Denver Museum of Nature and Science Type post Author Steve Laufmann Date August 25, 2017 CategoriesIntelligent DesignTechnology Tagged , __k-review, Biomimetics, evolution, intelligent design, intentionality, nature, systems engineering, Velcro Nature’s Amazing Machines — Denver Looks at the Marvels of “Natural Engineering” Steve Laufmann August 25, 2017 Intelligent Design, Technology 5 The Denver Museum of Nature and Science is running an excellent special exhibition featuring examples of the amazing engineering observed in biology. Read More ›
Coherence Wins, Gradualism Fails Type post Author Steve Laufmann Date March 9, 2017 CategoriesEngineeringEvolutionFine-tuningIntelligent DesignLife Sciences Tagged , __k-review, cells, evolution, Howard Glicksman, human body, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, ontogenetic information, phylogenesis The Designed Body, Continued: Coherence Wins, Gradualism Fails Steve Laufmann March 9, 2017 Engineering, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences 11 Suppose I want to build a car that’s capable of getting me from point A to point B. It minimally takes several dozen parts. Read More ›
Professional man swimmer inside swimming pool. Underwater panoramic image. Type post Author Steve Laufmann Date March 8, 2017 CategoriesEngineeringIntelligent DesignLife SciencesMedicine Tagged , __k-review, Howard Glicksman, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Life Sciences, medicine The Designed Body: Irreducible Complexity on Steroids = Exquisite Engineering Steve Laufmann March 8, 2017 Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Medicine 11 Perhaps because life is so common, it’s easy to lose sight of how tenuous it is. Life depends on a delicate balance of forces. Read More ›
Type post Author Steve Laufmann Date June 6, 2016 CategoriesBiologyEngineering Tagged , __tedited, analogy, bioengineering, biological machines, biomimicry, coordination, design constraint, interdisciplinary, optimization, reverse-engineering, Systems Biology, systems engineering, worldview Foundational Question: Is Biology Engineering? Steve Laufmann June 6, 2016 Biology, Engineering 9 Look at the photo at the top of this post, and ask yourself: What's the best-engineered object in view? Read More ›
Type post Author Steve Laufmann Date May 31, 2016 CategoriesIntelligent DesignPhilosophy of ScienceScientific Reasoning Tagged , __tedited, causality, causation, defining terms, demarcation criteria, falsifiability, historical sciences, inference to the best explanation, methodological materialism, methodology, motivated reasoning, objectivity, predictive-success, presuppositions, pseudoscience, scientific method, scientific reasoning, testability, worldview Foundational Question: Is Intelligent Design Science? Steve Laufmann May 31, 2016 Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science, Scientific Reasoning 7 It's long been said that the path to the right answers lies in asking the right questions. Read More ›
Type post Author Steve Laufmann Date July 10, 2015 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, science, Views Evolution’s Grand Challenge Steve Laufmann July 10, 2015 Evolution, Intelligent Design 1 In a recent ENV article, mathematician Granville Sewell asked an intriguing question. Read More ›
