Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Doug Axe
Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
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 Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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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
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
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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Arts

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Denyse O’Leary
Date
June 28, 2025
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Archaeology
Arts
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Neuroscience & Mind
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Birds Don’t Drive Buicks Because of … Evolution, You See

Denyse O’Leary
June 28, 2025
Archaeology, Arts, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Neuroscience & Mind
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This all seems a roundabout way of saying that humans are exceptional. And here’s the question that no one in evolutionary biology has the answer to. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
June 27, 2025
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Anatomy
Arts
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Learning About Biological Design from Human Art

Andrew McDiarmid
June 27, 2025
Anatomy, Arts, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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How does an intelligent agent go from idea to artifact? What can the process of art teach us about the evidence of design in the natural world? Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
April 9, 2025
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Arts
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
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A Needed Protest Against “AI Slop” and AI “Word Vomit”

David Klinghoffer
April 9, 2025
Arts, Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind
3
It’s all another lesson in human exceptionalism. I believe we will wake up from the AI delusion someday. Read More ›
Summer Seminar
Photo: Panel discussion at the Summer Seminar, by Nathan Jacobson.
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
March 24, 2025
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Arts
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Education
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Summer Seminars: A Transformative (and Free) Experience

Andrew McDiarmid
March 24, 2025
Arts, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Education
3
The Summer Seminar presentations and discussions help equip participants with the tools they need to breathe new purpose into the scientific enterprise.  Read More ›
Middle-earth
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Peter Biles
Date
November 2, 2024
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Arts
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
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Putting AI to the “Tolkien Test”: Could It Pass?

Peter Biles
November 2, 2024
Arts, Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind
3
Could ChatGPT ever hope to get close to the creative depth found in Tolkien’s Middle-earth? Read More ›
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Image credit: Jo Koster, 1917, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
October 28, 2024
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Arts
Biology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physics
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An Artist Talks with Dembski about Intelligent Design

David Klinghoffer
October 28, 2024
Arts, Biology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physics
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Karen Wong began thinking about the “specified qualities that show up in art” and how “those qualities also show up everywhere else in the universe.” Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
July 12, 2024
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Arts
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Jonathan Witt: More than Just “Bare” Design, Nature Reveals Cosmic Genius

David Klinghoffer
July 12, 2024
Arts, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Like a matryoshka doll, nature displays its depths in a hidden manner, not just on the surface. Read More ›
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Sunset on the red rocks of the Garden of the Gods State Park in Colorado Springs
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Casey Luskin
Date
March 25, 2024
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Arts
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Science Education
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Apply for the Cost-Free Summer Seminars on ID, but Do It Now! Deadline Is March 31

Casey Luskin
March 25, 2024
Arts, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science Education, Social Sciences
3
How can you get involved with ID research? For many scholars, the answer was to attend our Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design. Read More ›
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Sunset on the red rocks of the Garden of the Gods State Park in Colorado Springs
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Date
March 4, 2024
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Arts
Biochemistry
Bioethics
Cosmology
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Philosophy of Science
Physics
Science Education
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Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design Are FREE but the Application DEADLINE Approaches

Science and Culture
March 4, 2024
Arts, Biochemistry, Bioethics, Cosmology, History of Science, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Philosophy of Science, Physics, Science Education
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In the shadow of 14,000-foot Pikes Peak, we’ll meet and learn from the top scientists and scholars in the ID community. Read More ›
Cupules
Photo: Cupules, by Max Ronnersjö, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
February 7, 2024
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Arts
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Paleontology
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Human Origins and the Beginning of Art

Denyse O’Leary
February 7, 2024
Arts, Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics, Paleontology
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There is now evidence of something like artwork among several ancient human types, not just Neanderthals. Thus, an academic controversy has arisen. Read More ›

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