Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
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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
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
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Stephen J. Iacoboni
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
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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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Denyse O’Leary
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April 29, 2025
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Evolution
History of Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Scopes “Monkey” Trial Is Turning One Hundred

Denyse O’Leary
April 29, 2025
Evolution, History of Science, Human Origins and Anthropology
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Almost nothing happened quite the way the stereotypes have portrayed it since then. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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April 28, 2025
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Bioethics
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Consciousness in Unborn Children: Touching the Third Rail

Denyse O’Leary
April 28, 2025
Bioethics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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Leading neuroscientist Christof Koch became a target of Cancel Culture in part because his popular theory of consciousness might threaten the right to abortion. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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April 27, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Planetology
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To Do His Real Job, ET Doesn’t Need to Exist

Denyse O’Leary
April 27, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Planetology
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The only possible conclusion to draw is this: What gives humans importance is not found in our genes. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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April 21, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
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Even a Mouse Brain Reveals Staggering Complexity

Denyse O’Leary
April 21, 2025
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology
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Mapping a small part of a mouse's brain required 1.6 petabytes of data, which is equivalent to 22 years of nonstop high-definition video. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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April 17, 2025
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Intelligent Design
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High Bird Intelligence Is Consistent with Design, Not Evolution

Denyse O’Leary
April 17, 2025
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology
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A discussion of animal intelligence that refuses to acknowledge human exceptionalism becomes a script for suppressing discussions we need to have. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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April 17, 2025
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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Get Smart: Recognizing Reptile Intelligence

Denyse O’Leary
April 17, 2025
Biology, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
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Mammals, birds, and reptiles all developed different smart survival strategies on their own. It sounds like convergent evolution or intelligent design. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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April 11, 2025
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Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
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Big Human Brain from…Just Two Genes?

Denyse O’Leary
April 11, 2025
Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning
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The genes, unique to humans, spurred brain growth when introduced in mice and chimpanzee stem cells. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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April 11, 2025
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Medicine
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Psychology
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From Seizures, a Healthy Respect for the Brain

Denyse O’Leary
April 11, 2025
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology
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Webb Wright’s roundup of historical approaches to epilepsy is not very insightful, unfortunately. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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April 9, 2025
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Medicine
Psychology
Scientific Freedom
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Dissent Becomes a Mental Illness

Denyse O’Leary
April 9, 2025
Medicine, Psychology, Scientific Freedom
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A healthcare historian looks at the history of the use of psychiatry to crush alternative viewpoints. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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April 8, 2025
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Anatomy
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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One Brain, Two Consciousnesses?

Denyse O’Leary
April 8, 2025
Anatomy, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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The idea that split-brain surgery can create two separate minds is immortal — in science fiction. Read More ›

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