Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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David Klinghoffer

Date
April 20, 2020

Categories
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, atheism, authoritarianism, Bible, Christians, creationism, Discovery Institute, education, Erin O’Donnell, evolution, evolutionary theory, Harvard Law School, Harvard University, homeschooling, Idaho, intelligent design, kids, Newspeak, North Carolina, parents, Princeton University, prison, public education, stereotyping, students}

Harvard Law Professor — Ban Homeschooling for “Question[ing] Science”

_{David Klinghoffer
April 20, 2020

Science Education

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Ban it for other things as well, says Professor Elizabeth Bartholet in a stunning article for Harvard Magazine. Read More ›

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Date
April 20, 2020

Categories
Physical Sciences
Physics
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, __k-review, aerosols, climate change, clouds, coronavirus, Cosmos 3.0, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, droughts, flooding, Forbes, geography, global warming, Jay Richards, Neil deGrasse Tyson, predictions, wildfires}

Tyson and Cosmos Sound the Climate Alarm Again

_{Science and Culture
April 20, 2020

Physical Sciences, Physics

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During the present coronavirus threat we can learn some valuable lessons about model predictions. Read More ›

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Date
April 19, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
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, __k-review, Center for Science and Culture, ID the Future, Jay Richards, Judeo-Christian culture, materialism, podcast, religion, Robert Crowther, science, Warfare Thesis}

Jay Richards: Warfare Thesis Ignores the Roots of Science

_{Science and Culture
April 19, 2020

Faith & Science

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Has science missed out by being partnered with materialism? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 18, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, contagion, crisis, culture, economy, population, suicide, suicide rate}

We Need to Worry About Suicide Contagion, Too

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 18, 2020

Bioethics, Ethics, Medicine

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The National Center for Health Statistics has published an alarming report. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 17, 2020

Categories
Astronomy
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Carl Sagan, classroom, coronavirus, Cosmos (series), Cosmos 3.0, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, COVID-19, Discovery Institute, education, evolution, Fox Broadcasting Company, ID the Future, intelligence, Jay Richards, materialism, matter, Michael Keas, mind, National Geographic Channel, science, storytelling, students, teachers, The Privileged Planet, Unbelievable}

Cosmos Franchise Loses Viewers, While Pumping for Materialism

_{David Klinghoffer
April 17, 2020

Astronomy, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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Perhaps partly because the world is preoccupied by COVID-19, a lot fewer people so far have seen the new Cosmos. Read More ›

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Date
April 17, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, camouflage, cuttlefish, Douglas Axe, evolution, giant squid, innovation, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, Marine Biology Laboratory, Massachusetts, Monterey Bay Aquarium, natural selection, Nature (journal), octopuses, pigmentation, PNAS, random mutations, RNA editing, selective pressure, skin, squid, Stanford University, University of Chicago, Walter Myers}

Squid’s Got Talent — Super-Powers Astonish Scientists

_{Science and Culture
April 17, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The humble squid astonishes scientists with its super-powers. Are these marine champions really the products of random mutations and natural selection? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 17, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
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, __k-review, assisted suicide, Belgium, Canada, coronavirus, euthanasia, Germany, Groningen protocol, human experimentation, infanticide, Jack Kevorkian, MAiD, medical assistance in dying, Netherlands, organ donation, pediatricians, quadriplegia, utilitarianism}

The Jack Kevorkian Plague

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 17, 2020

Bioethics, Medicine

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The pathogen I mean is a cultural pandemic, the embrace of doctor-prescribed suicide and of administered homicide. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
April 16, 2020

Categories
Physical Sciences
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, __k-review, Abraham Loeb, atmosphere, BIO-Complexity, distance, Hubble Space Telescope, hydrogen, interstellar dust, Milky Way, Neptune, oxygen, rockets, satellite TV, solar system, space travel, super-earths, The Privileged Planet, Uranus}

Is Space Travel Our Destiny?

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
April 16, 2020

Physical Sciences

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I was motivated to do this study after two papers were published in 2018 on the difficulty of launching rockets from super-earths. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 15, 2020

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, anxiety, bullies, Cambridge University, censors, complex life, coronavirus, COVID-19, Darwin's Doubt, death, Great American Novel, intelligent design, Leviticus, materialism, musical instruments, Passover, quarantine, quizzes, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Return of the God Hypothesis, Russian, scientific evidence, shutdown, Signature in the Cell, stars, Stephen Meyer, stimulation, video course, Wall Street Journal}

New Video Course with Stephen Meyer on Design Science Offers Hope and Stimulation

_{David Klinghoffer
April 15, 2020

Biology, Cosmology, Intelligent Design

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Many have asked what or whom proponents of intelligent design nominate as the source of the purpose and design that courses through life and the weave of the whole cosmos. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 15, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, birds, critics, Dallas Conference on Science & Faith, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, Darwin's Finches, Darwinian evolution, dog breeds, Dogs, eukaryotes, exaggeration, First Rule of Adaptive Evolution, fitness, genetic information, humans, humor, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, mammals, mutations, polar bears, prokaryotes, religion, Richard Lenski, science, wolves}

Judge Michael Behe’s Case for Intelligent Design Yourself

_{David Klinghoffer
April 15, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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“Darwin’s mechanism is dominated by ‘Poison-Pill’ mutations: positively-selected, loss-of-function mutation.” It “squanders genetic information for short-term gain.” Read More ›