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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
April 11, 2018

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
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, __cedited, astrophysics, ATP, Drake equation, earth, Ethan Siegel, evolution, extraterrestrial intelligence, Forbes, galaxy, meteorites, Milky Way, molecule, National Academy of Sciences, optimism, planets, rocks, science, SETI, supernova}

Updating the Drake Equation

_{Cornelius Hunter
April 11, 2018

Biology, Chemistry, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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The Drake equation is simply the product of a set of factors, estimating the number of active, technologically advanced, communicating civilizations in our galaxy. Read More ›

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Date
April 4, 2018

Categories
Chemistry
Cosmology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
Science Education
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, __cedited, biology textbooks, Brian Miller, Dallas, Darwinism, Europe, evolution, Günter Bechly, ID Education Day, intelligent design, Intelligent Design Education Day, Jonathan Witt, Judeo-Christian tradition, materialism, Mike Keas, science, Seattle, spontaneous generation, students}

This Year’s ID Education Days Were a Smash Success

_{Science & Culture
April 4, 2018

Chemistry, Cosmology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics, Science Education

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Many high school students are eager to go beyond the brief and airbrushed presentation of evolutionary theory found in their biology textbooks, and are full of questions. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 18, 2018

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Environment & Climate
Evolution
Life Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, __cedited, artificial intelligence, bacteria, cognition, Darwinian evolution, death, ID the Future, intentionality, J. Scott Turner, life, machinery, materialism, microscopes, podcast, Purpose and Desire: What Makes Something "Alive" and Why Modern Darwinism Has Failed to Explain It, resources, Rob Crowther, robot, vitalism}

Biologist Scott Turner: What Is Life? And Other Simple Questions

_{David Klinghoffer
March 18, 2018

Biology, Chemistry, Environment & Climate, Evolution, Life Sciences, Physics

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The picture of life that biologist Scott Turner sketches in his recent book is remarkable, and not easy to fully take aboard in your mind. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
February 5, 2018

Categories
Chemistry
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Tagged
, __cedited, abstract thought, action potentials, brain, cat, intellect, justice, mind, neurons, neuroscience, neurotransmitters, universals, will}

The Representation Problem and the Immateriality of the Mind

_{Michael Egnor
February 5, 2018

Chemistry, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics

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If I think about a particular thing — my cat Tabby, for example — my actual cat Tabby isn’t in my brain. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 12, 2017

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, __cedited, brain, Darwinism, ID the Future, materialism, Michael Egnor, mind, neurosurgeon, neurosurgery, Ray Bohlin, science, spirit, Thomistic dualism}

Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor on the Mind and the Brain

_{David Klinghoffer
December 12, 2017

Biology, Chemistry, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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A derivative myth of materialism and Darwinism holds that the mind and the brain are one and the same. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
November 23, 2017

Categories
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, Bridalveil Fall, circulatory system, earth, elements, fitness, heart, intelligent design, life, Michael Denton, nutrients, oxygen, Pacific Northwest, podcast, rain, rocks, Seattle, Thanksgiving, tissues, water}

Rainy Holiday Weekend? Don’t Let It Get You Down — Appreciate the Wonder of Water

_{Sarah Chaffee
November 23, 2017

Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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How is water the “universal solvent”? What is viscosity? How does water keep temperatures stable? Read More ›

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Date
October 21, 2017

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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, __cedited, __image, cells, earth, fitness, ID the Future, intelligent design, life, Michael Denton, podcast, temperature, The Wonder of Water, water}

Water — A Grand Story of Intelligent Design, Told by Michael Denton

_{Science & Culture
October 21, 2017

Biology, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Its unique properties allow it to fill many roles throughout the biological world, from forming the matrix of our cells, to regulating the temperature of our planet. Read More ›

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Date
October 16, 2017

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, body heat, Bridalveil Fall, carbon dioxide, circulatory system, intelligent design, life, Michael Denton, minerals, rivers, rocks, The Wonder of Water, waste products, water}

At Bridalveil Fall — Michael Denton on the Wonder of Water

_{Science & Culture
October 16, 2017

Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Thanks to a unique cluster of properties, water is able to fulfill many roles essential to our living planet. Read More ›

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Date
October 12, 2017

Categories
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, __edited, Ancient Near East, Bible, freezing, French Revolution, Genesis, ice, intelligent design, Michael Denton, rivers, temperature, The Wonder of Water, water}

Anomalous Aspects of Common Water

_{Science & Culture
October 12, 2017

Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Physics

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The subject of Michael Denton’s new book — water — is ubiquitous, as indeed for living creatures it must be. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 11, 2017

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Physics
Tagged
, __cedited, James Tour, Jeremy England, MIT, Natalie Wolchover, Periodic Table, Quanta, Rice University, Salon, synthetic chemistry}

On Origin of Life, Synthetic Chemist James Tour Delivers Chastisement to Jeremy England

_{David Klinghoffer
August 11, 2017

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life, Physics

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“[U]nder certain conditions, matter inexorably acquires the key physical attribute associated with life.” Oh, really, does it? Read More ›