Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 23, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, cephalopod, convergent evolution, crabs, evolution, Germany, human eye, intelligence, iris, lens, lobsters, Nautilus, octopuses, optic nerves, photoreceptors, retina, squid}

Octopus Intelligence Poses Evolutionary Convergence Conundrum

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 23, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind

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Outstandingly bright — with eyes that strikingly resemble ours — yet their ancestors split from mammals and birds 600 million years ago. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 23, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, aging, ATP synthase, bacteria, biophysicists, catalysis, cells, cilium, DNA, EMBO Journal, Emily Reeves, Evolution News, flagellum, geometry, molecular machines, nanomachines, Nature Communications, nitrogenase, RNA, Rubisco, Science (journal), Switzerland, topoisomerases, type III secretion system, UC San Diego, University of Basel, Unlocking the Mystery of Life}

Yes, a “Host of Machines” Are at Work in the Cell

_{David Coppedge
August 23, 2022

Intelligent Design, Science

9}

Here are more cellular machines to dazzle us with their moving parts and functions. Read More ›

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Date
August 22, 2022

Categories
Cosmology
Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Physics
Science
Tagged
, Big Bang, Big Crunch, Brian Koberlein, cosmic inflation, fluctuations, gravitational waves, infinity, James Webb Space Telescope, Paul J. Steinhardt, Princeton University, Roger Penrose, Sabine Hossenfelder, Standard Model, universe}

Cyclic Universe Can’t Avoid a Cosmic Beginning

_{Science and Culture
August 22, 2022

Cosmology, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Physics, Science

5}

The recent flutter over whether the James Webb Space Telescope’s data stream is a plus or a minus for the Big Bang raised interesting cosmological issues. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 22, 2022

Categories
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", ad hoc hypotheses, Big Think, Dartmouth College, David Klinghoffer, Eugene Koonin, Evolution News, First Cause, Gottfried Leibniz, intelligent agents, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Kirk Durston, Marcello Gleiser, multiverse, universe}

Physicist: “The Multiverse Is a Lot Like God”

_{David Klinghoffer
August 22, 2022

Faith & Science, Philosophy, Physical Sciences

4}

I have to admit it makes me smile to think Professor Gleiser’s thoughts ahead of him. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 22, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, Animal Algorithms, Arctic terns, atmosphere, bats, Carsten Egevang, Corryn Wetzel, dragonflies, Eric Cassell, Evolution News, field work, Flight, Germany, insects, intelligent design, locusts, Maine, Maryland, materialists, McGill University, Michael Denton, migration, New Scientist, optimization, Pennsylvania, sunlight, The Miracle of Man, The Wonder of Water, University of Exeter, University of Oldenburg, water}

Birds, Bats, Insects: Field Work on Animal Flight Reveals Wonders of Intelligent Design

_{David Coppedge
August 22, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Science

9}

The capabilities of flying animals continue to amaze scientists, and explanations challenge their best efforts. Does evolutionary theory help? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 21, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Science
Tagged
, abortion, Colorado, embryos, faith, fetus, Groningen protocol, human beings, Journal of Medical Ethics, Netherlands, Peter Singer, pregnancy, public policy, rights, Second Amendment, The New England Journal of Medicine, unborn, Vermont, World Health Organization}

Pro-Abortion Absolutism and Its Consequences

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 21, 2022

Bioethics, Medicine, Science

6}

Abortion absolutism is a radical departure from the once well-accepted idea that nascent human beings — at least at some level — deserve respect and protection. Read More ›

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Date
August 20, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, Andrew Newberg, brain, brain scan, ID the Future, meditation, Michael Egnor, mysticism, near-death experiences, neuroscience, neurotheology, podcast}

Listen: Into the Mystic with a Neurosurgeon and a Neurotheologian

_{Science and Culture
August 20, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

1}

What parts of the brain light up, and what parts go dormant, when someone is “speaking in tongues”? Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
August 19, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Medicine
Science
Tagged
, abortion, Associated Press, autonomy, Brave New World, Canada, depression, discrimination, euthanasia, hearing loss, homicide, human dignity, medicine, physician-assisted suicide, suffering}

“Thank You for Waiting. The Doctor Will Kill You Now…”

_{Michael Egnor
August 19, 2022

Bioethics, Ethics, Medicine, Science

3}

Canada has some of the most permissive euthanasia laws in the world and allows people with disabilities to be killed on request. Read More ›

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Date
August 19, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, Andrew Newberg, brains, faith, meditation, mind, neuroscience, neurotheology, religion}

The Mind/Brain Problem and the Power of Meditative Prayer

_{Science and Culture
August 19, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

1}

It’s hard to know where the brain ends and the mind begins. How can studying our brains give us insight into our minds? Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
August 19, 2022

Categories
Paleontology
Science
Tagged
, Anchiornis, Archaeopteryx, Aurornis, birds, China, common descent, Cretaceous Period, dinosaurs, Dromaeosauridae, England, Fossil Friday (series), Germany, intelligent design, Jurassic, Late Jurassic, Luis Chiappe, Madagascar, Middle Jurassic, missing links, Nature (journal), Neo-Darwinism, paleontology, phylogenetic analysis, Portugal, Scotland, Temporal Paradox, The Guardian, Tree of Life, Upper Jurassic, Utah, Xiaotingia}

Fossil Friday: The Temporal Paradox of Early Birds

_{Günter Bechly
August 19, 2022

Paleontology, Science

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Wherever you look in the fossil record you stumble upon problems for the Darwinian story and evidence that is better explained by intelligent design. Read More ›