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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
November 13, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Linguistics
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, __k-review, birth, cell biology, developing world, disease, DNA, empathy, Euripides, gene, great apes, human body, infants, labor, medicine, molecular biology, mothers, mutations, Nathan Lents, nurse, pelvis, The Human Evolution Blog, theory of mind, vitamin B12, vitamin C}

Biologist Nathan Lents: Beauty in Error

_{Ann Gauger
November 13, 2018

Evolution, Linguistics, Reproductive Science

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He has a different take on imperfection, one more optimistic than one might expect from someone who writes about what’s wrong with us. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
September 18, 2018

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Psychology
Tagged
, __k-review, animals, beauty, brain, C.S. Lewis, chimpanzees, consciousness, Darwinian evolution, David Premack, emotions, Jane Goodall, love, mastodons, nerve cells, perception, poetry, rational thought, soul, University of Pennsylvania, wetware}

Beyond Adaptation: The Human Brain Is Something New

_{Ann Gauger
September 18, 2018

Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics, Psychology

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Our brains have vastly more ability than is needed for survival, most notably the capacity for language and abstract thought. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 3, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Linguistics
Tagged
, __k-review, Africans, Broad Institute, Cell (journal), Darwinism, FOXP2, Francis Collins, Frontiers in Psychology, gene, genome, Harvard University, humans, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Michael Denton, MIT, natural selection, Nature (journal), non-Africans, Research, Robin Williams, The Biology of the Baroque, The Language of God}

Update: Still No Evolutionary Explanation for Human Language

_{David Klinghoffer
August 3, 2018

Evolution, Linguistics

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“The case that human language develops step by step through natural selection is weakened by the fact that no single language gene has ever been discovered.” Read More ›

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Date
July 5, 2018

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Tagged
, __k-review, "poor design", Charles Darwin, choking, drinking, dysteleology, eating, intelligent design, lungs, mammals, mouth, On the Origin of Species, pharynx, pneumonia, respiration, speech, The Conversation, The Scientist, tongue, United States, Wikipedia}

Oral Cavity’s Supposedly “Lousy” Design Is a Key to Human Speech

_{Science and Culture
July 5, 2018

Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Linguistics

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We’re constantly told that the design of the human larynx, trachea, and oral cavity is poor because it allows for choking on food. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
June 11, 2018

Categories
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __k-review, abstract thought, Adrian Dyer, animals, Aristotle, artificial intelligence, Australia, dog, food, honeybees, humans, Melbourne, neurons, nothing, researchers, universals, visual cortex, zero}

Can Bees Understand the Concept of “Zero”?

_{Michael Egnor
June 11, 2018

Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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The scientists credited the bees with more intelligence than some humans. Read More ›

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- 3rd Space Operations Squadron goalie Matt Pincus saves a ball during intramural soccer action Thursday. 3rd SOPS fell to the Joint National Integration Center 3-1 for their first loss of the season. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lorna Gutierrez)

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 1, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Tagged
, __k-review, "poor design", Ann Gauger, corpses, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinism, Douglas Axe, evolution, Human Errors, Human Zoos, intelligent design, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Jonathan Wells, Michael Behe, Michael Egnor, Nathan Lents, neurosurgeon, Noam Chomsky, Of Pandas and People, pseudoscience, Roman Catholic, speech, Stephen Meyer, straw man, Wall Street Journal, William A. Dembski, Zombie Science (book)}

As a Critic of Intelligent Design, Nathan Lents Fails to Connect

_{David Klinghoffer
June 1, 2018

Intelligent Design, Linguistics

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Initially, I was pleased to find someone who might be an interesting new participant in the evolution debate. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 13, 2017

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, __k-review, "survival of the fittest", altruism, apes, brain, Darwinism, Discovering Intelligent Design, E.O. Wilson, Fire-Maker, fossil record, Francis Collins, Holocaust, hominin, human origins, ID's Top Six, intelligent design, Michael Denton, Michael Ruse, National Academy of Sciences, Philip Skell, Science and Human Origins, Wesley J. Smith}

ID’s Top Six — The Origin of Humans

_{Casey Luskin
November 13, 2017

Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Reproductive Science

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There are many aspects of humanity that point to intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
June 2, 2017

Categories
Life Sciences
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __k-review, communication, designators, prairie dogs, signal, Tom Wolfe}

Prairie Dogs Are Cute, But Can They Talk?

_{Michael Egnor
June 2, 2017

Life Sciences, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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There is no doubt that prairie dogs (and many animals) are quite clever. In some ways, animals can be cleverer than men. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 17, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Life Sciences
Linguistics
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __k-review, Dogs, New York Times, prairie dogs, Tom Wolfe}

Dogs Communicate, So Do Prairie Dogs – So?

_{David Klinghoffer
May 17, 2017

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Life Sciences, Linguistics, Science Reporting

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It’s all in the spin, isn’t it? Chirping chipmunks – sorry, prairie dogs – knock down the “the last bastion encircling human exceptionalism." Read More ›

The Ongoing Mystery of the Voynich Manuscript: An Ancient Language and Peculiar Botanical Illustrations Awaiting Understanding

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Date
January 19, 2017

Categories
Archaeology
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Tagged
, __nedited, alphabet, archaeology, book reviews, calligraphy, cryptology, design filter, Design Inference, design intuition, designer, heuristic, hieroglyphics, history, Paul Davies, Rosetta Stone, software analogy, translation, Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Voynich Manuscript}

Book Stumps Decoders: Design Filter, Please?

_{Science and Culture
January 19, 2017

Archaeology, Intelligent Design, Linguistics

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A mysterious manuscript has baffled historians for centuries. Nobody, though, thinks it wasn't designed for a purpose. Read More ›