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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Denyse O’Leary

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Denyse O’Leary
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October 7, 2024
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Botany
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
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To Weed the Garden, or Not to Weed the Garden, That Is the Question

Denyse O’Leary
October 7, 2024
Botany, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind
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An award-winning environmental journalist tackles the question of plant consciousness and plant rights. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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October 6, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Linguistics
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RNA as Cells’ “Text Messaging” System

Denyse O’Leary
October 6, 2024
Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Linguistics
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Some researchers wonder if RNA can be understood as a common language that can be read among cells of widely different life forms. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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October 1, 2024
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Faith & Science
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Scientists Ask: Does the Soul Survive Death?

Denyse O’Leary
October 1, 2024
Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind
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Gradually, medical findings about what happens to the mind around the time of death are undermining assumptions that the soul dies with the body. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
September 30, 2024
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Bioethics
Biology
Faith & Science
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Not with a Bang: How the New Atheism Fizzled

Denyse O’Leary
September 30, 2024
Bioethics, Biology, Faith & Science, Fine-tuning
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It didn’t help that Hitchens and Dennett are deceased. But what’s significant is that they were not replaced. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
September 23, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Covering for Darwin, Science Reporter Massages a Study

Denyse O’Leary
September 23, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Genetically, the model organism for studying evolution was just one water flea after another. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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September 22, 2024
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Environment & Climate
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Decade-Long Study of Water Fleas Found No Evidence of Darwinian Evolution

Denyse O’Leary
September 22, 2024
Environment & Climate, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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After many generations, water fleas showed no evidence of changing genetically to adapt to their environment, as the theory would predict. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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September 19, 2024
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Bioethics
Science Reporting
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By Endorsing Political Candidates, Science Mag “Inflames Disdain for Science,” Says Science Writer

Denyse O’Leary
September 19, 2024
Bioethics, Science Reporting
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He added, however, “The upside is that it could incentivize needed reforms in our ideologically slanted academic and public health institutions.” Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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September 18, 2024
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Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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The Plant That Can Mimic Other Plants

Denyse O’Leary
September 18, 2024
Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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If it can’t see, how does it copy the leaves of any one of a number of plants growing nearby? Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
September 16, 2024
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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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Split-Brain Research Confirms Unity of the Human Mind

Denyse O’Leary
September 16, 2024
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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The NOVA special’s claim is, “The split brain phenomenon suggests that there can be two separated minds, if you will, inside of a skull.” Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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September 11, 2024
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Bioethics
Physical Sciences
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Is Belief in Aliens a Problem for Science?

Denyse O’Leary
September 11, 2024
Bioethics, Physical Sciences
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King’s College philosophy prof Tony Milligan worries that too many people believe that aliens have visited Earth. Read More ›

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