Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

^{Type
post

Date
October 9, 2018

Categories
Archaeology
Faith & Science
Technology
Tagged
, __k-review, Center for Science and Culture, Discovery Insiders Tour, Discovery Institute, economics, entrepreneurship, Galilee, George Gilder, intelligent design, Israel, Jericho, Jerusalem, Life After Google, Masada, Michael Medved, Middle East, Politics, Qumran, Shabbat, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, Titus Kennedy}

Discovery Insiders Tour, Israel 2019: Discover the Ancient Roots of Today’s Profoundest Debates

_{Science and Culture
October 9, 2018

Archaeology, Faith & Science, Technology

3}

It’s the chance of a lifetime to travel with and learn from some of the stars of Discovery Institute. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 8, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, colony, Darwinian theory, documentary, Human Zoos, John West, Paul Johnson, Philippines, scientific racism, Spain, St. Louis World's Fair, United States, video}

On Indigenous Peoples Day, Remember This Chapter from the History of Evolutionary Science

_{David Klinghoffer
October 8, 2018

Evolution

4}

John West was in St. Louis recently and had the opportunity to explore the site of the 1904 World’s Fair, which featured a “human zoo.” Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Michael Egnor

Date
October 8, 2018

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, bioengineering, cellular metabolism, Darwinian mechanism, Design Inference, Eric Kandel, Frances Arnold, Francis Crick, genetic code, George P. Smith, Gregory P. Winter, intelligent design, James Watson, junk DNA, Linus Pauling, Nobel Prize, proteins}

Intelligent Design Wins Another Nobel Prize

_{Michael Egnor
October 8, 2018

Biology, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

6}

The design inference is obvious but often implicit, because explicit acknowledgement of design in biology carries with it substantial career risk. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Date
October 7, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Evolution
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, __k-review, C.S. Lewis, creativity, Declaration of Independence, Discovery Institute, FreedomFest, George Gilder, history, Human Zoos, John West, knowledge, Ota Benga, personhood, Peter Singer, Racism, Richard Weikart, science, technocracy, Thomas Jefferson, totalitarian science}

Totalitarian Science: Past, Present, and Future?

_{Science and Culture
October 7, 2018

Bioethics, Ethics, Evolution, Scientific Reasoning

1}

When science is considered the only route to knowledge, scientific experts are given the right to rule, and science becomes totalitarian. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
October 6, 2018

Categories
Physical Sciences
Planetology
Tagged
, __k-review, "poor design", agnosticism, astronaut, awe, BBC, Brian Miller, earth, education, evolution, intelligent design, materialism, Quartz, S. Joshua Swamidass, science, The Guardian, The Times (London), United Kingdom, universe}

The Case of Tim Peake Shows the Perils of “Awe”

_{Sarah Chaffee
October 6, 2018

Physical Sciences, Planetology

4}

Astronaut Tim Peake raised British eyebrows by seeming to endorse intelligent design. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 5, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, Africans, animal rights, Bronx Zoo, Charles Darwin, chimpanzees, clergy, Darwinism, frivolous lawsuits, Happy (elephant), human rights, Human Zoos, Monkey House, New York Post, Nonhuman Rights Project, Ota Benga, scientific racism, Tree of Life, Wesley Smith, writ of habeas corpus}

On Human and Animal Rights, the Twisted Course of Evolutionary “Philosophy”

_{David Klinghoffer
October 5, 2018

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

5}

Wesley Smith commented earlier on the struggle, via litigation by the Nonhuman Rights Project (NRP), to grant human-like “rights” to an elephant in the Bronx Zoo. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 5, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __k-review, animal rights, animals, Argentina, Bronx Zoo, chimpanzees, Congress, Constitution, courts, elephant, frivolous lawsuits, habeas corpus, Happy (elephant), human rights, humans, judge, mirror, New York Court of Appeals, New York Post, Nonhuman Rights Project, orangutan, personhood}

Here We Go Again: Suing for “Elephant Rights”

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 5, 2018

Bioethics

4}

Our care and treatment of animals arise from human duties, not conjuring rights for animals out of ideological zeal. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 5, 2018

Categories
Chemistry
Engineering
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Ann Gauger, creationism, directed evolution, Douglas Axe, education, evolution, Frances Arnold, intelligent design, Matti Leisola, media, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), New York Times, Nobel Prize, rational design}

Word Games with Evolutionists

_{David Klinghoffer
October 5, 2018

Chemistry, Engineering, Evolution

2}

Coming from the National Center for Science Education or the New York Times, this is typical. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Ann Gauger

Date
October 4, 2018

Categories
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, amino acids, Caltech, chemical reaction, DNA, Douglas Axe, E. coli, enzymes, evolution, Frances Arnold, George P. Smith, Gregory P. Winter, industry, intelligent design, Matti Leisola, medicine, mutations, Nobel Prize, oxymoron, proteins, science, sequence space, universe, University of Missouri}

It’s Not “Evolution” — A Nobel Prize for Engineering Enzymes

_{Ann Gauger
October 4, 2018

Biochemistry, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design

5}

In effect, protein engineers are using the power of random change plus intelligent design to see what if anything will improve function. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Matti Leisola

Date
October 4, 2018

Categories
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Artificial Selection, bacteria, Barry Hall, bioengineering, biofuels, biotechnology, Caltech, directed evolution, Douglas Axe, enzymes, evolution, Frances Arnold, gene, Heretic, intelligent design, Michael Behe, mutations, natural selection, New York Times, Nobel Prize, pharmaceuticals, proteins, rational design, The Edge of Evolution, theistic evolution}

How the 2018 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Harnessed Intelligent Design

_{Matti Leisola
October 4, 2018

Chemistry, Intelligent Design

5}

There is one point of confusion in descriptions of this year’s prize winners. It’s the talk of “directed evolution.” Read More ›