Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
December 2, 2019

Categories
Metascience
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
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, __edited, academic freedom, accuracy, Discovery Institute, diversity, doubt, education, evolutionary theory, Nature (journal), openness, post-trust, post-truth, science denial, science education, Science Education Policy, scientific inquiry, scientific reliability, scientists, strengths and weaknesses, Thomas Kuhn, United Kingdom}

Breakthrough? Nature Calls for Openness in Science Education

_{Sarah Chaffee
December 2, 2019

Metascience, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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“Diversity and doubt produce creativity; we must make room for them,” according to Jerry Ravetz. Read More ›

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Date
December 2, 2019

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Intelligent Design
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, __edited, BBC News, Caltech, cave fish, Current Biology, desert ants, earthworms, flies, habitat, India, intelligent design, Michael Dickinson, Michael Marshall, miniature designs, Nature (journal), New Scientist, Paul Nelson, Penn State, Sahara Desert, Science (journal), United States, vestigial structures}

Small Wonders: Design in Tiny Creatures

_{Science and Culture
December 2, 2019

Intelligent Design

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Miniature designs often require more foresight and delicate engineering than large designs. Examples are abundant in the living world. Read More ›

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Date
December 1, 2019

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Evolution
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Michael Egnor on Scientific Consensus and Apocalypse Now

_{Science and Culture
December 1, 2019

Evolution

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When someone tells you to believe something simply because it’s “the scientific consensus,” reserve judgment. Consensus, says Egnor, is “a political concept, not a scientific one.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 30, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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, __edited, DiscoveryU, Evangelical Christians, evolution, faith, Francis Collins, intelligent design, Michael Behe, science, The Language of God, theistic evolution}

Q&A with Michael Behe: What’s Wrong with Theistic Evolution?

_{David Klinghoffer
November 30, 2019

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Why doesn’t Professor Behe go along with famed Evangelical Christian scientist Francis Collins, and others? Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
November 29, 2019

Categories
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
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, __edited, Christians, Discovery Institute, evolution, First Amendment, free speech, homework, Jews, legislation, Ohio, pedagogy, Science Education Policy, strengths and weaknesses, U.S. Constitution, Washington Post}

Fact and Fiction: Ohio Bill Stirs Needless Alarm

_{Sarah Chaffee
November 29, 2019

Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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This proposed law largely echoes the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment on free speech (including on religious matters). Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 29, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __edited, DiscoveryU, evolution, humans, intelligent design, logic, Michael Behe}

Q&A with Michael Behe: Why Don’t More Scientists Embrace Intelligent Design?

_{David Klinghoffer
November 29, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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It sounds like an excellent challenge. Behe has three answers, starting from the observation that scientists are only humans, after all. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 28, 2019

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __edited, bacterial flagellum, DiscoveryU, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Michael Behe, video course}

Q&A with Michael Behe: New Examples of Irreducible Complexity

_{David Klinghoffer
November 28, 2019

Biochemistry, Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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“What have you done for me lately?” So jokes biochemist Michael Behe, paraphrasing a question he often gets. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 28, 2019

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
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, __edited, Cambrian Explosion, camera eye, compound eye, evolution, evolutionists, eyes, fossil record, Jonathan Wells, photon, Rachel Adams, Thanksgiving, vision, Zombie Science (book)}

Looking for Things to Be Grateful For? Look No Further Than…Your Eyes

_{David Klinghoffer
November 28, 2019

Biology, Intelligent Design

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We take them for granted, but our ability to interact with the world through vision is beyond remarkable. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
November 27, 2019

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
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, __edited, Aeon, Darwinian paradigm, Darwinists, evolution, gorillas, Homo sapiens, human origins, Jonathan Wells, Neanderthals, Zombie Science (book)}

The Evolution of Neanderthal Spin

_{Jonathan Witt
November 27, 2019

Human Origins and Anthropology

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If evolutionary theory is true, there were millions of intermediate hominids between our nearest fully ape-like ancestor and ourselves. Read More ›

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Date
November 27, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __edited, animals, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, cilia, Cnidaria, cognitive capacity, comb jellies, crabs, crustaceans, Ctenophora, ctenophores, Current Biology, Darwin's Black Box, fossil record, honeycomb, jellyfish, lobsters, Michael Behe, mollusks, nacre, Porifera, Precambrian, shrimp, Swansea University, The Edge of Evolution, Tohoku University, University of Michigan}

Design in the First Animals

_{Science and Culture
November 27, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Scientists debate whether ctenophores are the earliest animals to appear in the Cambrian explosion. If so, they arrived with multiple tissues, a nervous system, and a digestive system. Read More ›