Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
January 22, 2024

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, complexity, Darwin's Black Box, egg cell, ejaculatory reflex, evolutionary theory, forethought, ID the Future, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jonathan McLatchie, Michael Behe, podcast, sexual reproduction}

Sex: A Masterpiece of Design

_{Andrew McDiarmid
January 22, 2024

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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“If any of these aspects…were different or non-existent, then sexual reproduction couldn’t take place. And so you require multiple codependent sub-functions.” Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
January 22, 2024

Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Planetology
Tagged
, astrobiology, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, discovery, earth, habitability, intelligent design, Jay W. Richards, scientific discoveries}

Dallas Conference: Astrobiology Reveals Earth as a Rare Jewel

_{Guillermo Gonzalez and Jay W. Richards
January 22, 2024

Astronomy, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Planetology

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We are learning that Earth’s rare qualities are important for its habitability. More, Earth offers us an exceptional platform for scientific discoveries. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 22, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, Dave Farina, evolution, evolutionists, Hamas, Holocaust deniers, insults, intelligent design, Iran, Israel, Jerry Coyne, Judaism, Lawrence Krauss, Michael Shermer, New Atheists, Palestinians, pogrom, Professor Dave Explains, rape, Richard Dawkins, terrorists, Why Evolution Is True, YouTube videos}

Watchdog Group Calls Professor Dave “Anti-Semite of the Week”; Plus an Appeal to the New Atheists

_{David Klinghoffer
January 22, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Does this have anything to do with intelligent design and the evolution debate? Yes, two things. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
January 22, 2024

Categories
Engineering
Faith & Science
History of Science
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, Adam and Eve, atheism, Bernard Acworth, C.S. Lewis, Charles Darwin, Christianity, evolution, faith and science, fantasy, four-bar linkage, Francis Collins, hubris, Jesus Christ, junk DNA, knuckle-walkers, Lehigh University, lion, London, Michael Behe, Michael Ruse, Narnia, Richard Dawkins, scientific revolution, Stuart Burgess, The Chronicles of Narnia, theistic evolutionists, theological objections, William Shakespeare}

In the Scientific Enterprise, the Wildness of Aslan Counsels Humility

_{Jonathan Witt
January 22, 2024

Engineering, Faith & Science, History of Science, Scientific Trustworthiness

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Science has made many of its grandest leaps in the face of a mainstream of scientists stubbornly defending a dominant but misguided paradigm. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 21, 2024

Categories
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, cats, colony, control, Current Biology, Dogs, humans, people, pets, prey}

Can Science Tell if Our Cats Love Us?

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 21, 2024

Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

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A cat is not a pack animal; he is adapted to a solitary life. Usually, he likes us but he doesn’t need us emotionally in the same way as a dog. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
January 20, 2024

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Bayesian reasoning, Charles Darwin, egg, evolutionary theory, foresight, forethought, ID the Future, Irreducible Complexity, Jonathan McLatchie, podcast, sexual reproduction, sperm}

Sex: Engineered for Success

_{Andrew McDiarmid
January 20, 2024

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Sexual reproduction depends on an irreducibly complex core of components for its success. Can we credit a gradual evolutionary process for this system? Read More ›

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Author
Titus Kennedy

Date
January 19, 2024

Categories
Archaeology
Faith & Science
Paleontology
Tagged
, artifacts, Bible, Christianity, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, events, history, Jerusalem, Jesus Christ, New Testament}

Dallas Conference: Archaeology and the Life of Jesus

_{Titus Kennedy
January 19, 2024

Archaeology, Faith & Science, Paleontology

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My presentation will explore archaeological discoveries illuminating a major event in the life of Jesus — his trial in Jerusalem. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 19, 2024

Categories
Life Sciences
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, central nervous system, digestive system, electrical impulses, Francis Crick Institute, microbes, neurons, neuroscientists, pathogens, toxins, United States, University of British Columbia, Wired, Yasemin Saplakoglu}

New Findings About Our Mysterious “Second Brain”

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 19, 2024

Life Sciences, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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It wasn’t long ago that researchers were hardly aware of the way the digestive system functions as a second brain. The big focus was neurons. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
January 19, 2024

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, “consensus science”, Australopithecines, Australopithecus, brain, East Africa, empirical evidence, Fossil Friday (series), hominin fossils, Homo erectus, Homo habilis, human brain, humans, Journal of Human Evolution, Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton, morphology, neuroanatomy, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania}

Fossil Friday: New Research Questions the Human Nature of Homo habilis

_{Günter Bechly
January 19, 2024

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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A consensus is scientifically worthless when it is driven by worldview bias and peer pressure rather than by an unbiased inference to the best explanation. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 18, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Metascience
Paleontology
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, abortions, Campbell's Law, conflict of interest, data integrity, Discovery Institute, disinformation, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), evolutionary biologists, fertility, Frontiers in Psychology, Goodhart's Law, Harvard University, Laszlo Bencze, mental health, Mind Matters, peer review, perverse incentives, pregnancy, pro-life, Retraction Crisis, Robert J. Marks II, Walter Bradley Center}

Peer Review May Be Beyond Reform

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 18, 2024

Bioethics, Metascience, Paleontology, Scientific Trustworthiness

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Harvard is going to have quite a job convincing the world that it is still serious about reality-based thinking, never mind peer review. Read More ›