Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Carl Linnaeus

Date
May 4, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, abiogenesis, abiotic chemistry, amino acids, asteroids, biopolymers, building blocks, carbon, chemical evolution, DNA, early Earth, extraterrestrials, James Tour, lipids, Live Science, Nature Communications, nucleobases, panspermia, phosphate, prebiotic chemicals, proteins, Rice University, RNA, RNA world, Ryugu, Science (journal), Science and Faith in Dialogue, side chains, solar system, uracil}

Uracil Discovered on Asteroid Ryugu — What Does It Mean for the Origin of Life?

_{Carl Linnaeus
May 4, 2023

Biochemistry, Life Sciences, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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These Ryugu samples appear to be our first chance to examine which organic compounds may be produced in a prebiotic setting in our solar system. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
May 4, 2023

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, complex specified information, epilogue, evolution, faith and science, historical sciences, intelligent design, James Lileks, objections, Peter Robinson, podcast, Return of the God Hypothesis, Ricochet, Shannon information, Stephen Meyer}

Listen: Stephen Meyer Takes on All Challenges

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 4, 2023

Biology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Philosophy of Science

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We’ve been sharing some of our favorite recent interviews with the author. In our final entry, enjoy 30 minutes of Dr. Meyer in fine form. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 4, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, cell biology, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, complexity, Discovery Institute, DiscoveryU, education, evolution, homeschool students, Icons of Evolution, ideology, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, knowledge, Latin, life, materialism, molecular biology, natural selection, nature, public education, Scientia, The Design of Life, The Myth of Junk DNA, Tree of Life, UC Berkeley, universe, Yale University}

New DiscoveryU Course: Jonathan Wells Takes an Objective Look at the Evidence for Evolution

_{David Klinghoffer
May 4, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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The notion that knowledge must reject mind as a casual factor in origins studies is a materialist presumption — not science. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
May 3, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, biologists, cladistics, entomologists, entomology, Gerhard Mickoleit, Günter Bechly, intelligent design, morphology, naturalists, Neo-Darwinism, phylogenetics, polymath, Protestantism, Stuttgart Natural History Museum, systematics, University of Tübingen, Willi Hennig}

Farewell to My Teacher, Gerhard Mickoleit

_{Günter Bechly
May 3, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology

2}

He had rather secretly always been a devout Protestant Christian and he too had some doubts about the causal adequacy and sufficiency of neo-Darwinism. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
May 3, 2023

Categories
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Dennis Prager, faith and science, intelligent design, paperback, radio, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, universe}

Want an Ultimate Issue? How About the Origin of the Universe

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 3, 2023

Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

1}

Today, it’s the king of clear thinking, Mr. Dennis Prager, who hosts Dr. Meyer for the Ultimate Issues hour. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
May 3, 2023

Categories
Biology
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, atoms, dandelions, decay, dirt, early Earth, electromagnetic force, embryo, equilibrium, fertilization, flowers, Frontiers in Plant Science, functional complexity, gravity, information, intelligent design, Midwest, nature, prebiotic materials, seeds, tulips, water}

The Marvel of a Seed

_{Eric Hedin
May 3, 2023

Biology, Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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From a cursory examination, a seed may seem like a fairly simple little thing, but more analysis reveals layers of functional complexity. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
May 2, 2023

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, faith and science, God Hypothesis, intelligent design, interviews, life, origins, paperback, podcast, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, thinkers, universe}

Meyer, D’Souza: Two Great Thinkers on the God Hypothesis

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 2, 2023

Biology, Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Popular filmmaker and author Dinesh D’Souza welcomes philosopher of science Stephen Meyer to his show. Read More ›

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Date
May 2, 2023

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animals, Ann Gauger, biologists, genetic code, God's Grandeur, human race, human uniqueness, ID the Future, information, intelligent design, Jay Richards, molecular machines, podcast}

God’s Grandeur: Ann Gauger on the Scientific Case for Intelligent Design

_{Science and Culture
May 2, 2023

Biology, Faith & Science, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design

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A biologist explains why it is indeed possible that the entire human race came from two original parents. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
May 2, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, biomolecules, cars, cities, computers, DNA, evolution, humans, information, intelligence, intelligent design, living cell, probability, proteins, puzzles, unguided processes, universe}

People Can Do Puzzles — And Why That Matters

_{Eric Hedin
May 2, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Our ability to complete a puzzle hinges upon clues that are unavailable to nature, were natural processes given the task of assembling the puzzle. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 2, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, epigenetics, evolution, gene expression, genes, Hox genes, melting pot, mitochondrial DNA, Müller cells, On the Origin of Species, optic nerve, orphan genes, retina, Richard Dawkins, selfish genes, Technion, The Blind Watchmaker, The Selfish Gene, unit of selection}

New Book Puts Richard Dawkins’s “Selfish Genes” in the ICU

_{Emily Reeves
May 2, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Dr. Jarvis lays out numerous pieces of evidence that jeopardize Dawkins’s view that genes are selfish and act as the units of selection. Read More ›