Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
October 4, 2018

Categories
Archaeology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Planetology
Technology
Tagged
, __k-review, 'Oumuamua, Abraham Loeb, artifacts, asteroid, civilization, comet, Harvard University, ideology, intelligent design, Jupiter, Milky Way, science, Scientific American}

Space Archaeology — How About Cellular Archaeology?

_{Michael Egnor
October 4, 2018

Archaeology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Planetology, Technology

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ʻOumuamua is a fascinating object, and certainly deserves further investigation. How could we discern design from non-design? Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
October 3, 2018

Categories
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, amino-acid sequences, Caltech, Cambridge, cells, Darwinian evolution, design, directed evolution, enzymes, evolution, Frances Arnold, genes, intelligent design, New York Times, Nobel Prize, protein evolution, selection, University of Missouri}

Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Intelligent Design?

_{Douglas Axe
October 3, 2018

Chemistry, Intelligent Design

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The problem these efforts face in the lab is exactly the problem faced by Darwin’s evolutionary mechanism in the wild. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 3, 2018

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, aerobic life, Children of Light, CNS News, Discovery Institute Press, earth, gravity, greenhouse effect, infrared radiance, intelligent design, light, NASA, Parker Solar Probe, planetary fine-tuning, Privileged Species, Stonehenge, sun, Venus}

Parker Solar Probe Sweeps Past Venus, as Denton Renews Our Wonder About the Sun

_{David Klinghoffer
October 3, 2018

Biology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Our relationship to this most familiar star is something that, as light-dependent aerobes, we often blithely take for granted. Read More ›

Golden Sunset Reflecting On A Breaking Ocean Wave

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
October 3, 2018

Categories
Epistemology
History of Science
Metaphysics
Tagged
, __edited, Alvin Plantinga, Aristotelianism, Big Bang, causation, Ed Feser, Enlightenment, Francis Bacon, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Isaac Newton, knowledge, Maimonides, materialism, nature, New Atheists, Newtonian mechanics, philosophers, power, René Descartes, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Scientific Enlightenment, scientific revolution, scientists, secular humanism, Steven Pinker, Thomas Aquinas}

Knowledge, Power, and the Scientific Enlightenment

_{Michael Egnor
October 3, 2018

Epistemology, History of Science, Metaphysics

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A focus on power, to the neglect of wisdom, is fine, as long as it is recognized that mechanical philosophy is incomplete. Read More ›

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Date
October 3, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Africa, blind natural forces, car, engineers, foresight, Geoffrey Simmons, Giraffe, humans, intelligent design, organism, physician, porcupine, Sarah Chaffee}

Nature’s Foresight: Pangolins, Giraffes, Porcupines, and More

_{Science and Culture
October 3, 2018

Intelligent Design

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Engineers designing a car have to plan for all kinds of conditions the car might encounter. Read More ›

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Date
October 2, 2018

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ATP, bacteria, bacterial flagellum, Brownian motion, cell biology, cellulose, chitin, chitinase, heme, intelligent design, Nature Communications, PLOS Biology, T cells}

Dazzling Acts in the Cell Circus

_{Science and Culture
October 2, 2018

Biology, Intelligent Design

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If life didn’t depend on these acts by cellular organelles and molecules, we would consider them death-defying performances in the greatest show on earth. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 1, 2018

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Alfred Russel Wallace, atmosphere, Bible, Carl Sagan, chemical reactions, Children of Light, Fire-Maker, fitness, Frank Drake, freezing, heat, intelligent design, Lawrence Henderson, light, Michael Denton, natural laws, nature, photosynthesis, solar system, spacecraft, sun, The Wonder of Water, universe, vision, water}

Let There Be Light — New Book from Michael Denton Continues Privileged Species Series

_{David Klinghoffer
October 1, 2018

Physical Sciences

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This is intelligent design that sweeps the planet, covering not biology alone, but chemistry, geology, and physics. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
September 30, 2018

Categories
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, academic misconduct, altruism, Associated Press, Cornell University, evolution, food, investigation, James Madison University, scientific method, STEM education, Washington Post}

Lessons from the Wansink Science Scandal

_{Sarah Chaffee
September 30, 2018

Science Education

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Professor Alan Levinovitz asks: Science as "a big book of Important Truths"? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 29, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __k-review, artificial intelligence, books, brain, brain function, Discovery Institute, eyes, hands, human beings, insults, Jeffrey Shallit, learning, legs, lungs, machines, materialism, mental function, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, Neural Networks, organs, Walter Bradley Center}

Egnor Versus Shallit: Can Brains Learn?

_{David Klinghoffer
September 29, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind

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Egnor he nails it by noting that Shallit, not uniquely, falls victim to the mereological fallacy. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
September 28, 2018

Categories
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, Arizona, Board of Education, education, emotions, evolution, inquiry, learning, media, science, science standards, Texas}

In Arizona, Science Education Goes to a Vote

_{Sarah Chaffee
September 28, 2018

Science Education

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Recently, there has been fuss over a working group meeting addressing the state's evolution standards. Read More ›