Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Date
March 16, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacteriophages, biological information, biologists, Casey Luskin, cellular life, evolution, evolutionary theory, ID the Future, intelligent design, Lehigh University, macroevolution, Michael Behe, mindless processes, neo-Darwinian synthesis, podcast}

Bacteriophage Is the New Poster Child for Darwin’s Doom

_{Science and Culture
March 16, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

Through no fault of Darwin’s, neither he nor anyone else in his day had a clue about the nature of cellular life and biological information. Read More ›

Ventral death-mask of Kimberella quadrata

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 16, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Basics of Intelligent Design Biology, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, complexity, Darwinian gradualism, Ediacaran fauna, Ediacaran Period, evolution, fossil record, intelligent design, Lukas Ruegger, multicellular life, Simon Conway Morris, single-celled organisms}

Lukas Ruegger on the “Ediacaran Explosion”— No Solution to the Cambrian Puzzle

_{David Klinghoffer
March 16, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

3}

Ruegger is the personable new intelligent design “explainer” whose videos take an approach similar to Khan Academy’s, but better. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
March 16, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, Bayes’ Theorem, COVID-19, design detection, evolution, intelligent design, natural processes, Nature Medicine, New York Times, Nicholas Wade, pandemic, peer review, SARS-CoV-2, spike protein, Thomas Bayes, viruses}

COVID-19 Meets Intelligent Design

_{Cornelius Hunter
March 16, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Medicine

9}

To summarize, the authors use a terrible design hypothesis, and make ever-escalating claims of certainty from two weak observations. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
March 15, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, arthropods, brain size, chimpanzees, entomology, hunting, intelligent design, IQ testing, jumping spiders, lemurs, neuroscience, octopuses, spiders, The Scientist}

Spiders Are Smart; Be Glad They Are Small

_{Denyse O’Leary
March 15, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

5}

Recent research has shed light on the intriguing strategies that spiders use to deceive other spiders — and prey in general. Read More ›

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post

Date
March 15, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, evolution, evolutionists, history of life, humanity, ID the Future, intelligent design, Jay Richards, origins, podcast, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, theism, theistic evolutionists}

Jay Richards on the Art of Answering Theistic Evolutionists

_{Science and Culture
March 15, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

If someone tells you he’s a theistic evolutionist, first find out what he means by theism and evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
March 15, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Arabidopsis, cardiovascular system, epigenetics, evolution, genome, Ghana, hawk, intelligent design, Israel, Lamarckian theory, Lamarckism, natural selection, Nature (journal), Neo-Darwinism, non-random mutation, University of Haifa}

Paper Provides More Evidence that Mutations Aren’t Random

_{Casey Luskin
March 15, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

5}

A news release from the University of Haifa pulls no punches about the implications. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
March 14, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Psychology
Tagged
, amino acids, animation, ATP, dehydration, DNA, double helix, early Earth, enzyme, evolution, genomes, homochirality, hydration, intelligent design, intelligent designer, molecular machines, projection, replication, scientific materialism, supercoiling, topoisomerases, transcription}

New Animation on Topoisomerase Demonstrates Irrationality of Denying Design Evidence in Biology

_{Brian Miller
March 14, 2022

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

7}

Replication or transcription of DNA stresses the macromolecule, resulting in supercoiling. Topoisomerase II relieves the stress. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
March 14, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animation, archaea, ATP synthase, bacteria, crankshaft, cristae, cryo-electron microscopy, evolution, Germany, hydrothermal vent, intelligent design, Japan, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Journal of Bacteriology, mitochondria, molecular machines, Nature Communications, phosphate, plant cells, protons, Scott Minnich, Unlocking the Mystery of Life}

ATP Synthase Gets Smarter

_{David Coppedge
March 14, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

7}

Two new papers reveal fine-tuning in the assembly of ATP synthase rotary motors and in its operation under ATP hydrolysis. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
March 14, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic freedom, Baylor University, Bryan Leonard, Cassini mission, David Coppedge, Eugenie Scott, Francis Beckwith, free speech, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), National Museum of Natural History, Ohio State University, public education, Richard Sternberg, Roger DeHart, Saturn, Smithsonian Institution, Stephen Meyer, Washington Post, Washington State}

Do Non-Scientists Have Freedom to Question Darwinism?

_{John G. West
March 14, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

10}

College professors are not the only targets in academia who face discrimination because of their skepticism of Darwinism. Students can be even more vulnerable. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 13, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Technology
Tagged
, biotechnology, children, family, fathers, gametes, genomes, in vitro fertilization, mothers, ovum, parenthood, sperm}

Our Looming Procreative Anarchy

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 13, 2022

Bioethics, Medicine, Technology

4}

It is no secret that the traditional family is under unprecedented assault. But we haven’t seen anything yet. Read More ›