Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Doug Axe
Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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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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Zoology

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Eric Cassell
Date
April 23, 2025
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Intelligent Design
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Sea Turtles and Their Trusty Magnetic Compass

Eric Cassell
April 23, 2025
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology
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All of these elements exhibit specified complexity that is indicative of intelligent design. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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April 21, 2025
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Even a Mouse Brain Reveals Staggering Complexity

Denyse O’Leary
April 21, 2025
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology
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Mapping a small part of a mouse's brain required 1.6 petabytes of data, which is equivalent to 22 years of nonstop high-definition video. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
April 17, 2025
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High Bird Intelligence Is Consistent with Design, Not Evolution

Denyse O’Leary
April 17, 2025
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology
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A discussion of animal intelligence that refuses to acknowledge human exceptionalism becomes a script for suppressing discussions we need to have. Read More ›
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Daniel Witt
Date
April 16, 2025
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Intelligent Design
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Biologist Michael Levin Is at It Again, Now Pushing at the Mind-Brain Equation

Daniel Witt
April 16, 2025
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology
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When caterpillars are in their chrysalises, their brains physically dissolve (along with the rest of their bodies) and are rebuilt as butterfly brains. Read More ›
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Mother and baby koalas on the tree.
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
Date
February 14, 2025
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Botany
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
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How Evolutionists Overlook Signatures of Design — The Case of Koalas

Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
February 14, 2025
Botany, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Zoology
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I note and discuss an astounding case of convergence between humans and koalas, “the only non-primates with fingerprints.” Read More ›
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Eric Cassell
Date
January 14, 2025
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Intelligent Design
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By Design: Brain Miniaturization in Some Very Small Insects

Eric Cassell
January 14, 2025
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology
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Does reduced brain size affect the behavior of animals? The answer appears to be that there is no effect. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 18, 2024
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Near-Death Experiences as Possum Tales

Denyse O’Leary
July 18, 2024
Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology
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The authors provide a number of accounts from people who experienced altered consciousness when under attack by large animals. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
June 3, 2024
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Life Sciences
Medicine
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Animals Using Healing Plants? That’s Old News

Denyse O’Leary
June 3, 2024
Life Sciences, Medicine, Zoology
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Recently, an orangutan who successfully treated a wound by applying chewed leaves to it touched off a worldwide media event. Read More ›
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David Coppedge
Date
September 13, 2023
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Engineering
Intelligent Design
Zoology
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Intelligent Design in Unlovable Creatures

David Coppedge
September 13, 2023
Engineering, Intelligent Design, Zoology
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Between cells and humans, there are millions of "ugly duckling" species that are beautiful in their own way. Read More ›
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
February 22, 2023
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Zoology
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Meet the Ghostly Organisms that Rescue the Planet

David Coppedge
February 22, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Zoology
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A man was paddleboarding last month when he came across a mysterious creature three miles off the shoreline of California. Read More ›

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