Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
April 5, 2026

Categories
Evolution
History of Science
Tagged
, Charles Darwin, cultural timing, Darwinian theory, Darwinism, Discovery Institute Press, Europe, evolution, False Messiah, ID the Future, interviews, life, mythology, Neil Thomas, philosophical appeal, scientific demonstration, scientific materialism, storytelling, Taking Leave of Darwin}

Myth and Legend in Darwin’s Famous Origins Story

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 5, 2026

Evolution, History of Science

3}

Neil Thomas makes a case that the rise of Darwin’s theory owes much to cultural timing, philosophical appeal, and persuasive storytelling. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 4, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __featured3, bioethics, Carlos Simon, diseases, embryos, endometriosis, experiments, fetal farming, fetuses, fibroids, gestating, Human, human beings, human life, medicine, menstrual cycle, MIT Technology, parenthood, transplant medicine, unborn humans, uterus, Xavier Santamaria}

Scientists Keep Removed Human Uterus Alive for a Day; Get Ready for Experiments

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 4, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

4}

So, the plan ultimately is to manufacture human life solely for experimenting upon. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
April 3, 2026

Categories
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __featured2, amino acids, British Association, Cambridge University, cancer, Cavendish Laboratory, Cecil J. Monro, Charles Darwin, Charles Thaxton, configurational entropy, cosmology, Daniel Silver, Encyclopedia Britannica, evolution, fine-tuning, intelligent design, James Clerk Maxwell, Lord Kelvin, Maxwell’s demon, molecules, Origin of Species, pain, Pangenesis, physics, poetry, punishment, Red Lions, science stopper, thermodynamics, Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism}

Post-Darwin, Too, Maxwell Drew a Remarkable Design Inference

_{David Coppedge
April 3, 2026

History of Science, Intelligent Design

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So far we detect significant prescience about intelligent design in Maxwell’s thought. He all but uses the phrase himself. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
April 2, 2026

Categories
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __featured1, Alvin Plantinga, C. S. Lewis, Cambridge University, Christianity, Douglast Axe, evolutionary literature, G. K. Chesterton, intelligent design, James C. Rautio, James Clerk Maxwell, Katherine Dewar, Lewis Campbell, Matthew Stanley, Michael Flannery, natural theologians, naturalism, Origin of Species, poems, Select Essay Club, Stephen Meyer, The Life of James Clerk Maxwell}

Before Darwin, How Maxwell’s Intelligent Design Argument Forecast Modern ID

_{David Coppedge
April 2, 2026

History of Science, Intelligent Design

10}

He was well versed in the evolutionary literature as well as in design arguments from antiquity to his day. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
April 1, 2026

Categories
Biology
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, bacteria, biological engineering, Boris Zinshteyn, codons, combinations, degeneracy, dormancy, Francis Crick, function, genes, genetic code, hypoxia, intelligent design, mismatch, MIT, Mycobacterium bovis, oxygen, Peter Dedon, PNAS, predictions, proteins, Rachel Green, redundancy, Science (journal), Scripps Research Institute, transfer RNA}

A Method in the Madness of “Degeneracy”: Here Is Another Genetic Code

_{David Coppedge
April 1, 2026

Biology, Genetics, Intelligent Design

7}

The report from MIT doesn’t hesitate to call this a “newly discovered genetic code” or “alternate genetic code” with functional significance. Read More ›

Business people clapping and applause at meeting or conference, close-up of hands. Group of unknown businessmen and women in modern white office. Success teamwork or corporate coaching concept

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 31, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Brian Bird, cable TV, community, faith, family, grassroots, Hearties, hope, intelligent design, Parade, philosophy, producer, science, showrunner, storytelling, television, The Story of Everything, universe, viewers, When Calls the Heart}

Story of Everything Producer Has a Huge Fan Base

_{David Klinghoffer
March 31, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

2}

That’s a lot of people. I should have known. You can blame me for not having a television. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 30, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Political Science
Tagged
, americans, Bible, creator, creed, Declaration of Independence, Discovery Institute, endowed by our creator, Founders, generations, happiness, human beings, intelligent design, iterations, John West, liberty, life, natural theology, rights, slavery, social evolution, United States, vibe}

In the Year of the Declaration’s 250th, Condemning Slavery in the Name of a “Vibe”?

_{David Klinghoffer
March 30, 2026

Intelligent Design, Political Science

2}

How urgent this book’s message is was brought home to me over the weekend in a conversation with a bright young man. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
March 30, 2026

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, A Mathematician’s View of Evolution, Albert Einstein, Albuquerque, best seller, Big Bang, David Berlinski, DNA, Energy, Eric Esau, Fathom Entertainment, fine-tuning, fundamental forces, general relativity, helium, hydrogen, information, intelligent design, James Tour, john lennox, living cell, materialism, matter, Michael Behe, Michael Kent, New York Times, Peter Thiel, physics, Return of the God Hypothesis, Sandia Laboratories, scientific discoveries, Secrets of the Cell with Michael Behe, space, stars, Stephen Hawking, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, theaters, universe}

New Movie Reveals the “Hidden Hand Behind Our Universe”

_{Granville Sewell
March 30, 2026

Biology, Cosmology, Intelligent Design

5}

A great deal of evidence indicates that the universe (space, time, matter, and energy) came into existence from nothing about 14 billion years ago. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
March 30, 2026

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, air traffic control networks, biology, Blue Angels, Cassini mission, civilization, Claudio Gomes, COVID, David Bartel, Deep Space Network, drones, email, ensembles, evolution, footer, header, highway systems, interoception, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, language, metadata, Michele Vendruscolo, MicroRNAs, military operations, murmuration, Nature Communications, networks, packets, perturbations, power grids, regulatory circuits, routers, sheet music, social networks, soloists, starlings, technology, trigger RNA, two-factor authentication, Whitehead Institute, Wi-Fi}

Network Technology: Biology Does It Better

_{David Coppedge
March 30, 2026

Biology, Intelligent Design

10}

Our modern world surrounds us with hi-tech networks, but biology has had them since the beginning of life. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 28, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, antiboyism, antigirlism, authoritarianism, baby, bioethics, breasts, California, carefreeness, children, China, choice, coercion, discrimination, Ethics (journal), force, gestating, gestation, girls, medicine, mothering, peer-reviewed journals, philosophers, physical restraint, pregnancy, pro-abortion, pro-choice, pro-life, sedation, terminology, totalitarianism, transgender, University of British Columbia}

Ethics Journal Urges MANDATORY Abortion for Pregnant Minors

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 28, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

6}

There is a word to describe “philosophy” like this: totalitarian. Indeed, it reminds me of China’s “one-child” policy. Read More ›