Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature
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Howard Glicksman

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The Supposed Bad Design of the Human Pharynx

The pharynx affords us the abilities to breathe and swallow, but it does much more. It affords the ability for speech, language, and singing. Read More ›
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Your Designed Body: Hearing Is a Symphony of Parts

The human ear can detect sound when the eardrum is displaced by as little as one-tenth the diameter of a single hydrogen atom. Read More ›
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Your Intelligently Designed Body Is a System of Systems

To be alive, every cell in your body needs solutions to a complicated set of problems. Read More ›
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Close-up of male hands skillfully playing the piano, showcasing professional piano technique.
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“Poor Design”? Actually, the Human Body Is Amazing; Here’s Why

If someone suggests that a coherent, interdependent system of systems arose by chance, they’ll need to back that up with a detailed engineering analysis. Read More ›
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How Life Looks and How It Works: Thoughts on Eberlin’s Foresight

He concludes that “evolutionary ‘just so’ stories” are examples of “wishful thinking starved of molecular details.” Read More ›
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Silhouetted teen standing alone before a mirror with conflicting body image reflection. Emotional struggle and identity crisis, ideal for mental wellness, awareness, and eating disorder topics
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In Conclusion: An Overview of the Body’s Amazing, Irreducibly Complex Systems

Look at yourself in the mirror and wonder at an awesome mystery. Read More ›
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Beautiful ballerina dancing in the body color ballet leotard with body color cloth. She danced on ballet pointe shoes.
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Central Command: The Brain’s Role in Maintaining Balance

Using our brain to try to figure out how our brain works is a mystery. Read More ›
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How the Body Deals with Gravity

The human body is an inherently unstable object that needs to take control to stay balanced. Read More ›
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When You Don’t Have Time to Think: Reflexes

A reflex is an involuntary, pre-programmed, automatic motor response. Read More ›

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