Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
May 8, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bamboo, clumsy, engineering, evolutionary biologists, geneticists, giant pandas, ID the Future, mammals, mechanical systems, paleontologists, Panda's Thumb, podcast, radial sesamoid, Stephen Jay Gould, Stuart Burgess, suboptimal, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig, wrist bone}

Evolved or Engineered? A Geneticist Evaluates the Panda’s Thumb

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 8, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Giant pandas have an elongated wrist bone, the radial sesamoid, that allows them to handle and eat bamboo with great dexterity. Read More ›

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Date
May 7, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Philosophy
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, biologists, biology, category theory, David Klinghoffer, Discovery Institute Press, DNA, evolution, genetic variations, genome, immaterial genome, intelligent design, life, material processes, natural selection, natural world, Plato, Plato's Revenge, Richard Sternberg, silver bullet}

Richard Sternberg’s Immaterial Genome Is Darwinism’s Silver Bullet

_{Science and Culture
May 7, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Philosophy, Scientific Reasoning

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This may sound spooky, but as Dr. Brian Miller explains, it is chiefly the application of advanced mathematics that dictates Dr. Sternberg’s conclusion. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
May 7, 2025

Categories
Archaeology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Technology
Tagged
, archaeologists, archaeology, Ars Technica, Bob Yirka, bone tip, Caucasus Mountains, Eurasia, Europe, Homo sapiens, human origins, humans, Kiona N. Smith, Liubov V. Golovanova, Mezmaiskaya Cave, Neanderthals, paleontology, Phys.org, weapons}

Slow-Witted? Neanderthals Invented Their Own Tech — Didn’t Copy

_{Denyse O’Leary
May 7, 2025

Archaeology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Technology

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Neanderthals cannot be the missing link that many paleontologists are looking for. But if the human mind has no history, there is no missing link. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 7, 2025

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abstract thought, alcohol, Alzheimer’s disease, Aristotle, behaviors, brain, brain activity, electrical discharges, emotions, epilepsy, forced thinking, medical treatment, migraines, mind, muscles, neuorscience, neurons, neuroscience, obsessive-compulsive behavior, odors, physiological reactions, seizure, stroke, Thomas Aquinas, Wilder Penfield}

What Epilepsy Can Teach About the Mind

_{Michael Egnor
May 7, 2025

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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I have treated thousands of patients with epilepsy. Seizures can result in a variety of behaviors and emotions. But let me tell you what they don't do. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 6, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, Cornelius Hunter, Dan Stern Cardinale, Darwinism, evolution, Evolution News, evolutionists, intelligent design, junk DNA, lying, Michael Behe, professors, Rutgers University, YouTube videos}

Rutgers Biologist Dan Stern Cardinale Calls Professor Michael Behe a Liar, Liar, Liar!

_{David Klinghoffer
May 6, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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Ah, Dr. Dan is back. And you know that when someone goes for the all caps option, he’s really serious. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 6, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, bullying, bureaucracy, Cambrian Explosion, Center for Science and Culture, Emily Sandico, Federal Government, Greece, Greek Orthodox Church, heresy, immaterial genome, John West, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Institutes of Health, National Museum of Natural History, Ottoman Empire, parishioners, Plato's Revenge, priests, Redmond, Richard Sternberg, Smithsonian Institution, Stephen Meyer, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity}

“Recant!” A Sternberg Story that (Almost) Got Away

_{David Klinghoffer
May 6, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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The priest cited to Sternberg the experience of Greeks when they lived under harsh Turkish rule. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 6, 2025

Categories
Anatomy
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, abstract thought, Aristotle, blood pressure, brain function, brain state, breathing, Denyse O'Leary, Edward Feser, elementary particles, emotion, heart rate, hormones, intellect, James Ross, logic, matter, measurements, memory, Michael Egnor, mind, movement, neuroscience, perception, photons, Plato, precision, puppy, retinal cells, soul, triangle, uncertainty, Uncertainty Principle, will}

The Logical Basis of the Immaterial Mind

_{Michael Egnor
May 6, 2025

Anatomy, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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The indeterminacy of matter precludes brain states from forming the basis of abstract thought. Simple logic points to this truth. Read More ›

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Date
May 5, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Brian DeVries, Center for Science and Culture, Chicago Assemblies of God Church, creator, events, evolution, humans, Illinois, intelligent design, Mt. Prospect, nature, Open Door Ministry Presbyterian Church, Paul Nelson, registration, Scripture}

Event, May 13: The Heavens Declare

_{Science and Culture
May 5, 2025

Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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Paul Nelson and Brian DeVries will give special attention to how humans are able to detect design in nature. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 5, 2025

Categories
Evolution
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, 23andMe, Amazon, archaeology, Brown University, Columbia University, David Klinghoffer, dementia, Discovery Institute Press, DNA, epigenetics, genome, George Thomas, Greek, Greeks, Harriet Lund, humans, immaterial genome, journalism, Latin, Los Angeles, Mayflower, National Review, Orthodox Judaism, Oscar A. C. Lund, Plato, Plato's Revenge, Robert Rosen, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Smithsonian National Museum, The Gene: An Intimate History, whales, William F. Buckley Jr., yeast}

Spooked by Sternberg: From the Introduction to Plato’s Revenge

_{David Klinghoffer
May 5, 2025

Evolution, History of Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Scientific Reasoning

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All familiar thinking about the genome assumes that it is, of course, purely material. From this premise, biologist Richard Sternberg radically departs. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
May 5, 2025

Categories
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Science Education
Tagged
, assignments, biology, chemistry, discount, Discovery Institute Academy, education, high school, homeschool, instruction, intelligent design, lab activities, lectures, nature, parents, readings, scientists, students, teachers, tuition, universe}

Intelligent Design Biology and Chemistry for Homeschoolers

_{John G. West
May 5, 2025

Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Science Education

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This fall, Discovery Institute Academy will be offering both High School Biology and High School Chemistry for the 2025-26 school year. Read More ›