Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 26, 2023

Categories
Anatomy
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, body plans, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Casey Luskin, Charles Darwin, Chengjiang fossils, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinism, Doushantuo fossils, Ediacaran Period, evolution, fossil record, horseshoe crabs, intelligent design, Live Science, Marble Canyon, Morocco, National Science Foundation, Ordovician Period, PNAS, Porifera, Precambrian strata, Return of the God Hypothesis, sponges, Stephen Meyer, Vernanimalcula}

Evolutionists Spin the Cambrian Explosion — But Alas, All in Vain

_{David Coppedge
July 26, 2023

Anatomy, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Fossils are great; the more the better. Experience from spectacular discoveries assures us that no surprises will change Charles Darwin's own cause for doubt. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
July 26, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Technology
Tagged
, aquatic bladderworts, BioCosmos, Charles Darwin, chemical processes, duplication errors, evolution, Evolution News, Heinz-Albert Becker, intelligent design, irreducibly complex systems, Model T, peer-reviewed literature, replication, self-replicating machines, self-replicators, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig}

The Other Unsolved Problem of Evolution

_{Granville Sewell
July 26, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Technology

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"With all our advanced technology, we are not close to producing human-engineered self-replicating machines." Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
July 25, 2023

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Physics
Science Education
Tagged
, Albuquerque, animals, Anthropic Principle, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, Darwinism, David Klinghoffer, Discovery Institute, earth, evolution, Evolution News, Fire-Maker, humans, intelligent design, Science Uprising, The Privileged Planet, unintelligent forces, universe, Why Evolution Is Different}

In Summary: Presenting the Evidence for Intelligent Design

_{Granville Sewell
July 25, 2023

Biology, Cosmology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences, Physics, Science Education

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Since there were no natural causes before nature came into existence, science cannot ever hope to explain this beginning. That is, if ID is excluded. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 25, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Biology
Ethics
Life Sciences
Medicine
Tagged
, biotechnology, blastocyst, cells, CRISPR, embryology, embryonic stem cells, embryos, gametes, genetic engineering, human embryos, human experimentation, implantation, morality, petri dish, pluripotent stem cells, public policy, Science News, synthetic embryos, UCLA}

Scientists Are Close to Creating Human Embryos from Stem Cells

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 25, 2023

Bioethics, Biology, Ethics, Life Sciences, Medicine

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Once again, biotechnology is racing ahead of our capacity to intellectually digest what is happening. Read More ›

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Date
July 25, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, accuracy, Center for Science and Culture, Daniel Reeves, evolution, high school, ID the Future, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, podcast, students, textbooks, worldview, Zombie Science (book)}

Is Evolution Taught Fairly in Textbooks? A High School Senior Investigates

_{Science and Culture
July 25, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Daniel Reeves speaks with a recent high school graduate named Natalie about her senior year research project. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
July 25, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, bacteria, bacterial cell division, bacterial cell wall, cell wall, cleavage, evolution, foresight, glycosyltransferases, Gram-negative bacteria, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Mycoplasma, natural selection, penicillin, peptides, self-replication}

Irreducibly Complex, Bacterial Cell Wall Manufacture Is an Evolutionary Enigma

_{Jonathan McLatchie
July 25, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Evolutionary processes cannot select for some future utility that is only realized after passing through a maladaptive intermediate. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 24, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, cells, Dave Farina, DNA, evolution, ID the Future, intelligent agency, intelligent design, James Tour, life, Research, Rice University, Signature in the Cell, Steve Benner, synthetic organic chemistry, YouTube videos}

James Tour and Stephen Meyer Bring Clarity to Origin of Life Debate

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 24, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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“What is being simulated is the need for intelligent agency to move simple chemicals in a life-friendly direction,” says Meyer. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 24, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Physics
Science Education
Tagged
, Center for Science and Culture, classrooms, COVID-19, Discovery Institute, Discovery Institute Academy, education, homeschool students, homeschooling, Kristin Marais, materialism, podcast, public education, registration, teachers, teaching, Washington State}

New Online Homeschool Class Will Cover Chemistry — And Intelligent Design

_{Casey Luskin
July 24, 2023

Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Physics, Science Education

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I hasten to add that the course is being taught by my wife, Kristin Marais! The class will be a full two-semester course. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 24, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Arctic terns, birds, brain, Current Biology, drones, Duke University, evolution, hummingbird, intelligent design, Live Science, migration, mimicry, odors, parakeets, parrots, phytoplankton, PLOS ONE, salmon, starlings, vocabulary, zoologists}

Appreciating Bird Mimicry and the Other Exceptional, Designed Talents

_{David Coppedge
July 24, 2023

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Let the reader enjoy the 350+ word vocabulary of Clover, alleged to be the best talking parrot in the world. Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
July 23, 2023

Categories
Applied Sciences
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, beauty, C.S. Lewis, computation, computers, economy, insight, John Horgan, magic, mathematician, nature, science, The Abolition of Man}

Science for Insight or Science for Power?

_{Peter Biles
July 23, 2023

Applied Sciences, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology

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What are the core purposes of science and math? Evaluating the idea of "knowledge as power" in the computer age. Read More ›