Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Engineering

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David Klinghoffer
Date
June 14, 2021
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Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Nelson: Evolution Morphing into Intelligent Design?

David Klinghoffer
June 14, 2021
Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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An “engineering theory of evolution” might be one way of expressing what the ID proponents who participated in the CELS event were seeking. Read More ›
CELS
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Steve Laufmann
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June 11, 2021
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Biology
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CELS 2021 — A Report from the Trenches

Steve Laufmann
June 11, 2021
Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design
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In this workshop-like setting, a group of 60 biologists, engineers, medical practitioners, and researchers from related disciplines assembled for three days. Read More ›
cosmos
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Jonathan Witt
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June 7, 2021
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Listen: Intelligent Design, Biomimicry, and Hacking the Cosmos

Jonathan Witt
June 7, 2021
Engineering, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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Dominic Halsmer draws on the engineering concept of affordances to explore how Earth shows evidence of having been intelligently engineered for life. Read More ›
nautilus
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June 5, 2021
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Dominic Halsmer: Aesthetic Arguments for Intelligent Design

Science & Culture
June 5, 2021
Engineering, Intelligent Design
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How do modularity, specificity, adaptability, durability, and other aspects of engineering systems argue for design in nature? Read More ›
CELS
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June 1, 2021
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Darwin’s Tree Morphs into a Network, with Implications for Intelligent Design

Science & Culture
June 1, 2021
Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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If lateral gene transfer is rampant throughout life, the universal tree of life becomes a matter of philosophical preference, not empirical demonstration. Read More ›
spiral galaxy NGC 5037
spiral galaxy NGC 5037
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May 30, 2021
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Beautifully Engineered: Peer-Reviewed Paper Argues for Intelligent Design

Science & Culture
May 30, 2021
Engineering, Intelligent Design
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Dominic Halsmer describes signs of engineering he sees in nature, and explains some of the ways the universe appears strikingly bio-friendly. Read More ›
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Emily Reeves
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May 25, 2021
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Intelligent Design
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Concluding Comments: Playing God vs. Respecting Design

Emily Reeves
May 25, 2021
Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design
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It truly matters that we follow the evidence to its logical end and base our research and applications on that end. Read More ›
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Emily Reeves
Date
May 18, 2021
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How Do We Decide if Something Is Well Designed or Poorly Designed?

Emily Reeves
May 18, 2021
Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design
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Erika DeBenedictis's statement that “organisms are absolutely the most sophisticated machines we know of” is supported by overwhelming evidence. Read More ›
ATP Synthase
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Eric H. Anderson
Date
April 2, 2021
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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A Modest Invitation to David Sivak

Eric H. Anderson
April 2, 2021
Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Don’t burden your great research program with Darwin’s mid-1800s view of biology (or any modified descendant of Darwin’s general premise). Read More ›
ATP Synthase
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Eric H. Anderson
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April 1, 2021
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Evolution
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Physics
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Evolution Is NOT an Engineer

Eric H. Anderson
April 1, 2021
Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics
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The Saturday Morning Lectures series recently featured an excellent presentation by Dr. David Sivak. Read More ›

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