Big Bird — Evolution’s “Smoking Gun”?

_{David Klinghoffer
January 15, 2018

Biology, Evolution

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Against the backdrop of research of Princeton’s Peter and Rosemary Grant, Darwin’s finches are among the most hyped illustrations of evolution in action. Read More ›

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Date
January 15, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, ATP synthase, bacteria, Berra's Blunder, co-option, Corvette, cryo-electron microscopy, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinism, Imperial College London, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Michael Behe, molecular motors, Nature Communications, Nature Scientific Reports, Scott Minnich, Tim Berra}

Berra’s Blunder in Molecular Motors

_{Science and Culture
January 15, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

7}

Statements in news articles suggest that some science writers, while aware of ID, don’t understand what is required for a Darwinian response. Read More ›

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Date
January 14, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, Baylor College of Medicine, BIO-Complexity, Denis Noble, epigenetics, gene regulation, genes, genetic determinism, heritability, identical twins, Jonathan Wells, membrane patterns, Neo-Darwinism, twin studies, Zombie Science (book)}

Why Genetic Determinism Is a Bad Stock

_{Science and Culture
January 14, 2018

Evolution, Genetics, Life Sciences

2}

This particular shambling zombie takes another punch now with news about identical twins. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
January 12, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, acceptance, education, evolution, indoctrination, knowledge, Milner Centre for Evolution, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Neo-Darwinism, Oxford University, Phys.org, science, United Kingdom}

For U.K. Students, Education or Indoctrination?

_{Sarah Chaffee
January 12, 2018

Evolution, Genetics, Science Education

4}

A new study from Nature Ecology & Evolution supposedly shows that acceptance of evolution is linked to lack of scientific knowledge. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 12, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, Aristotle, Bible, conservatism, Darwinism, David Berlinski, Discovery Institute, DNA, intelligent design, John West, Michael Behe, molecular machines, Phillip E. Johnson, William F. Buckley Jr.}

“Gatling Gun in the Living Room”: Two Missed Chances to Defend a Humane View on Bioethics

_{David Klinghoffer
January 12, 2018

Bioethics, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Philosophy

6}

John West reviews two books by conservatives, Yuval Levin and Eric Cohen, who “seem more interested in criticizing their fellow conservatives who challenge Darwinism than in criticizing Darwinism itself.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 12, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, adaptation, cooperation, Darwinian evolution, Denyse O'Leary, evolution, Flight, Illustra Media, intelligence, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, long neck, science class, William Dembksi}

Evolution — The Board Game

_{David Klinghoffer
January 12, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

4}

Look what I stumbled on at the local community center. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 11, 2018

Categories
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, amber, CNN, extraterrestrial life, fly, Great American Novel, life, meteorites, News, Open University, science, Science Advances, solar system}

From CNN, Vapid Science News Headline of the Day: “Ingredients for Life Found” in Space Rocks

_{David Klinghoffer
January 11, 2018

Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

2}

“Not exactly proof” of extraterrestrial life, they say? It’s not a “proof” at all. Read More ›

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Date
January 11, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, alleles, apes, BioLogos, chromosomes, Dennis Venema, generations, hominins, human origins, humans, mitochondrial Eve, Richard Buggs, S. Joshua Swamidass, Scot McKnight, Y-chromosome Adam}

On Prejudiced Models and Human Origins

_{Science and Culture
January 11, 2018

Faith & Science, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Recently Dennis Venema joined with Scot McKnight to publish a book, Adam and the Genome, in which they claim that there never was an original pair of humans like Adam and Eve. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
January 10, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, artificial intelligence, collaboration, composition, genius, Johann Sebastian Bach, literature, Ludwig Beethoven, music, music theory, orchestration}

Is AIVA’s “Genesis” Genius?

_{Sarah Chaffee
January 10, 2018

Intelligent Design

4}

Something that makes compositions great is the fact that abstract musical notation can somehow express a personality with its idiosyncrasies. Read More ›

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Date
January 10, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, circulation, Darwinian theory, evolution, excretion, intelligent design, Jurgen Otto, muscles, Nature Communications, nerves, science, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, youtube}

A Tiny but Mighty (and Dancing) Example of Design: The Rainbow-Colored Peacock Spider

_{Science and Culture
January 10, 2018

Intelligent Design

8}

The peacock spider was relatively unknown till Jurgen Otto began photographing them and posting videos of their elaborate, colorful dances. Read More ›