Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
May 12, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, animals, body plans, Cambrian Explosion, Carl Zimmer, China, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinian evolution, Darwinian theory, Donald Prothero, Ediacaran biota, embryos, fossil record, Jerry Coyne, Metazoa, metazoans, microfossils, Namapoikia rietoogensis, Namibia, Neoproterozoic, New York Times, Newfoundland, Nick Matzke, Norway, paleontology, precambrian fossils, protists, Rugoconites enigmaticus, Russia, snowball Earth, South Australia, spicules, sponges, Stephen Meyer, Trilobozoa, Triradialomorpha, White Sea, Wikipedia}

The Myth of Precambrian Sponges

_{Günter Bechly
May 12, 2020

Evolution

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Evolutionists would expect to find sponges as the earliest animals in the fossil record. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 12, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, assisted suicide, coronavirus, COVID-19, despair, District of Columbia, doctors, New Jersey, public policy, suicide prevention}

New Jersey’s Suicide Confusion

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 12, 2020

Bioethics

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With COVID-19, New Jersey officials are worried about a spike in suicide caused by the shutdown. Read More ›

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Date
May 12, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
Medicine
Technology
Tagged
, __edited, conflict myth, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, Fox Broadcasting Company, history, ID the Future, immortality, Jay Richards, medicine, Michael Keas, National Geographic Channel, Neil deGrasse Tyson, podcast, religion, science, superstition, Unbelievable}

Neil Tyson Gets Ancient and Modern Medicine Wrong

_{Science and Culture
May 12, 2020

Faith & Science, Medicine, Technology

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Curiously, Tyson has a future, quasi-religious myth of his own to promote: personal immortality through futuristic technology. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 11, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Medicine
Tagged
, academia, artificial intelligence, C.S. Lewis, Center for Science and Culture, coronavirus, COVID-19, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, Evolution News, free will, Intercollegiate Studies Institute, John West, lockdown, media, Michael Egnor, mind, quantum mechanics, Robert J. Marks II, science, scientists, universe, Walter Bradley Center, webinar}

Free Webinar, May 16: Compliant or Critical? Scientific Authority in the Age of COVID-19

_{David Klinghoffer
May 11, 2020

Evolution, Medicine

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“Follow the science!” we’re told. “Listen to the scientists!” Should we submit to such calls, or insist on thinking for ourselves? Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
May 11, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, acoustic waves, Basic Books, chemical networks, early Earth, electricity, energy converter, entropy, experimental data, fluctuation theorems, formaldehyde, free energy, hydrothermal vents, information, Jeremy England, magnetic field, matter, minimally complex cell, natural engine, racing car, speakers, spin glass, theory, Viktor Frankl, waveguide, wavelengths}

On the Origin of Life, Here Is My Response to Jeremy England

_{Brian Miller
May 11, 2020

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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The most promising candidate for a “natural engine” is proton flows across thermal vents that theoretically could generate high-energy molecules. Read More ›

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Date
May 11, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, An Uplifting Story, bottlenose dolphins, catapult, dandelions, Darwinism, dolphins, evolution, fish stocks, flea beetle, flea beetles, Francis Collins, Illustra Media, infrared radiation, intelligent design, killer whales, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, National Institutes of Health, origami, parachute, PNAS, toothed whales, U.S. Navy, Zookeys}

In Biology, Intelligent Designs that Amaze, Amuse, and Entertain

_{Science and Culture
May 11, 2020

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Animals and plants keep giving scientists and engineers ideas for biomimetic designs. Sometimes observing the organisms is just plain fun. Read More ›

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Date
May 10, 2020

Categories
Astronomy
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Center for Science and Culture, earth, eclipse, habitable zone, ID the Future, intelligent design, Jay Richards, Moon, planets, podcast, scientists, The Privileged Planet, totality, United States}

How a Perfect Solar Eclipse Suggests Intelligent Design

_{Science and Culture
May 10, 2020

Astronomy, Physical Sciences

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Perfect eclipses aren’t just eerie and beautiful. They’ve helped scientists test and discover things, and they are part of a larger pattern. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 9, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Anselm, atheism, cognitive science, Discovery Institute, friends, Kurt Gödel, Mind Matters, Ontological Argument, podcast, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Robert J. Marks II, social media, Walter Bradley Center}

Marks, Bringsjord: Confound Your Atheist Friends with Gödel’s “God Theorem”

_{David Klinghoffer
May 9, 2020

Faith & Science

1}

You didn’t know that Gödel was a theist and that a proof of God’s existence was discovered among his papers when he died? Well here it is. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
May 8, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, cats, Center for Science and Culture, development, Discovery Institute, evo-devo, evolution, lectures, memories, Summer Seminars, Zoom}

Why Building Animals Is Hard

_{Paul Nelson
May 8, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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This lecture represents material I have presented for the past few years, under the heading of “evo-devo,” or “evolution and development.” Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 8, 2020

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, Anthony Fauci, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coronavirus, COVID-19, Darwinism, economics, Europe, experts, Frank Bruni, mind, New York Times, public health, quantum mechanics, Richard Feynman, Science, Texas Tech, universe, World Health Organization, Wuhan}

The Science Guild’s Mask Is Falling Off

_{Michael Egnor
May 8, 2020

Medicine

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Theoretical physicist Richard Feynman quipped that “science is the belief in the ignorance of experts.” Read More ›