Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 27, 2022

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, ADP, ATP, ATP synthase, coincidences, Energy, gradual development, hydrothermal vents, intelligent design, materialists, miracle, nanomachines, Nick Lane, nonlife}

Origin of Life without Intelligent Design? Long Story Short Tackles the “Energy Harnessing” Problem

_{David Klinghoffer
July 27, 2022

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

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“Life’s energy harnessing process is one big paradox. You need it before you can have it, and you can’t make it until you’ve already made it." Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 26, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Science
Tagged
, abstract concepts, abstract thought, abstractions, animal intelligence, bottlenose dolphins, chimpanzees, Dogs, dolphins, neuroscience, rabbits, social justice, time travel, University of Buffalo}

Claim: Dogs Can Form “Abstract Concepts”

_{Denyse O’Leary
July 26, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology, Science

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It’s a good idea to be skeptical when any such claim is followed up with the assertion that humans “aren’t that cognitively unique after all.” Read More ›

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Date
July 26, 2022

Categories
Physical Sciences
Science
Tagged
, China, clouds, earth, habitability, James Webb Space Telescope, life, Royal Astronomical Society, University of Toronto, water}

Exoplanets: Searching for “Earth 2.0”

_{Science and Culture
July 26, 2022

Physical Sciences, Science

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"Webb has revealed the unambiguous signature of water, indications of haze, and evidence for clouds that were thought not to exist based on prior observations" Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 26, 2022

Categories
Anatomy
Evolution
Tagged
, Australia, Big Think, carpal tunnel syndrome, Darwin Devolves, devolution, embryonic development, Eric H. Anderson, evolution, Evolution and Intelligent Design in a Nutshell, evolution in action, fact check, Flinders University, forearm, genes, median artery, medicine, Michael Behe, microevolution}

Fact Check: Humans Aren’t “Evolving a New Artery”

_{David Klinghoffer
July 26, 2022

Anatomy, Evolution

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The median artery was not caught in the act of “evolving,” either in the micro- or macro- sense. It has been caught in the act of “persisting.” Read More ›

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Date
July 25, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, algorithms, artificial intelligence, consciousness, creativity, ID the Future, Michael Medved, Michael Medved Show, military, Non-Computable You, podcast, Robert J. Marks II}

Robert J. Marks: Could Artificial Intelligence Replace Tom Cruise?

_{Science and Culture
July 25, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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Strictly in terms of optimal military tactics, the job of the human fighter pilots could be better filled by drones. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 25, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Artificial Selection, Cnidaria, convergence, Current Biology, development, evolution, fallacy, Hydra, intelligence, intelligent design, jellyfish, natural selection, Nature Nanotechnology, Neural Networks, New Scientist, programmers, promissory note, purpose}

In Artificial and Biological Neural Networks, Intelligent Design Is Undeniable

_{David Coppedge
July 25, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Someday evolutionists might connect the dots. Right now, even simple nerve nets in jellyfish and hydra are remarkably well designed for what they do. Read More ›

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Date
July 24, 2022

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, anthropologists, COVID-19, health, Linköping University, Rutgers University, safety, Sapiens, smell, University of Manchester}

The Nose Really Does Know, It Turns Out…

_{Science and Culture
July 24, 2022

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Anosmia, the loss of a sense of smell, affects up to 80 percent of COVID sufferers. However long it lasts, it is a health and safety concern. Read More ›

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Date
July 23, 2022

Categories
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, Europe, faith, ID the Future, Judeo-Christian culture, Judeo-Christian tradition, Michael Egnor, Middle Ages, podcast, Renaissance}

Michael Egnor: Judeo-Christian Culture and the Rise of Modern Science

_{Science and Culture
July 23, 2022

Faith & Science, Physical Sciences

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Dr. Egnor addresses the claim that the rise of atheism has somehow been a boon to science. Not so, Egnor says. Read More ›

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Date
July 22, 2022

Categories
Ethics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Alysson Muotri, autism, birth, brains, consciousness, dementia, embryos, motor neuron disease, New Scientist, organoids, sentience, skin cells, Stanford University, UC San Diego}

Yikes, Lab-Grown Brains Are Getting Closer

_{Science and Culture
July 22, 2022

Ethics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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The excitement is the prospect of better understanding and treatment of dementia, autism, and motor neuron disease (ALS). Read More ›

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Author
Amanda Witt

Date
July 22, 2022

Categories
Faith & Science
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, algorithms, artificial intelligence, Blake Lemoine, chatbot, common sense, companionship, confidentiality, consciousness, conversation, emotions, fear, Google, humans, LaMDA, Language Model for Dialogue Applications, meditation, Non-Computable You, psychologists, reading, Robert J. Marks II, sentience, spirituality, Washington Post, Wesley J. Smith}

Chatbots Might Chat, But They’re Not People

_{Amanda Witt
July 22, 2022

Faith & Science, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind

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A Google engineer claims a chatbot meditates, believes itself to have a soul, has emotions like fear, and enjoys reading. Read More ›