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Researchers Find Memory Outside the Brain

It it is very difficult to look at the natural world seriously and not see a mind in there somewhere. Read More ›
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AI-generated illustration of a human fetus curled up in the womb
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Medical Journal Screed Decries All Fetal Personhood Laws

The authors imply that laws that protect unborn children are racist. But pro-lifers want more black babies born and protected from harm, not fewer. Read More ›
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For a Long Time, Dementia Was the New Leprosy

I use the term “delay” rather than “prevention” for a reason: It may be that the human brain will inevitably start to break down after a century or so. Read More ›
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Futuristic holographic baby in doctor's hand: exploring virtual reality and medical technology
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Human Reproduction Is Becoming Human Manufacture

Making eggs out of skin cells is just the latest example of an accelerating reproductive anarchy that is changing our very culture. Read More ›
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In the War on Reality, a Biologist Became a Casualty

Enough people may still believe that the human being is not just an animal and there is such a thing as truth. Read More ›
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Photo: Breast cancer, by Dr. Cecil Fox (Photographer), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Discovery Institute-Funded Paper in Scientific Reports Applies an ID-Inspired Approach to Cancer

Humans have bioengineered many drugs to fight cancer. We’ve all seen this: Many cancer drugs may work but they often have devastating side effects. Read More ›
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Photo: Hippocrates, by Ivan Ruggiero, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Contrary to Claims, Bioethics Is Not a “Moral Tradition”

Talk about a “heads we win, tails you lose” consensus that can drive Hippocratic physicians out of the profession. Read More ›
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Alfred Nobel Prize. Two medals standing on red fabric.
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Biological Foresight Wins Nobel Prize

Who is more worthy of honor: the designer of a highly sophisticated functional system, or investigators who figured out how it works? Read More ›
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Consciousness and Intelligent Design: Dr. Simmons on Coast to Coast Tonight

He tells us, “My patients have contacted me from all over the world having heard me on this show on previous occasions.” Read More ›
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People gathered around the red navigation pointer pin. Meeting place concept. A long awaited meeting, a company of friends, acquaintance via the Internet. Event or holiday. Organization of joint trip
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Are We Looking for Consciousness in the “Wrong Part” of the Brain?

Al of this reasoning assumes that human consciousness — the human mind — is local. Located in one single place. It probably isn’t. Read More ›

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