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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 23, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Christof Koch, climate change, Daphnia pulex, Darwinian evolution, evolution, genes, intelligence, Michael Lynch, National Academy of Sciences, Popular Mechanics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers, University of Arizona, water fleas}

Covering for Darwin, Science Reporter Massages a Study

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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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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 22, 2024

Categories
Environment & Climate
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", Arizona State University, complexity, culture, Daniel Dennett, Daphnia pulex, Darwinian evolution, evolution, genetic drift, genome, humans, Michael Lynch, mind, natural selection, random mutations, water fleas}

Decade-Long Study of Water Fleas Found No Evidence of Darwinian Evolution

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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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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 19, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Science Reporting
Tagged
, American Council for Science and Health, Cameron English, Colin Wright, Darwinian scientists, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, gender-affirming care, ideology, Kamala Harris, Politics, President, public health, science, Scientific American, trust, United States, voting, Wesley Smith}

By Endorsing Political Candidates, Science Mag “Inflames Disdain for Science,” Says Science Writer

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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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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 18, 2024

Categories
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, biologists, Chile, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinian evolution, intelligent design, mimicry, mutations, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, vision}

The Plant That Can Mimic Other Plants

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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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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 16, 2024

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, behavior, brain, consciousness, epilepsy, human brain, Michael Egnor, mind, neurosurgeons, NOVA, Roger Sperry, seizures, split brain, Stony Brook University, The Immortal Mind, UC Santa Barbara, Yair Pinto}

Split-Brain Research Confirms Unity of the Human Mind

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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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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 11, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, aliens, Bill Clinton, culture, Donald Trump, extraterrestrials, Facebook, Jimmy Carter, jokes, King’s College, science, science fiction, United Kingdom, United States, universe}

Is Belief in Aliens a Problem for Science?

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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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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 8, 2024

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, brain injury, Carl Zimmer, Charles Camosy, civil rights, consciousness, electronics, human brain, humanity, Neuralink, neurons}

We’ve Discovered “Covert Consciousness” — But Now What?

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September 8, 2024

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Creighton University Medical School prof Charles Camosy thinks it is time for something like a civil rights movement for people in this state. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 7, 2024

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
Tagged
, brain activity, comatose, consciousness, Elon Musk, fMRI, Neuralink, neuroscience, patients}

A Quarter of Comatose Patients May Be Aware But Unable to Communicate

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September 7, 2024

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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“Covertly” means that the patients were not able to respond directly but brain activity showed that they understood what was asked of them. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 5, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Alfred Russel Wallace, Big Book, Charles Darwin, Daniel Dennett, Darwin's bulldog, Darwin’s Bluff, Darwinism, evolution, evolutionary theory, intelligent designer, Luther College, natural selection, natural theology, On the Origin of Species, orchids, Richard Dawkins, Robert Shedinger, Samuel Wilberforce, Stephen Jay Gould, Thomas Henry Huxley}

What Ever Happened to Darwin’s Big Book?

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September 5, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Why didn’t Darwin publish the evidence for his momentous theory? And why was his thesis hailed as one of the greatest ideas in science despite that fact? Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 2, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Psychology
Tagged
, consciousness, Daniel Dennett, Darwinism, Energy, Galen Strawson, illusion, matter, natural selection, neuroscience, panpsychism, random mutation, snakes, universe}

Biophysicist Proposes “Spiritual Particle”

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September 2, 2024

Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics, Psychology

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It has, Douglas Youvan suggests, a dual nature, interacting with both matter and consciousness. Read More ›