Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
August 1, 2018

Categories
Evolution
History of Science
Tagged
, __nedited, Alfred Russel Wallace, An Elusive Victorian, Andrew Berry, Auguste Comte, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, Darwinian, David Hume, evolution, history, John Duprétly, John Elof Boodin, John Herschel, John Tyndall, Martin Fichman, Max Horkheimer, natural theology, Nature's Prophet, On the Origin of Species, Overruling Intelligence, Paul Janet, Quarterly Review, scientism, teleology, Thomas Henry Huxley, transmutation, William James, William Whewell, X Club}

The Outsider: Wallace’s Reputation in the Darwinian Era

_{Michael Flannery
August 1, 2018

Evolution, History of Science

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As I asked in a previous post: Why is Alfred Russel Wallace today a comparatively little known figure next to Darwin? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 31, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, bioRxiv, cephalopod, creativity, cuttlefish, Douglas Axe, limbs, tentacles, Undeniable (book)}

Doug Axe: In Cuttlefish, “Genetic Program for Limb Development Predates Limbs”

_{David Klinghoffer
July 31, 2018

Intelligent Design

1}

That’s the way it is, universally, with creative invention. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 31, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and the Genome, BioLogos, chimpanzees, common descent, common design, Dennis Venema, genome, Hg38, Human, Kevin Williamson, media, National Review, Nature (journal), predictions, Richard Buggs, Scientific American, Stephen Schaffner, theistic evolution}

Geneticist: On Human-Chimp Genome Similarity, There Are “Predictions” Not “Established Fact”

_{David Klinghoffer
July 31, 2018

Evolution, Genetics

6}

Richard Buggs gives us a look inside the sausage factory where figures on the subject are calculated. Read More ›

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Date
July 31, 2018

Categories
Biochemistry
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, cryo-electron microscopy, DNA repair, enzymes, evolution, genome, International School of Advanced Studies, molecular machines, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, nucleus, PNAS, Privileged Species, proteins, RNA, spliceosome, supercoiling, topoisomerase}

Inside the Machine Room of the Nucleus

_{Science and Culture
July 31, 2018

Biochemistry, Intelligent Design

7}

The nucleus is a beehive of activity, where information is not just stored but processed, protected, transcribed, and duplicated by highly complex machines. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 30, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, age, babies, Belgium, Canada, children, disability, euthanasia, infanticide, medical treatment, minors, Netherlands, pets, terminal illness}

Remember When Euthanasia Was About “Choice” for Adults?

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 30, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

2}

If killing is a “medical treatment,” how can it be denied to anyone based on age or competency? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 30, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __k-review, artificial intelligence, Bruce Chapman, computers, Discovery Institute, George Gilder, Jay Richards, Life After Google, mathematical model, search engines, The Human Advantage, Wall Street Journal}

Gilder, Richards: Celebrating Two Important New Titles from Discovery Institute Authors!

_{David Klinghoffer
July 30, 2018

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind

2}

“Creativity is not going to be rendered obsolete, but AI is going to transform our economy profoundly. And the inflection point is now.” Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
July 30, 2018

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, A Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro, Alfred Russel Wallace, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, evolution, HMS Beagle, Island Life, Joseph Conrad, Joseph Hooker, Linnean Society, Malay Archipelago, Michael Flannery, Nature's Prophet, Palms of the Amazon and Rio Negro, Robert Chambers, Samuel Stevens, Sarawak Law, Somerset Maugham, South America, The Malay Archipelago, Use, Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, Walter Henry Bates}

Alfred Russel Wallace: A Life in Science, Rediscovered

_{Michael Flannery
July 30, 2018

Botany, Evolution

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Despite the notoriety of Wallace in his own day, he remains a comparatively obscure figure in the history of biology. Read More ›

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Date
July 29, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Darwinian evolution, evolution, Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, ID the Future, Jonathan Witt, Matti Leisola, podcast, Science Literacy, survey}

Listen: Greater Science Literacy Leads to Greater Acceptance of Evolution…Oh, Really?

_{Science and Culture
July 29, 2018

Evolution

1}

Jonathan Witt, co-author of the recent book Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, was skeptical when he heard that one. Read More ›

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Date
July 28, 2018

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, bioengineering, book reviews, Darwinism, Denyse O'Leary, Discovery Institute Press, evolution, faith, Finland, Helsinki University of Technology, Heretic, Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, life, Lutheran Church, materialism, Matti Leisola, Mind Matters, non-life, salvo, Terrell Clemmons, third rail}

Review: Heretic Takes Aim at Science’s Third Rail

_{Science and Culture
July 28, 2018

Biology, Intelligent Design

3}

“Well, we can’t touch the third rail, so the question becomes, How can we safely get past it?” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 27, 2018

Categories
Environment & Climate
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, "poor design", Cliff Mass, climate change, evaporative cooling, hairlessness, Harvard University, heat, horses, human beings, intelligent design, mammals, Michael Denton, Privileged Species, Seattle, temperature, University of Utah, University of Washington, water}

Beating the Summer Heat — Thanks to Human Exceptionalism

_{David Klinghoffer
July 27, 2018

Environment & Climate, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design

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It’s hot out. Be glad that you’re a human being, and not some other kind of mammal. Read More ›