Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 27, 2023

Categories
Life Sciences
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abstractions, animal behavior, Carl Sagan, chimpanzees, confirmation bias, crows, Dogs, emotions, gibberish, humans, marine biologists, puppies, Scientific American, Stephanie Pappas, TikTok, Washington State, wolves}

By Using Floor Buttons, Can Dogs Talk?

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 27, 2023

Life Sciences, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

6}

The latest fad in the “Talk to the animals” arena appears to be a classic in confirmation bias. Read More ›

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Date
August 26, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, Center for Science and Culture, Discovery Institute, ID the Future, J.P. Moreland, knowledge, Michael Keas, podcast, reality, science, scientism, The Substance of Consciousness, truth, Unbelievable}

J. P. Moreland on the Contradictions of Scientism

_{Science and Culture
August 26, 2023

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

1}

Scientism is the belief that only the hard sciences can provide any reliably true knowledge. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 25, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Bruce Lipshutz, challenge, Clemens Richert, Dave Farina, Jack Szostak, James Tour, John Sutherland, judges, Lee Cronin, Nicholas Hud, Professor Dave Explains, Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy, researchers, Rice University, Steve Benner, Twitter, YouTube videos}

Origin of Life: James Tour’s Sensational 60-Day Challenge to Ten Top Researchers

_{David Klinghoffer
August 25, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

3}

I suppose someone could try to explain why the challenge is unfair or not relevant to the field. That would be very difficult to do. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 25, 2023

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, alcohol, Apple, cannabis, Casey Luskin, education, geologists, intelligent design, podcast, Spotify}

An Intriguing Conversation with Casey Luskin About Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
August 25, 2023

Biology, Cosmology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

1}

Ha, well this is a new frontier for intelligent design. Live Life in Motion is a podcast with Sam Kleckley about personal fitness. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
August 25, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Africa, Atlantic Ocean, Evolution News, Fossil Friday (series), monkeys, New World monkeys, Oligocene, Paleogene, Platyrrhini, Powerball, rafting monkeys, reptiles, seafaring, South America, storytelling}

Fossil Friday: Did Monkeys Raft Four Times Across the Atlantic?

_{Günter Bechly
August 25, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology

5}

Time is not the hero of the plot when actual improbabilities and probabilistic resources are ignored or glossed over with fancy storytelling. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
August 24, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bleeding, blood-clotting cascade, coagulation, Darwin's Black Box, death, factor X, fibrin, fibrinogen, fish, irreducibly complex systems, mammals, Michael Behe, neo-Darwinian theory, pregnancy, prothrombin, purifying selection, Russell Doolittle, thrombin, thrombosis, vertebrates}

Why the Blood Clotting Cascade Challenges Evolution

_{Jonathan McLatchie
August 24, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

9}

The coagulation cascade cannot evolve unless there is simultaneously a mechanism in hand for controlling it. Both would have to arise at the same time. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 24, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, biochemists, Bruce Lipshutz, Dave Farina, ID the Future, James Tour, peptides, podcast, Professor Dave, Professor Dave Explains, researchers, Rice University, science educators, Stephen Meyer, UC Santa Barbara, water, YouTube videos, YouTubers}

Meyer and Tour Complete Four-Part Seminar on Origin of Life: Will Professor Dave Watch?

_{David Klinghoffer
August 24, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

5}

If Professor Dave watched to the end, he would have to confront the fact that he deceptively conscripted biochemist Bruce Lipshutz as an expert witness. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 24, 2023

Categories
Linguistics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, creativity, Iain McGilchrist, lobes, neuroscience, Neuroscience News, personality, preferences, The Matter with Things, vertebrates, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart}

Right Brain Vs. Left Brain? It’s Murky

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 24, 2023

Linguistics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

5}

Vertebrates generally have brains divided into two lobes, an arrangement that may go back half a billion years. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 23, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Bruce Lipshutz, chemical evolution, Dave Farina, early Earth, ID the Future, intelligent design, James Tour, peptides, prebiotic Earth, Rice University, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, water}

Hands-On Chemistry Can’t Simulate Prebiotic Earth

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 23, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

3}

Says Dr. Meyer, “Even the modest movement they get towards life seems to be intelligently designed at each step of the way." Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
August 23, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, blood-clotting cascade, Center for Science and Culture, circulatory system, coagulation, Darwin's Black Box, enzymes, evolution, fibrinogen, intelligent design, irreducibly complex systems, Michael Behe, platelets, prothrombin, Retraction Crisis, Russell F. Doolittle, thrombin, thrombosis, unguided processes}

The Incredible Design of Vertebrate Blood Clotting

_{Jonathan McLatchie
August 23, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

13}

Recently, a commenter on the Center for Science and Culture’s Facebook page asked about a paper by the late biochemist Russell F. Doolittle. Read More ›