Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

Neanderthal armed with lance, their part in Homo Sapiens Anthropology and Darwinian Theory.

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 15, 2026

Categories
Cultural Anthropology
Evolutionary Psychology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, Amazon, archeology, Ascent of Man, astrobiology, China, Darwinian evolution, Eurasia, evolutionary psychology, forebears, genomes, glaciers, Greece, Jonathan Cheng, Matthew Phelan, Neanderthals, rainforest, Ross Andersen, Sanxingdui, Stone Age, subhumans, The Atlantic, UC Berkeley, Wall Street Journal}

Human Evolution Needs Subhumans, and Needs Them Badly

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 15, 2026

Cultural Anthropology, Evolutionary Psychology, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Excavation of Neanderthal and other sites is leveling even further the fabled Ascent of Man. Read More ›

An open black box emitting a burst of glowing golden sparks and light, symbolizing mystery, magic, and surprise, perfect for a Black Friday shopping concept

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 14, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biochemistry, bombshell, Center for Science and Culture, complexity, Darwin’s Black Box, Darwinism, evolution, ID the Future, intelligent design, Michael Behe, molecular machines, National Review, new york, New York Times, podcast, publishing, Simon and Schuster, The Free Press, Wall Street Journal}

Behe’s Bombshell, Thirty Years Later

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 14, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Back in the 1990s, scientists were just starting to discover that virtually all cellular processes were powered by molecular machines. Read More ›

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Date
August 14, 2026

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, __trending, abrupt change, Albert Einstein, anatomical gap, anatomy, ape-like creatures, biological beginning, biological history, biology, Casey Luskin, contradictionss, Ella Al-Shamahi, evidence, gradualism, Homo erectus, human evolution, human origins, Lucy, Matthew Haber, New Scientist, paleoanthropologists, paleontology, philosophers, rainbows, Science and Human Origins, Science Uprising, syllogism, universal common descent, University of Utah}

Study of Biological Origins Is Entering a Surreal State

_{Science & Culture
August 14, 2026

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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No biological history and no biological beginning: are you seeing the trend? Both seem to be responses to being battered by the evidence. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 14, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Mathematics
Tagged
, Ada Lovelace, Analytical Engine, artificial intelligence, cancer, Charles Babbage, chatbots, Difference Engine, ELIZA, George Byron, imagination, Joseph Weizenbaum, Luigi Menabrea, mechanical computer, Mechanical Turk, MIT, poetry, technology, thinking machines}

Ada Lovelace: A Poetic Approach to Science

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 14, 2026

Computational Sciences, Mathematics

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Today, I want to share a few insights from another notable figure in the history of computing and artificial intelligence. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
August 13, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Physics
Tagged
, A Fortunate Universe, Albert Einstein, atoms, Canceled Science, dark energy, Edwin Hubble, Energy, expansion rate, field equations, galaxies, Guillermo Gonzalez, Jay W. Richards, life, light, photons, quantum theory, space, spectroscopic instruments, stars, supernovae, The Privileged Planet, universe}

The Delicate Balance of Dark Energy

_{Eric Hedin
August 13, 2026

Cosmology, Physics

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The nature of dark energy brings to light one of the most powerful pieces of evidence for just how special our universe is to support life. Read More ›

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Date
August 13, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, backstory, biological history, biology, common descent, evidence, history of life, incomprehension, Matthew Haber, Maureen Kearney, non-fiction, phylogenetic hypotheses, phylogeny, prose, timescales, Tree of Life, University of Utah}

Common Descent on the Road to Incomprehension

_{Science & Culture
August 13, 2026

Evolution, Scientific Reasoning

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In 2025, Haber proposed that there JUST IS NO “true history of life.” Don’t look for it, as if one could actually find it, because it doesn’t exist. Read More ›

Artistic depiction of many worlds interpretation showing several Earth-like planets across parallel universes

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Author
Bruce Gordon

Date
August 13, 2026

Categories
Mathematics
Physics
Tagged
, Acts of the Apostles, Betteridge’s Law, Born rule, branching, Chiara Marletto, Closer to Truth, David Albert, David Deutsch, David Wallace, decoherence, entanglement, Everettians, formalism, Gedankenwelt, Haag’s theorem, headlines, Hugh Everett, interviews, journalists, many-worlds interpretation, mathematics, Oxford University, particle physics, physics, possibilities, quantum field theory, quantum mechanics, quantum probabilities, quantum theory, qubits, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Rudolf Haag, Standard Model, sufficient reason, thought-world, universal wavefunction}

Searching for a World, Any World, in the Many-Worlds Interpretation

_{Bruce Gordon
August 13, 2026

Mathematics, Physics

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Journalists have a general rule for headlines called “Betteridge’s Law” that seems to apply in this case. Read More ›

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Date
August 12, 2026

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, American Society of Anesthesiologists, anesthesia, awareness, brain, brain activity, brain surgery, cognitive issues, cortex, drugs, EEG, electrochemical activity, environment, George Mashour, Jackie Rocheleau, Michael Egnor, Nautilus, neuroanesthesiologists, neurons, neurosurgeons, nightmares, older patients, patients, sensory information, stimuli, thinking, University of Michigan}

This Is Your Brain Under Anesthesia

_{Science & Culture
August 12, 2026

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Even with lighter anesthesia, the stuff of nightmares is unlikely. Your mind is still there, just not taking calls. Read More ›

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Date
August 12, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Zoology
Tagged
, Chordata, chordates, common ancestor, evolution, genomes, hominid, Homo sapiens, inference, Last Universal Common Ancestor, LUCA, mammals, Metazoa, Network of Life, ontology, organisms, Pan troglodytes, paragraphs, phylogenetic inference, phylogenetics, phylogeny, species, statistical noise, Systematic Biology, systematics, traits, Tree of Life}

Testing Phylogenetic Hypotheses: A Question for You

_{Science & Culture
August 12, 2026

Evolution, Zoology

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You can read this proposition a dozen times over and still be unable to say what it disallows in phylogenetic inference. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 12, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Paleontology
Tagged
, algorithmic specified complexity, Animal Algorithms, birds, brain hemispheres, Brian Miller, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian phyla, Center for Science and Culture, complex programmed behaviors, Darwin's Doubt, Denyse O'Leary, Discovery Institute Press, Emily Reeves, evolutionary biology, fossil explosions, function, functional information, genetics, genomics, George Montañez, goal-directedness, Günter Bechly, Homo (genus), insects, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jonathan McLatchie, Kolmogorov complexity, land plants, mammals, marine invertebrates, Michael Behe, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, Minding the Brain, molecular biology, Nature Communications, Origin of Species, paleontology, Piers Morgan, protein science, purpose, Return of the God Hypothesis, Revolutionary: Michael Behe and the Mystery of Molecular Machines, split-brain surgery, Stephen Meyer, Taking Stock at 30 (series), teleology, The Design Inference, The Immortal Mind, Theistic Evolution (book), William Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Fossil Explosions Persist, and Other Confirmations of Intelligent Design

_{Casey Luskin
August 12, 2026

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Paleontology

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From 2016 until his tragic death in 2025, Bechly made many important contributions to ID literature on the topic of fossil explosions in the history of life. Read More ›