Category: Life Sciences | Page 2 | Science and Culture Today

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 25, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Genetics
Tagged
, Bhagavad Gita, Bible, blueprint, Book of Mormon, canon, Christianity, civilization, culture, DNA, extraterrestrials, genetic information, genome, Hebrew, Hebrew Bible, Holy Bible, human being, Human Genome Project, immaterial genome, intelligent design, Islam, Israelites, Judaism, Martin Luther, medicine, National Institutes of Health, New Testament, Old Testament, Orthodox Judaism, Plato, Plato's Revenge, Protestantism, punctuation, Quran, religion, Richard Sternberg, Roman Catholic Church, Scripture, species, vowels}

The Genome and the Bible — An Analogy

_{David Klinghoffer
August 25, 2025

Faith & Science, Genetics

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Richard Sternberg recounts his high hopes, shared with others at the NIH, that the Human Genome Project would reveal the hidden secrets of the human body. Read More ›

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Date
August 24, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, After (book), belief, Bruce Greyson, Buddhism, Christianity, Denyse O'Leary, divine truth, folk belief, guardian angel, Jacob Vazquez, medical science, near-death experiences, occult belief, The Immortal Mind, theology, Truthful Hope}

Near-Death Experiences Fail to Confirm Any Single Belief System

_{Science and Culture
August 24, 2025

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind

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People of different faiths tend to have experiences consistent with their culture. What does that say about the reality of the experiences? Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 22, 2025

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, biology, Canada, colonization, Darwinism, decolonization, evolution, evolutionary biologists, group supremacy, human biology, is one forlorn casualty of late-stage materialism., Jerry Coyne, Laura Helmuth, materialism, Nature (journal), private truth, public truth, residential schools, Scientific American, sex binary, Why Evolution Is True}

Missing the Irony, an Evolutionist Decries Private Truth

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 22, 2025

Biology, Evolution, Scientific Reasoning

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Ironically, the ultimate origin of private truth is the materialism that you yourself, Dr. Coyne, espouse. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
August 22, 2025

Categories
Biology
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bobby pins, cell cycle, chromosome, cohesins, condensins, cords, DNA, DNA organization, extrusion, hair, interphase, kite string, loops, mechanisms, mirror, mitosis, motors, pins, strands, tennis ball, updo, yarn}

Cohesins and Condensins: Next-Generation Bobby Pins

_{Emily Reeves
August 22, 2025

Biology, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Picture this: you grab a box of bobby pins, clip them to the ends of your hair, and sit in front of a mirror. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 21, 2025

Categories
Anatomy
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Tagged
, anatomy, auditory nerve, biochemistry, cochlea, communication, comprehension, ear, eardrum, Eric Hedin, expression, functionality, hair cells, hearing, human uniqueness, ID the Future, intelligent design, irreducibly complex systems, lips, mouth, neurology, ossicles, pharynx, reception, speech, tongue, vocal cords}

In a Universe of Non-Living Matter, Communication Sets Us Apart

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 21, 2025

Anatomy, Intelligent Design, Linguistics

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Communication is found across all life forms, from the signals sent by trees through fungal networks to the deep conversations we can have with each other. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 20, 2025

Categories
Genetics
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, American history, Casey Luskin, chimpanzees, curator, delayed gratification, Dogs, human exceptionalism, human origins, human race, humans, humiliation, humility, National Museum of Natural History, National Zoo, Nature (journal), non-whites, pride, property, Protestant work ethic, rationality, Sean McDowell, self-hatred, self-reliance, Smithsonian Institution, The Golden Thread, Trump Administration, Wall Street Journal, whiteness, woke ideology}

Smithsonian Denigrates by Race, Including the Human Race

_{David Klinghoffer
August 20, 2025

Genetics, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

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I have not yet heard that the Trump Administration is looking at what the NMNH says about human origins. But reforming the Smithsonian requires it. Read More ›

Focused man wearing futuristic brain computer interface intense concentration

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 19, 2025

Categories
Ethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Benyamin Meschede-Krasa, brain implant, brain-computer interfaces, BrainGate2, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, dissidents, English, Erin Kunz, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Francis Willett, government, Ian Fleming, inner speech, Jacques Vidal, Manhasset, monologue, neuroscience, new york, Rudy Molinek, Sarah Wandelt, Smithsonian Magazine, speech, Stanford University, stroke, technology, UCLA}

A Device to Read Minds? Not What Researchers Intended, But…

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 19, 2025

Ethics, Neuroscience & Mind

5}

"There’s a voice inside most people’s minds that comes alive when they listen, read, or prepare to speak." Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 19, 2025

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Andrew McDiarmid, bacteria, behavior, biochemistry, biological information, biology, biosignatures, cells, cognition, communication, Darwinism, decision-making, digestion, emergent properties, emergentism, emotions, Eric Hedin, goals, heart rate, human beings, ID the Future, information processing, intelligent design, interviews, life, nervous system, physical laws, physicists, rocks, sensory input, sentient beings, single-celled organisms, stars, undirected processes, water}

Physicist Eric Hedin: Information Processing as a Hallmark of Life

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 19, 2025

Biology, Intelligent Design

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I begin a two-part conversation with Dr. Eric Hedin, a physicist and author who’s been asking bold questions about the hidden patterns of life. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 17, 2025

Categories
Anatomy
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, anatomy, Center for Science and Culture, designer, evolution, Howard Glicksman, human body, humans, intelligent design, Secrets of the Human Body, sophistication, Steve Laufmann, trailer, video series, YouTube videos}

Trailer: Secrets of the Human Body

_{David Klinghoffer
August 17, 2025

Anatomy, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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“The human body. Nothing we know of is as complex or finely tuned. How did humans reach this level of sophistication?" Read More ›

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Date
August 17, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain waves, Christof Koch, Denyse O’Leary, doctors, human mind, Jacob Vazquez, materialists, medicine, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, Middle Ages, near-death experiences, Skeptic Magazine, The Immortal Mind, theology, Truthful Hope}

Why Near-Death Experiences Are Being Treated More Seriously Now

_{Science and Culture
August 17, 2025

Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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"The reason they came to get so much attention today was actually modern medical practice." Read More ›