tall adult while keeping its organs and systems coordinated. Limits to variation is a significant point to clarify. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 20, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
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, cemetery, culture, fertilizer, human bodies, human person, Oregon, recycling, sewage, Soylent Green, trees}

Turning Our Dead into Fertilizer

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June 20, 2021

Bioethics

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These methods send a powerful symbolic statement that we are essentially nothing more than carbon atoms gathered temporarily in a rational and animated form. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 19, 2021

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Cambrian Explosion, computational biology, Darwinism, debates, evolution, fossil record, Günter Bechly, Justin Brierley, neo-Darwinian theory, neutral evolution, paleontology, S. Joshua Swamidass, Washington University}

Watch: Bechly and Swamidass Debate Intelligent Design

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June 19, 2021

Biology, Intelligent Design

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One highlight is Dr. Bechly’s summation of his scientific reasons for affirming intelligent design. This produces the response from host Justin Brierley: “Wow.” Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
June 18, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
History of Science
Tagged
, creationists, evolution, Genetics and the Origin of Species (book), macroevolution, microevolution, neo-Darwinian theory, Russia, Theodosius Dobzhansky, United States, University of Chicago, University of Nebraska, University of Pennsylvania, Yuri Filipchenko}

The Most Memorable Lecture I Ever Heard at the University of Chicago — Finally Published

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June 18, 2021

Biology, Evolution, History of Science

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The announced title was something like “Big Evolution and Little Evolution: The History of the Difference.” Read More ›

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Date
June 18, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Tagged
, Cell Press, code, codons, immune cells, intelligent design, macrophages, pathogens, Rosetta Stone, Siri, UCLA, World War II}

Another Language Found in Life: Immune Signaling

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June 18, 2021

Intelligent Design, Linguistics

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The authors, scientists at UCLA, compare their finding to the discovery of the Rosetta Stone. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 18, 2021

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", amino acids, bioengineering, carbon, copper, elements, Emily Reeves, enzymes, Erika DeBenedictis, heavy metals, hydrogen, intelligent design, iron, junk DNA, materialism, metalloenzymes, metals, nickel, nitrogen, oxygen, proteins, ribozymes, RNA, Scientific Reports, sulfur, zinc}

Do Proteins Lack Metals, Reflecting Poor Design?

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June 18, 2021

Biochemistry, Biology, Intelligent Design

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According to Erika DeBenedictis, “one of the big limitations of biology are the basic building blocks themselves.” Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
June 17, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, adults, analgesic, anxiety, babies, emotions, infants, intellect, invertebrates, lab rats, mammals, Michael Egnor, nervous system, neuroscientists, octopuses, pain, San Francisco State University}

Octopuses Get Emotional About Pain, Research Shows

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June 17, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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The smartest of invertebrates, the octopus, once again prompts us to rethink what we believe to be the origin of intelligence. Read More ›

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Date
June 17, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Center for Science and Culture, cosmic fine-tuning, Discovery Institute, ID the Future, Pat Flynn, philosophers, podcast, Return of the God Hypothesis, Roman Catholic, Stephen Meyer, Thomas Aquinas, Thomism, universe}

Meyer: Is Intelligent Design Incompatible with Thomism?

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June 17, 2021

Faith & Science, Philosophy, Physical Sciences

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Pat Flynn and Stephen Meyer also discuss the beginning of the universe and the fine-tuning of the cosmos for life. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 17, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", basketball, bioengineering, diseases, Emily Reeves, engineers, Erika DeBenedictis, evolution, gene editing, genome, intelligent design, materialism, MIT, TEDx talk}

Exploring a TEDx Talk that Argues Biology Is “Imperfect” with “Gigantic Mistakes”

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June 17, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Proponents of intelligent design would agree that biology is imperfect and biomedicine should be encouraged to cure diseases and fix problems. Read More ›