Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
January 19, 2026

Categories
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, 4D Nucleome Project, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, cell types, central dogma, chromatin loops, chromosomes, cohesin, Darwinists, diseases, DNA, double helix, dynamic architecture, fourth dimension, genes, intelligent design, interactome, Job Dekker, junk DNA, kilobases, loop extrusion, molecular machines, mutations, Nature (journal), NIH Common Fund, Northwestern University, nucleic acid, nucleome, nucleus, proteins, topologically associating domains, UMass Chan Medical School}

4-D Nucleome Mapping Opens New Vision of Dynamic DNA Architecture

_{David Coppedge
January 19, 2026

Genetics, Intelligent Design

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DNA is not a static sequence to read; it is a code that builds and operates its own factory. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 19, 2026

Categories
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, accidents, car, Center for Science and Culture, Colin Wright, common sense, computer, constraints, Discovery Institute Press, endorsements, evidence, evolution, evolutionary biologists, evolutionists, experiments, human body, humans, misuse, Nathan Jacobson, Nathan Lents, Stephen Meyer, Stuart Burgess, technology, TIME, Ultimate Engineering, University of Bristol}

The Human Body’s “Ultimate Engineering”: New Book Available for Pre-Order Now

_{David Klinghoffer
January 19, 2026

Engineering, Intelligent Design

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Evolution prompts us to expect in our bodies a grab bag of botched experiments conducted by blind, purposeless natural groping. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
January 18, 2026

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Bayesian reasoning, Charles Darwin, Darwin’s Black Box, egg, engineering, evolution, evolutionary theory, fertilization, forethought, goal, human reproduction, ID the Future, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, irreducibly complex systems, Jonathan McLatchie, Michael Behe, natural selection, podcast, purpose, seminal fluid, sexual reproduction, sperm, sperm capacitation}

Sexual Reproduction: Engineered for Success

_{Andrew McDiarmid
January 18, 2026

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

I continue a three-part discussion with Dr. Jonathan McLatchie on why sex is the queen of problems for evolutionary theory. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 16, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, beauty, faith and science, Hoover Institution, ideas, intelligent design, mathematical structure, mathematics, Peter Robinson, Plato, Plato's Revenge, Princeton University, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Sternberg, Sergiu Klainerman, Stanford University, The Republic, Uncommon Knowledge, universe}

Math, Mystery, and the Mind of God: A Conversation

_{David Klinghoffer
January 16, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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The discussion takes place against a stunning Alpine background, which is appropriate since the mysterious beauty of mathematics, is a theme. Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks II

Date
January 16, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Engineering
Tagged
, ADALINE, Adolf Hitler, algorithms, artificial intelligence, Bell Labs, Bernard Widrow, Boeing, Claude Shannon, copper, copper plating, Earl Sannard Herald, electrical engineering, electroplating, English, Frank Rosenblatt, French, IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal, IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Medal, Japanese, Least Mean Squares, MADALINE, Marcian Hoff, National Academy of Engineering, Neural Networks, neurons, pennies, Science in Action, Seattle, silver nitrate, speech recognition, Stanford University}

Remembering Bernie Widrow, a Great Engineer and a Wise Scientist

_{Robert J. Marks II
January 16, 2026

Computational Sciences, Engineering

11}

Widrow called his learning machine a neural network because it was loosely based on the 1943 McCulloch-Pitts model of the biological neuron. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 15, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, ambivalence, Ann Gauger, biological complexity, biology, Charles Lyell, chemical evolution, common descent, Darwinian evolution, Duke of Argyll, evolution, First Things, Fr. Martin Hilbert, Fr. Michael Chaberek, human body, human life, infraction, Judaism, natural selection, nature, Neil Thomas, On the Genesis of Species, origin of life, Richard Owen, Roman Catholic Church, Science and Culture Today, scientists, slovenliness, St. George Mivart, Stephen M. Barr, theology, universal common descent, vera causa}

Catholicism and “Evolution,” Whatever That Means

_{David Klinghoffer
January 15, 2026

Evolution, Faith & Science

3}

In the book review by Stephen Barr, I count 66 mentions of “evolution” and not one of “Darwinian evolution.” Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
January 15, 2026

Categories
Chemistry
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, cellular complexity, censorship, COVID-19 vaccines, Edward Peltzer, evolution, evolutionary paradigm, geomolecules, goalposts, ID the Future, molecules, ocean chemistry, origin of life, podcast, prebiotic Earth, prebiotic synthesis, reactive chemicals, reducing atmosphere, RNA, RNA world, volcanic gases}

Dr. Edward Peltzer: The Messy Reality of Prebiotic Chemistry

_{Andrew McDiarmid
January 15, 2026

Chemistry, Origin of Life

3}

The interview explores the professional risks faced by scientists who question the standard evolutionary paradigm. Read More ›

DNA sequencing result, visualisation. Researches in genetics

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
January 15, 2026

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, AmiGO, biological networks, biology, computers, coordination, Darwinian evolution, data networks, datasets, E. coli, engineering, Gene Ontology, genomics, glycolysis, intelligent design, Introduction to Systems Biology, isoforms, Joel Bader, junk DNA, living systems, long non-coding RNAs, metabolomics, molecular biology, Molecular Systems Biology, mRNA, mutations, optimal design, optimism, proteins, proteomics, reductionist biology, Rube Goldberg, Ruedi Aebersold, smartphones, Systems Biology, technology, transcription network, transcriptomics, Uri Alon, Yuri Lazebnik}

Systems Biology and Intelligent Design: A Natural Fit

_{Emily Reeves
January 15, 2026

Biology, Intelligent Design

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My optimism comes from how powerfully top-down design has succeeded in giving us the complex systems of the modern world. Read More ›

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Author
Rob Stadler

Date
January 14, 2026

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, clinical evidence, confidence, evidence, evolution, experimental evidence, experimental evolution studies, experimental studies, fossil record, innovation, James Tour, medicine, Rice University, scientific evidence, scientific fields}

With James Tour, I Have Been Assessing the Evidence for Evolutionary Innovation

_{Rob Stadler
January 14, 2026

Biology, Evolution

2}

The evidence that is most often presented in support of evolution (i.e., the fossil record and homology) fails to meet the criteria for providing confidence. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
January 14, 2026

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, Bayesian inference, Bayesian reasoning, causal ramification, chance, cosmic design, fine-tuning, fine-tuning arguments, improbability, intelligent design, Journal for General Philosophy of Science, King’s College London, multiverse, observation biases, philosophy, physical laws, physicists, physics, probability, Roberto Fumagalli, theism, universe}

New Peer-Reviewed Paper Defends Cosmic Fine-Tuning Argument

_{Jonathan McLatchie
January 14, 2026

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physics

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Fumagalli does not in the end state whether he himself lands on the multiverse hypothesis, cosmic design, or unknown physics as the best explanation. Read More ›