Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Date
March 18, 2020

Categories
Chemistry
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, biological information, Christianity, Communists, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinian theory, earth, Enceladus, Fox Broadcasting Company, Gregor Mendel, Internet trolls, John D. Sutherland, John Herschel, Joseph Stalin, Karl Marx, Lamarckism, materialism, National Geographic Channel, Nature Reviews Chemistry, Neil deGrasse Tyson, oxygen, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Trofim Lysenko}

New Cosmos Episodes: Only Part of the Story

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March 18, 2020

Chemistry, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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These episodes will slip in smoothly in public school science classrooms, someday when all the schools reopen. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 17, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, Andrew McDiarmid, chimpanzees, coronavirus, Evolution News, Facebook, human genome, ID the Future, intelligent design, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, Neil Shubin, podcast, social media, virosphere, viruses}

Listen: Biochemist Michael Behe Puts Coronavirus in a Helpful Scientific Perspective

_{David Klinghoffer
March 17, 2020

Intelligent Design, Medicine

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Are we 8 percent virus (when we’re not 98 percent chimpanzee)? Dr. Behe explains that it’s not quite that clear. Read More ›

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Date
March 17, 2020

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Thaxton, Colorado School of Mines, Dallas, Darwin's Doubt, David Klinghoffer, Dean Kenyon, Discovery Institute, Discovery Institute Press, England, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, geochemistry, intelligent design, Jon Buell, Linda Buell, marriage, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, Paul Nelson, Phillip E. Johnson, Return of the God Hypothesis, Roger Olsen, San Francisco State University, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, University of Cambridge, Walter Bradley, William A. Dembski}

Remembering Our Friend Jon Buell, Intelligent Design’s “Matchmaker”

_{Science and Culture
March 17, 2020

Biology, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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If others have been hailed as the “father of intelligent design” (Michael Behe) or the “godfather” (Phillip Johnson), then Jon Buell was the “matchmaker.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 16, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
Mathematics
Tagged
, __k-review, Bible, Carl Sagan, Christianity, cosmic perspective, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, earth, Fox Broadcasting Company, Greek, heavens, Hebrew, Mike Keas, National Geographic, natural laws, nature, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Possible Worlds, public education, religion, science, Two Books, Unbelievable, video}

Counterprogramming for Cosmos 3.0: Two New Videos from Science Historian Mike Keas

_{David Klinghoffer
March 16, 2020

Faith & Science, Mathematics

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The series, as hosted originally by Carl Sagan and now by Neil deGrasse Tyson, has two notable priorities. Read More ›

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Date
March 16, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, Apollo 14, ATP synthase, California, Carnegie Mellon University, Cassini mission, Cryo-EM microscopy, Curiosity rover, Dean Kenyon, flagellum, John West, kinesin, Leonardo da Vinci, Living Waters, Michael Behe, miniature designs, Mount Everest, Museum of the Bible, NASA, National Geographic, Norway, Saturn V, Secrets of the Cell, seeds, The Last Supper, The Magician's Twin, World Magazine}

Designs in Miniature — Some Are the Most Wonderful of All

_{Science and Culture
March 16, 2020

Intelligent Design

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The smaller a design, the harder it may be to detect. But miniature designs can inspire awe more than large ones. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 15, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, “consensus science”, Discovery Institute, Heritage Foundation, ID the Future, Jay Richards, March for Science, podcast, science, scientism, skepticism, Washington D.C}

Listen: Jay Richards on Distinguishing Science from Scientism

_{David Klinghoffer
March 15, 2020

Evolution

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Listen in as Dr. Jay Richards discusses the issue of consensus in science, and when to doubt such a consensus. Read More ›

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Date
March 14, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, abduction, biological information, experimental science, fantasy science, historical sciences, ID the Future, inference to the best explanation, Kirk Durston}

Biophysicist and Philosopher Kirk Durston on Experimental, Inferential, and Fantasy Science

_{Science and Culture
March 14, 2020

Evolution

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In a conversation with host Andrew McDiarmid, Dr. Durston describes how abductive reasoning can be used as we consider the best explanation for the origin of biological information. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 13, 2020

Categories
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, Aldovanda, aquatic bladderwort, carnivorous plants, Dionaea, foresight, Genlisea, Granville Sewell, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, John Innes Centre, Marcos Eberlin, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, mousetrap, Utricularia, Venus flytrap, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig}

Lesson from a Carnivorous Plant

_{David Klinghoffer
March 13, 2020

Life Sciences

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The aquatic bladderwort lacks the charm of a rose, a lily, cherry blossoms, or many other plants you can think of, but it has something else to recommend it. Read More ›

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Date
March 13, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, Ann Gauger, bacteria, bioengineering, Charles Darwin, Charles Thaxton, corn, Craig Venter, CRISPR-Cas9, design filter, Design Inference, DNA, Dogs, Douglas Axe, ETH Zurich, Galápagos Islands, genotype, intelligent design, maize, Mars rover, natural, Nature (journal), No Free Lunch, Paul Nelson, phenotype, Roger Olsen, Technion, The Design Revolution, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Walter Bradley, William A. Dembski, wolves}

Blurring the Line Between Natural and Artificial

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March 13, 2020

Intelligent Design

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As technology mimics nature, at what point might future investigators be unsure about natural versus intelligent causes? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 12, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, Apple, Boeing, brain death, China, cornea, hearts, human rights, kidneys, lethal injection, lungs, Nike, organ harvesting, prisoners, private sector, skin, South Carolina, United States}

China Credibly Accused of Organ-Harvesting Atrocity

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March 12, 2020

Bioethics, Medicine

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A report presents shocking evidence of horrific human-rights abuses, including from witness testimony, analyses of public records, and reviewing of scholarly reports. Read More ›