Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
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David Coppedge
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Michael Egnor
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Ann Gauger
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Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
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Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
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Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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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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Neuroscience & Mind

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Denyse O’Leary
Date
September 8, 2024
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Medicine
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We’ve Discovered “Covert Consciousness” — But Now What?

Denyse O’Leary
September 8, 2024
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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Creighton University Medical School prof Charles Camosy thinks it is time for something like a civil rights movement for people in this state. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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September 7, 2024
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A Quarter of Comatose Patients May Be Aware But Unable to Communicate

Denyse O’Leary
September 7, 2024
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology
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“Covertly” means that the patients were not able to respond directly but brain activity showed that they understood what was asked of them. Read More ›
Artificial-Intelligence
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Wesley J. Smith
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September 3, 2024
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Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
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You Thought the Internet Would Make Life Easier? Get Ready for Mandatory “Personhood Credentials”

Wesley J. Smith
September 3, 2024
Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind
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Governments have proven themselves quite incapable of keeping information private, as have the largest corporations. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
September 2, 2024
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Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Psychology
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Biophysicist Proposes “Spiritual Particle”

Denyse O’Leary
September 2, 2024
Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics, Psychology
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It has, Douglas Youvan suggests, a dual nature, interacting with both matter and consciousness. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
August 31, 2024
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Evolution
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There Is No Known Evolutionary Rule for Animal Intelligence

Denyse O’Leary
August 31, 2024
Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind
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Got a pet lizard? Good news. Scientists say it can be trained to do tasks and tricks. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
August 30, 2024
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Botany
Evolution
Life Sciences
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Philosophy
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Plant Consciousness and the Darwinian Project

Denyse O’Leary
August 30, 2024
Botany, Evolution, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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The forces Darwinism unleashed were surely bound to head in this direction. It was only a matter of time. Read More ›
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David Coppedge
Date
August 29, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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Wrap Your Mind Around the Synapse — Just Try

David Coppedge
August 29, 2024
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
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The method neurons use to transfer signals seems like a kludge. But it works astonishingly fast and efficiently. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
August 25, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
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Now, Here’s a Theory of Evolution Based on Cellular “Thinking”

Denyse O’Leary
August 25, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind
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Note how far we are from the world of Darwin’s followers now, while still staying with the evidence. Read More ›
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August 24, 2024
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Mathematics
Medicine
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What 1,000+ Brain Surgeries Taught About the Mind

Science & Culture
August 24, 2024
Mathematics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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Michael Egnor continues his discussion with Pat Flynn, noting that neither seizures nor Penfield’s brain stimulation provoked abstract thought. Read More ›
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August 19, 2024
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Materialism Is a Totalistic Claim — Here’s Why That Matters

Science & Culture
August 19, 2024
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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There are aspects of the mind that are not generated in the brain. That sounds like a modest claim. Read More ›

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