Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

Authors

Douglas Axe
Photo provided by Doug Axe.
Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
Michael J. Behe
Photo courtesy of Celeste Behe.
David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
Photo provided by David Coppedge.
William A. Dembski
Image provided by Bill Dembski
Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
Photo by Nathan Jacobson for Discovery Institute (CC-BY)
Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
Photo by Nathan Jacobson, © Discovery Institute (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Bruce Gordon
Photo courtesy of Bruce Gordon
Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
Photo courtesy of Stephen Iacoboni
David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
Photo by Casey Sernaqué
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
Photo provided by Katja Deborah Lönnig
Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
Photo by Nathan Jacobson, © Discovery Institute (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Andrew McDiarmid
Photo by Casey Sernaqué
Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
Photo by Nathan Jacobson for Discovery Institute (CC BY)
Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
Photo provided by Emily Sandico
Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
Photo by Nathan Jacobson for Discovery Institute (CC-BY)
Wesley J. Smith
Photo by Gary Fong, Used by Permission, All Rights Reserved
Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
Photo by Chris Morgan, © Discovery Institute
Daniel Witt
Photo provided by Daniel Witt.
Jonathan Witt

Category

Social Sciences

storytelling
Image credit: John Everett Millais, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Author
Peter Biles
Date
August 16, 2023
Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Human Exceptionalism — Why Artificial Intelligence Will Never Tell a Story

Peter Biles
August 16, 2023
Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind
7
The personal, communicative nature of storytelling rules out AI as a legitimate author. It can’t intend meaning. Read More ›
atmosphere
Photo credit: NASA.
Type
post
Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
August 15, 2023
Categories
Faith & Science
Mathematics
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
Psychology
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Physics to God: Rational Arguments for Design in the Universe

Andrew McDiarmid
August 15, 2023
Faith & Science, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics, Psychology
2
It’s time to get more intimately acquainted with the strange and wonderful numbers that hold our universe together. Read More ›
Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum
Photo: Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum, a peace lily, by JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 30, 2023
Categories
Evolution
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Origin of Life
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

In Some Science Contexts, “Emergence” Really Means “We Don’t Know How”

Denyse O’Leary
July 30, 2023
Evolution, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life
6
The word often permits the improbable to be considered probable for the purposes of sounding like science without providing any. Read More ›
pocket watch
Photo: Pocket watch, an image Wikipedia links with intelligent design because it’s meant to suggest an association with William Paley and the antiquated “watchmaker analogy”; by Hannes Grobe (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
July 26, 2023
Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

On ID, Myth Persists that Wikipedia Is Reliable, though Co-Founder Has Called It “Appallingly Biased”

David Klinghoffer
July 26, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology
9
I was reminded of this by an exchange today on Twitter, or X, or however somebody “rebrands” it tomorrow. Read More ›
Head_olfactory_nerve_-_olfactory_bulb_en
Image credit: Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator. (labeled by was_a_bee), CC BY 2.5 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5>, via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 21, 2023
Categories
Linguistics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , ,

How Can a Woman Missing Her Olfactory Bulbs Still Smell?

Denyse O’Leary
July 21, 2023
Linguistics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
5
The brain’s plasticity intrigues and puzzles researcher, and it also raises a larger issue. Read More ›
Meyer-Rogan
Photo: Courtesy of The Joe Rogan Experience.
Type
post
Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
July 13, 2023
Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Joe Rogan and Stephen Meyer Talk Science and Faith in New Interview

Andrew McDiarmid
July 13, 2023
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Linguistics
3
For more than three hours, Rogan asked questions about the scientific argument for the reality of God, as well as Meyer's reasons for believing the Bible. Read More ›
Chinese Han characters
Gauger
Photo: Chinese Han characters, by Michael Coghlan, via Flickr (cropped).
Type
post
Author
David Berlinski
Date
July 10, 2023
Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , ,

Blind Ambition — Revisiting Searle’s Chinese Room

David Berlinski
July 10, 2023
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology
7
For the most part, computer scientists have tended to ignore Searle’s argument and the point of view that it represents. Read More ›
Tarzan
Image: Tarzan, by Employee(s) of Principal Distributing Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
June 27, 2023
Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

 “What Is a Man?” — New Book Out Today from Nancy Pearcey

David Klinghoffer
June 27, 2023
Bioethics, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology
2
Set aside one question of the moment — “What is a woman?” — and turn to another no less important problem that troubles our culture. Read More ›
free will
Photo credit: Vladislav Babienko via Unsplash.
Type
post
Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
June 26, 2023
Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Free Will: What Are the Reasons to Believe in It?

Denyse O’Leary
June 26, 2023
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology
6
Some say that free will might be a useful delusion but neuroscience provides sound reasons to believe that it is real. Read More ›
wedding
wedding
Image Credit: Wedding photography - Adobe Stock
Type
post
Author
Nancy Pearcey
Date
June 16, 2023
Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Toxic Assumptions of Evolutionary Psychology about Men

Nancy Pearcey
June 16, 2023
Bioethics, Ethics, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology
14
As Darwinism is discredited scientifically, we should challenge the way it has shaped the secular code for masculinity. Read More ›

© Discovery Institute