Type post Date January 7, 2013 CategoriesIntelligent DesignLife Sciences Tagged , __k-review How the Cell Exploits Genetic Code Degeneracy Science and Culture January 7, 2013 Intelligent Design, Life Sciences 1 Having multiple codes for the same amino acid seems like a waste, until you recognize how the cell takes advantage of it. Read More ›
Type post Author Jonathan McLatchie Date January 6, 2013 CategoriesIntelligent DesignLife Sciences Tagged , __k-review DNA Replication: An Engineering Marvel Jonathan McLatchie January 6, 2013 Intelligent Design, Life Sciences 1 It was almost as though the word "design" jumped off the pages of my textbook and slapped me in the face. Read More ›
Type post Author Jonathan McLatchie Date January 5, 2013 CategoriesIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, video “Design in Biology and Physics — Strengths and Weaknesses”: A Lecture by Dr. David Glass Jonathan McLatchie January 5, 2013 Intelligent Design 1 The fourth and final lecture from the Cambridge intelligent design conference has now been uploaded. Read More ›
Type post Author Jonathan McLatchie Date January 4, 2013 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , __k-review, video Video: Professor Stephen Clark on “How Darwin Destroyed Reason” Jonathan McLatchie January 4, 2013 Evolution 1 The third installment of the Cambridge "Design in Nature?" conference is now available for your viewing pleasure. Read More ›
Type post Author Jonathan McLatchie Date January 4, 2013 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , __k-review, News “Microbiology’s Scarred Revolutionary”: Carl Woese, RIP Jonathan McLatchie January 4, 2013 Evolution 1 Woese recognized the ubiquity of phylogenetic conflict across the tree of life. Read More ›
Type post Date January 4, 2013 CategoriesIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, science Mammalian Ear Has “Extraordinary Features” Science and Culture January 4, 2013 Intelligent Design 1 The spiral snail-like cochlea in the inner ear is a marvel of auditory engineering that continues to challenge and inspire research. Read More ›
Type post Author Joshua Youngkin Date January 3, 2013 CategoriesScience EducationScientific Freedom Tagged , __k-review When Does the Right of Inquiry Begin? Joshua Youngkin January 3, 2013 Science Education, Scientific Freedom 1 To be a good liberal is to back academic freedom, not just at the university level, at which point it is often too late. Read More ›
Type post Date January 3, 2013 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, science Dragonfly Designs Inspire Engineering Science and Culture January 3, 2013 Evolution, Intelligent Design 1 Dragonflies catch their prey in midair with up to 97% accuracy. The equipment these living Patriot missiles have to achieve this phenomenal success rate shouts "design!" not Darwin. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Flannery Date January 3, 2013 CategoriesBioethicsEvolution Tagged , __k-review Galton on Darwin and Eugenics Michael Flannery January 3, 2013 Bioethics, Evolution 1 I've read many defenders of Charles Darwin who try to distance him from the eugenics movement. Read More ›
Type post Author Jonathan McLatchie Date January 2, 2013 CategoriesIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, video “Intelligent Design: The Most Credible Idea?” Stephen Meyer in Cambridge Jonathan McLatchie January 2, 2013 Intelligent Design 1 Previously, I highlighted the ID conference that took place in Cambridge, England, this summer. Read More ›