Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

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Casey Luskin

RNA
Image: RNA, via Illustra Media’s documentary Origin.
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Casey Luskin
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November 22, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Newly Published Paper in BioEssays Recognizes Kuhnian “Paradigm Shift” Against Junk DNA

Casey Luskin
November 22, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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A new theory “emerges first in the mind of one or a few individuals” but then it spreads because the field faces “crisis-provoking problems.” Read More ›
Graphen
Image: Graphene, by AlexanderAlUS, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Casey Luskin
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November 17, 2023
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Medicine
Physical Sciences
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I Just Want to Say One Word to You: Graphene

Casey Luskin
November 17, 2023
Medicine, Physical Sciences
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Graphene was first characterized in 2004 when two researchers took graphite and exfoliated individual sheets of graphene using scotch tape. Read More ›
Homo_sapiens_neanderthalensis-Mr._N
Image credit: Neanderthal-Museum, Mettmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Casey Luskin
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November 16, 2023
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Archaeology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Were Neanderthals and Humans the Same Species?

Casey Luskin
November 16, 2023
Archaeology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology
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The evidence does not demonstrate that humans evolved from some kind of humanlike yet intellectually primitive precursor.  Read More ›
Homo naledi
Photo: A femur, by John Hawks, Marina Elliott, Peter Schmid, Steven E. Churchill, Darryl J. de Ruiter, Eric M. Roberts, Hannah Hilbert-Wolf, Heather M. Garvin, Scott A. Williams, Lucas K. Delezene, Elen M. Feuerriegel, Patrick Randolph-Quinney, Tracy L. Kivell, Myra F. Laird, Gaokgatlhe Tawane, Jeremy M. DeSilva, Shara E. Bailey, Juliet K. Brophy, Marc R. Meyer, Matthew M. Skinner, Matthew W. Tocheri, Caroline VanSickle, Christopher S. Walker, Timothy L. Campbell, Brian Kuhn, Ashley Kruger, Steven Tucker, Alia Gurtov, Nompumelelo Hlophe, Rick Hunter, Hannah Morris, Becca Peixotto, Maropeng Ramalepa, Dirk van Rooyen, Mathabela Tsikoane, Pedro Boshoff, Paul H.G.M. Dirks, Lee R. Berger, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Casey Luskin
Date
November 15, 2023
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Archaeology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
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Journal Rejects Claims that Homo naledi Buried Dead, Made Rock Art, Used Fire

Casey Luskin
November 15, 2023
Archaeology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology
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Researchers, led by Lee Berger, had claimed in a Netflix documentary that the species buried its dead, used fire, used tools, and made rock art. Read More ›
Marks and Myers 2
Photo: Robert J. Marks and Walter Myers at COSM conference, by Nathan Jacobson.
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Casey Luskin
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November 10, 2023
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Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
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Must AI Inevitably Degenerate into Nonsense, through “Model Collapse”?

Casey Luskin
November 10, 2023
Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind
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AI works because humans are real creative beings, and AIs are built using gigantic amounts of diverse and creative datasets made by humans. Read More ›
Chinese Han characters
Gauger
Photo: Chinese Han characters, by Michael Coghlan, via Flickr (cropped).
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Casey Luskin
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November 9, 2023
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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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Passing the Turing Test Is No Guarantee of True AI

Casey Luskin
November 9, 2023
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
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A person who speaks no Chinese whatsoever inhabits a room full of file cabinets full of questions and answers — all written in Chinese. Read More ›
Ray Kurzweil
Photo: Ray Kurzweil, by Nathan Jacobson.
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Casey Luskin
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November 8, 2023
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Bioethics
Ethics
Neuroscience & Mind
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Ray Kurzweil Predicts: The “Singularity” by 2045

Casey Luskin
November 8, 2023
Bioethics, Ethics, Neuroscience & Mind
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Under Kurzweil’s transhumanist vision of the future, AI promises us superhuman capabilities complete with heaven on earth and eternal life. Read More ›
Brian Miller in Africa
All photos courtesy of Casey Luskin.
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Casey Luskin
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October 11, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Discovery Institute Speakers Get a Hearty Reception in Africa

Casey Luskin
October 11, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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At the University of Eldoret, in Kenya, we were greeted with — no joke — a band and a red carpet. Read More ›
Morganucodon
Photo credit: All photos in this article are by Casey Luskin.
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Casey Luskin
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October 5, 2023
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Human Origins and Anthropology
Science Education
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Visitor’s Guide: At Nation’s Natural History Museum, Misinformation on Human Origins, and More

Casey Luskin
October 5, 2023
Human Origins and Anthropology, Science Education
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Mammalian fossil exhibits at the Smithsonian claim that humans and all mammals descended from the “first mammal," perhaps Morganucodon. Read More ›
light dimmer
Photo credit: A light dimmer, by Betsssssy, via Flickr (cropped).
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Casey Luskin
Date
September 27, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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Former “Junk DNA,” STRs Found to Be “Rheostats” that “Precisely Regulate Gene Expression”

Casey Luskin
September 27, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
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Rheostats are “often used as power control devices, for example to control light intensity (dimmer), speed of motors, heaters, and ovens.” Read More ›

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