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Doug Axe
Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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David Berlinski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
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Guillermo Gonzalez
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
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Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer
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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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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Denyse O’Leary
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July 31, 2023
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Clues About Consciousness from Dementia Research

Denyse O’Leary
July 31, 2023
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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The phenomenon is called "paradoxical lucidity" because it is unexpected and we know very little about its causes. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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July 30, 2023
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Evolution
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Origin of Life
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In Some Science Contexts, “Emergence” Really Means “We Don’t Know How”

Denyse O’Leary
July 30, 2023
Evolution, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life
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The word often permits the improbable to be considered probable for the purposes of sounding like science without providing any. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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July 28, 2023
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Mathematics
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War on Math Becomes a Fight Over Textbooks

Denyse O’Leary
July 28, 2023
Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Freedom
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At some point, it might be reasonable to ask, why is religion forbidden while politics is allowed to invade everything? Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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July 27, 2023
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Life Sciences
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Neuroscientist Vows: We’ll Nail Consciousness Yet!

Denyse O’Leary
July 27, 2023
Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind
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Anil Seth, proponent of the “hallucination” theory of consciousness, vows that researchers will find that consciousness spot or circuit in the brain. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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July 21, 2023
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Linguistics
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How Can a Woman Missing Her Olfactory Bulbs Still Smell?

Denyse O’Leary
July 21, 2023
Linguistics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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The brain’s plasticity intrigues and puzzles researcher, and it also raises a larger issue. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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July 20, 2023
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When You Sync with Someone, Your Brains Wave Together

Denyse O’Leary
July 20, 2023
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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In research, neuroscientists have found that co-operation results in brain wave synchrony. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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July 19, 2023
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Intelligent Design
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It’s Becoming Clearer that the Mind Is Not the Brain

Denyse O’Leary
July 19, 2023
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
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The “science of consciousness” not only has no workable materialist theory but it’s unclear what such a theory should look like or explain. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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July 17, 2023
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Faith & Science
Metaphysics
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Physical Sciences
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Can Science Escape Faith-Based Beliefs? Maybe It Needs Them!

Denyse O’Leary
July 17, 2023
Faith & Science, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Science, Physical Sciences
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"There is no way to venture into the unknown without this guiding light, and that light comes from a source that is not completely known." Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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July 12, 2023
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Bioethics
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Neuroscience & Mind
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Is There a Boom in Research Dishonesty?

Denyse O’Leary
July 12, 2023
Bioethics, Ethics, Neuroscience & Mind
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Or do some academics just feel sure they won’t get caught? Or that, if they do, it somehow doesn’t matter? Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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July 11, 2023
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Genetics
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Genes Rule? The Evidence of Identical Twins

Denyse O’Leary
July 11, 2023
Genetics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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Researcher on identical twins hoped to prove that Genes Rule! But there were ethics slippages along the way. Read More ›

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