Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 20, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, CCC, chloroquine resistance, Daniel Dennett, Darwin Devolves, Douglas Futuyma, Eugene Koonin, evolution, Genetics (journal), Jerry Coyne, Joseph Thornton, Kenneth Miller, Laurence Moran, Michael Behe, Michael Lynch, Nathan Lents, National Academy of Sciences, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Neil deGrasse Tyson, Nicholas Matzke, oocyte, Plasmodium falciparum, PNAS, Response to Criticism, Richard Dawkins, Richard Lenski, Robert L. Summers, Russell Doolittle, S. Joshua Swamidass, Science (journal), Stephen Jay Gould, The Edge of Evolution, Xenopus laevis}

From Swamidass on Chloroquine Resistance, a Response that Doesn’t Respond

_{Casey Luskin
February 20, 2019

Evolution

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Swamidass’s response doesn’t address our main arguments, but he indicates he is impressed by what Darwinian mechanisms accomplished in generating chloroquine resistance. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 19, 2019

Categories
Faith & Science
History of Science
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, __edited, __k-review, conflict myth, execution, Giordano Bruno, heresy, Michael Keas, myths, Neil deGrasse Tyson, religion, Roman Catholic, Unbelievable}

Science Historian Michael Keas: Let’s Not Compound the Tragedy of Giordano Bruno

_{David Klinghoffer
February 19, 2019

Faith & Science, History of Science

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The medieval idea of burning people because of their religious beliefs is horrific, but it only adds to the tragedy to say Bruno’s death illustrates the warfare between faith and science. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 19, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Adventures in Poor Taste, chloroquine resistance, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian mechanisms, Evolution News, Homo sapiens, John Jay College, Kenneth Miller, Laurence Moran, malaria, Michael Behe, mutations, Nathan Lents, Plasmodium falciparum, PNAS, Powerball, PZ Myers, Response to Criticism, Robert L. Summers, Science (journal), The Edge of Evolution}

On Chloroquine Resistance, Nathan Lents Severely Misrepresents Behe’s Arguments

_{Casey Luskin
February 19, 2019

Evolution

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If you’re going to engage with an individual you disagree with, it’s important to know what that person argues and to state it accurately. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 19, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, ACLU, birds, Boston Review, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, evolution, Evolution News, exaptation, fish, H. Allen Orr, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Judge John E. Jones, Kenneth Miller, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, mammals, Michael Behe, mousetrap, Nathan Lents, ossicles, Richard Lenski, S. Joshua Swamidass, Science (journal), swim bladder}

Perplexing: Michael Behe’s Critics Falsely Claim He Ignores Exaptation

_{Casey Luskin
February 19, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Writing in the journal Science, reviewers Lents, Swamidass, and Lenski make a very specific, clear, strong, and unambiguous claim. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 18, 2019

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Darwin Devolves, Eric Metaxas, evolution, intelligent design, Michael Behe, Socrates in the City}

Behe, Metaxas: Socrates in the City

_{David Klinghoffer
February 18, 2019

Biochemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The evening, February 27, in Bethlehem, PA, promises to be so entertaining that, well, tickets went fast. The good news is you can join the waiting list! Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 18, 2019

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Darwin Devolves, evolution, intelligent design, John West, Michael Behe, Nathan Lents, National Academy of Sciences, Richard Lenski, Science (journal)}

Darwin Devolves Rides a Wave; One Week Left to Pre-order and Get the Perks!

_{David Klinghoffer
February 18, 2019

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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I’m trying to think of a book that provoked as much discussion and debate — before it is even published. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
February 18, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, bacterial flagellum, dandelions, DNA, Douglas Axe, enzymes, evolution, filament, functional sequences, hook, intelligent design, Kansas, Michael Behe, molecular machines, mutations, New York City, North America, proteins, Sahara Desert, β-lactamase}

A Dentist in the Sahara: Doug Axe on the Rarity of Proteins Is Decisively Confirmed

_{Brian Miller
February 18, 2019

Intelligent Design

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In a previous article I described the evidence that cooption faces insurmountable mathematical challenges in explaining the origins of such complex molecular machines as the bacterial flagellum. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
February 18, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __k-review, African Americans, American South, athens, Canada, Chicago, Detroit, First Baptist Church, Hispanics, history, Human Zoos, Illinois, Martin Luther King Day, Racism, Rome, scientific racism, Seattle, Texas, whites, youtube}

Seeking Racial Reconciliation in the Heart of Texas at a Screening of Human Zoos

_{John G. West
February 18, 2019

Bioethics

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I love taking part in post-screening discussions of my films because I get to hear and learn from perspectives different from my own. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
February 17, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, ACLU, Arthur Hunt, chloroquine, common ancestry, Darwin Devolves, Debating Darwin's Doubt, Discovery Institute, Durrett and Schmidt, Evangelical Christianity, God and Evolution, Harrisburg, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jay Richards, Laurence Moran, Lex Luthor, Michael Behe, natural selection, Richard Lenski, Robert L. Summers, S. Joshua Swamidass, Science (journal), Signature of Controversy, Stephen Meyer}

In the Controversy over Intelligent Design, Seeking Genuine Dialogue

_{John G. West
February 17, 2019

Intelligent Design

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To me, this kind of back and forth is more amenable to serious discussion and reflection than quick volleys on a discussion board. Read More ›

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Date
February 17, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
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, __k-review, Africa, African-American history, apes, Bronx Zoo, cable TV, Canada, Darwinian evolution, Detroit, eugenics, history, human dignity, Human Zoos, humans, Impact DOCS Awards, John West, missing links, Monkey House, New York City, Oregon Documentary Film Festival, Ota Benga, Pamela Newkirk, scientific racism, scientists, Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga, United States}

YouTube Premiere of Award-Winning Film Exposes Human Zoos, Scientific Racism

_{Science and Culture
February 17, 2019

Bioethics, Evolution

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“Science is a wonderful thing, but human zoos, scientific racism, and eugenics were shocking betrayals of science.” Read More ›