Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Doug Axe
Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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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 Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
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Guillermo Gonzalez
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer
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Carl Linnaeus
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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
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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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Engineering

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Andrew McDiarmid
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July 20, 2024
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Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Sleeping and Waking: A Designer’s Gift

Andrew McDiarmid
July 20, 2024
Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Some scientists have posited that organisms came prepackaged to sleep, and that we only needed to evolve wakefulness. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
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July 16, 2024
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Engineering
Intelligent Design
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Consciousness — At Odds with the Flesh

Eric Hedin
July 16, 2024
Engineering, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics
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The inescapable conclusion from studying the need for sleep is that the body cannot survive without a regular reprieve from effects of this system on the body. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
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July 15, 2024
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Evolution
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Eric Hedin on the Intelligent Design of Sleep

Andrew McDiarmid
July 15, 2024
Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
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“Survival of the unconscious…the most unconscious person wins…that just doesn’t seem to fit at all with an evolutionary survival of the fittest paradigm.” Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
July 11, 2024
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Biology
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Evolution
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Life Sciences
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Emily Reeves on the Intersection of Biology and Engineering

Andrew McDiarmid
July 11, 2024
Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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Dr. Reeves explains the importance of using engineering principles to understand biological systems. Read More ›
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Daniel Witt
Date
July 1, 2024
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Scientist Discovers a Protist’s “Cellular Origami” — The First Known Case 

Daniel Witt
July 1, 2024
Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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You will probably not be surprised to hear that Dr. Prakash is an engineer as well as a biologist. This is predictable. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
June 28, 2024
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Biology
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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The Engineered Adaptability of the Humble Guppy

Andrew McDiarmid
June 28, 2024
Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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When a scientist switches from an evolutionary lens to an engineering one, it may be the mother of all eureka moments. Read More ›
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
Date
June 27, 2024
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Engineering
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
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New Paper on the Panda’s Thumb: “Striking Imperfection or Masterpiece of Engineering?”

Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
June 27, 2024
Engineering, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design
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"If the panda’s thumb is an embodiment of bad design, where are the evolutionists’ proposals indicating how they could have done better?" Read More ›
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Howard Glicksman
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June 27, 2024
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Evolution
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Let’s Think About a Zygote Like an Engineer

Howard Glicksman
June 27, 2024
Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Actually, life is a series of millions of hard problems that have to be solved all the time, or else. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
Date
May 14, 2024
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Biochemistry
Botany
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
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Metals and Life — A Balancing Act

Eric Hedin
May 14, 2024
Biochemistry, Botany, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences
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The complementary interaction between metals and life provides yet another example of our existence relying upon multiple levels of design. Read More ›
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Brian Miller
Date
May 9, 2024
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Evolution
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Peer-Reviewed Paper Applies Systems Engineering to Bacterial Chemotaxis

Brian Miller
May 9, 2024
Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The article further demonstrates how only a design-based framework yields significant insight into the higher-level organization of biological systems. Read More ›

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