Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
September 22, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Zoology
Tagged
, amplitude, animals, Arctic terns, barometric pressure, bats, birds, Brown University, convergent evolution, Current Biology, engineering, flapping, Flight, Flight (documentary), geese, geolocator, Illustra Media, Kenneth S. Breur, light, nocturnal migration, Olivia Pomerenck, PNAS, powered flight, predators, starlings, stars, turbulence, V formation}

Birds on the Move: Awe at the Wonders Overhead

_{David Coppedge
September 22, 2026

Intelligent Design, Zoology

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Migrating birds like geese and ibises often fly in a V formation. It’s a memorable sight for birdwatchers looking up into the sky. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
September 21, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Physics
Tagged
, anthropic fine-tuning, atheism, biochemical complexity, black holes, Brian Miller, cosmological Darwinism, cosmological natural selection, cosmology, Darwinism, energy sources, fine-tuning, humanity, humans, IAI News, Jeff Shainline, Lee Smolin, Louis Crane, materialism, Michael Behe, near-death experiences, physicists, physics, science fiction, technology, The Privileged Planet, The Story of Everything, universe}

Fine-Tuning — for the Universe or for Life? A Physicist Exercises His Imagination

_{Eric Hedin
September 21, 2026

Cosmology, Physics

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Teetering on the brink of science fiction is the supposition that advanced civilizations would utilize black holes for energy sources. Read More ›

Close Up Vintage Royal Standard Typewriter with Paper and Books Still Life

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 20, 2026

Categories
Arts
Ethics
Technology
Tagged
, artificial inteligence, books, chatbots, Claude, community, computers, Counterpoint Press, dependence, ecological health, economic justice, electricity, Energy, energy consumption, environment, family, Harper’s Magazine, land, machines, natural resources, nature, peace, political honesty, pollution, prosocial intentions, relationships, Tanya Berry, technology, thinking, typewriter, water usage, Wendell Berry, work}

Learning about Technology, and Relationships, from Wendell Berry

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 20, 2026

Arts, Ethics, Technology

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Berry describes the beautiful working relationship he had with his wife, Tanya. She typed his work on a Royal standard typewriter. Read More ›

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Date
September 19, 2026

Categories
Arts
Cultural Anthropology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, anthropologists, archaeologists, art gallery, Basque country, cave art, cave bears, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, cave painting, Chauvet Cave, cinema, claws, Diego Garate, Eduardo Palacio Pérez, El Castillo, France, graffiti, installation art, paintings, Paleolithic period, researchers, Smithsonian Magazine, Spain, torchlight, University of Cantabria, virtual reality, Werner Herzog}

How Best to Appreciate Paleolithic Cave Art

_{Science & Culture
September 19, 2026

Arts, Cultural Anthropology, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Of course, the experience wouldn’t be really complete without simulating the threat of a cave bear trapping the artists. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni

Date
September 18, 2026

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, A Matter of Time, agency, agent theory, Amahury J. Lopez-Diaz, biology, Carlos Gershenson, Denis Walsh, environments, Everything Flows, evolutionary biology, evolutionary theory, goal, intelligent design, intentionality, Jaques Monod, life, materialism, means, metaphysics, naturalism, Newtonian physics, objectcy, ontology, repertoire, requirement, science of purpose, scientism, synthetic realization, teleology, thermodynamics, University of Toronto}

Agency as the Emerging Naturalist Paradigm

_{Stephen J. Iacoboni
September 18, 2026

Biology, Intelligent Design

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Jaques Monod, along with other champions of 20th-century scientism, was entirely mistaken. Read More ›

Concept art of nature freedom dream success brain and hope , ambition idea artwork, surreal painting man with happiness of landscape nature in a door , conceptual illustration

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Author
Tom Winkler

Date
September 17, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Academic Questions, Anthony Flew, art, atheists, Big Bang, composers, Dan Asia, Denyse O’Leary, faith and science, intelligence, intelligent design, Michael Egnor, music, National Association of Scholars, North Texas State University, philosophy, religion, settled science, soul, The Immortal Mind, theism, There Is a God, universe, University of North Texas}

Toward Theism, but Cautiously: Reviewing Flew, Egnor, and O’Leary

_{Tom Winkler
September 17, 2026

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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"As with the Big Bang before its widespread acceptance, we may find ourselves increasingly compelled to take such possibilities seriously — even if cautiously." Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 17, 2026

Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, astronomy, backyard, camera, Kirk Durston, Milky Way, nature, nightscapes, northern lights, Ontario, photography, photos, Pickerel River, Psalms, rivers, Science and Culture Today, September, Sugar Lake}

The Heavens Declare, and the Sky Tells

_{David Klinghoffer
September 17, 2026

Astronomy, Intelligent Design

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Our contributor Kirk Durston takes gorgeous astronomy and other nature photos. He graciously agreed to let me share these, with his captions. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 17, 2026

Categories
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biologic institute, C. W. Howell, Casey Luskin, culture, Darwin Devolves, Darwin’s Doubt, Designer Science, Dover trial, fake quotes, history, ID the Future, intelligent design, Michael Behe, podcast, Politics, religion, Research, Robert J. Marks, Science and Culture Today, scientific papers, Stephen Meyer, William Dembski, Winston Ewert, YouTube videos}

The Missing Two Decades! What C. W. Howell Left Out of His “History” of ID

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 17, 2026

History of Science, Intelligent Design

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I conclude my conversation with Dr. Casey Luskin about his critique of a recent book from New York University Press, by C. W. Howell. Read More ›

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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
September 16, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Alfred Russel Wallace, Alvar Ellegård, Anglo-Saxons, Bishop Paulinus, Cerne Abbas Giant, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Coifi, creation, Darwinism, Eamon Duffy, Edwin King of Northumbria, England, English monarchy, Henry Allcott, Hermetic Society of the Golden Dawn, Madame Helena Blavatsky, Maximilien Robespierre, meaningfulness, natural selection, nobles, Origin of Species, Penda, philosophy, polytheists, Protestantism, Richard Dawkins, Rudolf Otto, Sir Charles Lyell, spiritualism, survival of the fittest, The Stripping of the Altars, Thomas Jefferson, Venerable Bede, Victorians, Wagnerian opera, William Judge}

The Darwinian Revolution: A Longer Historical Perspective

_{Neil Thomas
September 16, 2026

Evolution, Faith & Science

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It is well enough known that our remote ancestors, the Anglo-Saxons, were originally polytheists who had voyaged over the English Channel. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 16, 2026

Categories
Arts
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, academic freedom, bomber, character development, characterization, Discovery Institute Press, Geoffrey Simmons, Glenn Winders, intelligent design, Kirkus Reviews, nuclear weapons, Oppenheimer’s Demon, plotting, thrillers}

Kirkus Loves Oppenheimer’s Demon: “Quick Pacing, Deft Characterization, Expert Plotting”

_{David Klinghoffer
September 16, 2026

Arts, Intelligent Design, Medicine

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From Discovery Institute Press, it's "high-stakes action that should satisfy the most demanding of political thrill seekers." Read More ›