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A Watch on a Heath — But What a Watch!

Recently I had the opportunity to see Prague’s famed astronomical clock, the oldest still-working astronomical clock in the world. It is truly phenomenal. Read More ›
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New Engineering Textbook, Hacking the Cosmos, Argues for Intelligent Design

According to Halsmer, engineering involves “the creative use of resources and ingenuity to accomplish a purpose or solve a problem.” It does so by creating “affordances.” Read More ›
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Seeking a Way Around RNA World, New Study Only Increases Perplexity of Abiogenesis

The origin of biological information is a mystery not so much highlighted by a comparison with software as downplayed by it. Read More ›
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Stephen Meyer: Why Scientists Resist Intelligent Design, and More

“A lot of scientists, because of the influence of materialism, are inured to the reality of their own minds and therefore of minds in general.” Read More ›
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Strong Campaign Slogans? Winning Tag Lines? Don’t Ask AI

I watched a bit of President Trump’s campaign launch rally in Orlando last night and found it interesting to see him crowd-testing campaign slogans. Read More ›
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Explaining Animals: A Random Walk

To see what evolutionists are up against, read about a giant trilobite found in Australia. Read More ›
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How Research on OCD Challenges Materialism

How does one “convince” a robot of anything, when changing your mind about an issue implies free will, which materialists are impelled to deny? Read More ›
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Cornelius Hunter: More “Junk” DNA Is Crucial

Evolutionary theory predicts lots of “Darwinian detritus” that does nothing for organisms. That prediction keeps coming up false. Read More ›
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Robert J. Marks: Humor, Ambiguity, and AI

Dr. Marks thinks it’s possible that AI may improve in its ability to resolve ambiguous language. Right now it’s not looking so good. Read More ›

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