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Author
Winston Ewert

Date
August 19, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, ALife, Armageddon, artificial life, bombers, bootstrappers, Christoph Adami, computer code, computer models, Core War, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian evolution, Darwinian processes, evolution, guidance, hydras, imps, intelligent design, Michael Behe, non-intervention, pit-trappers, quickscanners, replicators, scanners, simulations, The Evolution of Biological Information, Tierra, VENUS (simulation)}

Simulations Point to Design: Learning from the History of Artificial Life

_{Winston Ewert
August 19, 2026

Computational Sciences, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Once you introduce step-by-step guidance, you are no longer simulating an evolutionary process. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 14, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Mathematics
Tagged
, Ada Lovelace, Analytical Engine, artificial intelligence, cancer, Charles Babbage, chatbots, Difference Engine, ELIZA, George Byron, imagination, Joseph Weizenbaum, Luigi Menabrea, mechanical computer, Mechanical Turk, MIT, poetry, technology, thinking machines}

Ada Lovelace: A Poetic Approach to Science

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 14, 2026

Computational Sciences, Mathematics

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Today, I want to share a few insights from another notable figure in the history of computing and artificial intelligence. Read More ›

Artistic depiction of many worlds interpretation showing several Earth-like planets across parallel universes

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Author
Bruce Gordon

Date
August 13, 2026

Categories
Mathematics
Physics
Tagged
, Acts of the Apostles, Betteridge’s Law, Born rule, branching, Chiara Marletto, Closer to Truth, David Albert, David Deutsch, David Wallace, decoherence, entanglement, Everettians, formalism, Gedankenwelt, Haag’s theorem, headlines, Hugh Everett, interviews, journalists, many-worlds interpretation, mathematics, Oxford University, particle physics, physics, possibilities, quantum field theory, quantum mechanics, quantum probabilities, quantum theory, qubits, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Rudolf Haag, Standard Model, sufficient reason, thought-world, universal wavefunction}

Searching for a World, Any World, in the Many-Worlds Interpretation

_{Bruce Gordon
August 13, 2026

Mathematics, Physics

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Journalists have a general rule for headlines called “Betteridge’s Law” that seems to apply in this case. Read More ›

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Date
August 12, 2026

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, American Society of Anesthesiologists, anesthesia, awareness, brain, brain activity, brain surgery, cognitive issues, cortex, drugs, EEG, electrochemical activity, environment, George Mashour, Jackie Rocheleau, Michael Egnor, Nautilus, neuroanesthesiologists, neurons, neurosurgeons, nightmares, older patients, patients, sensory information, stimuli, thinking, University of Michigan}

This Is Your Brain Under Anesthesia

_{Science & Culture
August 12, 2026

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Even with lighter anesthesia, the stuff of nightmares is unlikely. Your mind is still there, just not taking calls. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 10, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Computational Sciences
Medicine
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, bacteria, biotech, chatbots, ChatGPT, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, complacency, drug-resistant bacteria, human viruses, Peter Koo, poisons, Science (journal), Stanford University, technology, virus, Wall Street Journal, World Health Organization}

Hey, Great News! Scientists Used AI to Create Viruses

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 10, 2026

Bioethics, Computational Sciences, Medicine

3}

What about attempts to test their virulence in humans? The approach in the Stanford lab sure sounds like a new form of gain-of-function research to me. Read More ›

Close-up shot of microscope with metal lens.

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 6, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, Anthony Fauci, astrophysicists, Big Think, challenges, commoners, coronavirus, COVID-19, diary, Ethan Siegel, Great Barrington Declaration, lab origin, mRNA shots, myths, pandemic, public opinion, Scott Gottlieb, trust, Twitter, Wall Street Journal, White House, Wuhan}

Want the Public to Trust Science Again? In Four Lessons, Here’s How NOT to Do It

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 6, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

5}

Ethan Siegel’s approach to public discussion of science is common enough: the exalted scientist reaches down to the ignorant masses. Read More ›

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Author
Terrell Clemmons

Date
August 3, 2026

Categories
Anatomy
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, back, biology, bipedal spine, butterfly stroke, chemistry, constraints, dancing, data storage, diseases, DNA, engineering, ESA, evolution, flexing, foot, genetic faults, gymnastics, human body, imperfect design, imperfection, intelligent design, joints, jumping, lifting heavy loads, Lucy Hyde, NASA, pain, Panasonic, physics, pregnancy, primates, Psalms, quadrupedal spine, Responding to Lucy Hyde (series), Richard Dawkins, Scientific American, spine, swimming, synovial fluid lubrication systems, technology, theology, twisting, Ultimate Engineering, walking}

A Level Above: The Superiority of the Design Approach

_{Terrell Clemmons
August 3, 2026

Anatomy, Engineering, Intelligent Design

5}

"According to evolution, biology should be a level below human technology because evolution is constrained." Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 31, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, Amazon, Anthropic, artificial inteligence, Ben Mann, Big Tech, books, booksellers, chatbots, ChatGPT, Claude, copyright, ISBNdb, Kindle, knowledge, large language models, licensing, LLMs, Peter Biles, Project Panama, technicians, techno-utopianism, technological view, technology, wisdom}

It’s Time to Buy Old Books Before AI Destroys Them

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 31, 2026

Computational Sciences, Technology

5}

This scheme is the brain child of technicians, people who lead tech companies and tech labs who are wholly committed to a technological view of the world. Read More ›

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Author
Terrell Clemmons

Date
July 31, 2026

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, academia, academics, agnostics, atheists, biology, China, Discovery Institute, engineering, evolution, human nature, humanists, intelligent design, Lucy Hyde, origin of life, peer pressure, Responding to Lucy Hyde (series), Stephen Meyer, Stuart Burgess, Ultimate Engineering, University of Bristol, Whewell Centre}

What Academics Actually Think: Higher Priorities and Silent Support for Design

_{Terrell Clemmons
July 31, 2026

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design

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"One of the most encouraging things I’ve found in academia is how many people secretly support intelligent design." Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
July 31, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Linguistics
Tagged
, 404 Media, AI slop, Anthropic, artificial intelligence, books, bots, creativity, Frank Landymore, Futurism, ISBNdb, language, large language models, lawsuits, literature, pirating, rare books, technology, Ted Gioia, writing}

Gutting Old Books to Feed AI: What Could Go Wrong?

_{Peter Biles
July 31, 2026

Computational Sciences, Linguistics

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The question is: Who wins? Maybe we should start buying up all the old books before the bots get to them. Read More ›