Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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January 9, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, active information, biomolecules, Carl Zimmer, Douglas Axe, evolution, Evolutionary Informatics Lab, intelligent agents, intelligent design, natural selection, protein evolution, protein fold, search, University of Washington}

On Protein Design, Don’t Be Fooled by Biochemist David Baker’s Claim

_{Science and Culture
January 9, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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If designing proteins is difficult for us, it is great big wall for random bumbly evolution. Read More ›

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Date
January 9, 2018

Categories
Physical Sciences
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, __k-review, 'Oumuamua, asteroid, design filter, Dyson Sphere, intelligent design, Kepler mission, Michael Egnor, NASA, Penn State, SETI, Tabby's Star}

Studying Tabby’s Star, Scientists Use the Design Filter — Non-Intelligent Causes Win This Round

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January 9, 2018

Physical Sciences

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Here’s a case where astronomers ruled out intelligent causes, despite their initial excited hopes. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 8, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, artificial intelligence, Baylor University, computers, consciousness, ID the Future, intelligent design, Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics, Robert Crowther, Robert J. Marks II, SpaceX, Tesla, understanding, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Elon Musk — Intelligent Design Proponent?

_{David Klinghoffer
January 8, 2018

Intelligent Design

1}

Admittedly, that may come as a surprise to Elon Musk, but I think Robert Marks defends the argument with a certain persuasive mischievousness. Read More ›

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post

Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 8, 2018

Categories
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom day, bullying, Censor of the Year, censorship, Center for Science and Culture, Darwin Day, fake news, Grammys, Jerry Coyne, National Museum of Natural History, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Oscars, Richard Sternberg, Sarah Chaffee, Smithsonian Institution, Wall Street Journal}

Submit Nominations for 2018 Censor of the Year Now!

_{David Klinghoffer
January 8, 2018

Scientific Freedom

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Darwinists do not go so far as to burn books. However, their actual tactics in suppressing open debate are far more effective. Read More ›

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post

Date
January 8, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, algae, biofilm, Biomimetics, echolocation, flagellum, Florida Atlantic University, Georgia Tech, intelligent design, Living Waters, National Geographic, Nature Communications, Science Advances, Thomas Nagel}

Bats, Algae, Beetles, Turtles: Cool Design Tricks from Nature

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January 8, 2018

Intelligent Design

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Almost every phylum of life provides inspiration for engineers and inventors. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 7, 2018

Categories
Evolution
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, __k-review, Darwin's House of Cards, Darwinian theory, debate, Discovery Institute Press, materialism, origins, policies, skepticism, thought, Tom Bethell}

Why the Darwin Debate Seems So Intractable

_{David Klinghoffer
January 7, 2018

Evolution

3}

James Kalb offers a thoughtful review of Tom Bethell’s recent book, Darwin’s House of Cards. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 6, 2018

Categories
Medicine
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, __k-review, animal rights, bombs, experiments, feelings, Ingrid Newkirk, laboratory, medicine, mice, neurons, Nuremberg Code, PETA, Research, schizophrenia, thinking, wrist}

Animal Researchers Should Be Proud

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 6, 2018

Medicine

4}

We are often awed at the medical miracles that save so many of our lives and alleviate unquantifiable levels of human suffering. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
January 5, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, “consensus science”, academic freedom, Censor of the Year, censorship, evolution, Facebook, intelligent design, Jay Richards, scientists, self-censorship, social media, students, Summer Seminars}

Quiet Self-Censorship and the Academic “Consensus”

_{Sarah Chaffee
January 5, 2018

Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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Here is a sneak preview: Very shortly we will be opening up nominations for Censor of the Year. Read More ›

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Date
January 5, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Mathematics
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, __k-review, Biological Information: New Perspectives, Cornell University, extinction, John C. Sanford, Mendelian genetics, mutations, natural selection, Neo-Darwinism, proof, Springer, University of Virginia}

Peer-Reviewed Science: A “Mathematical Proof of Darwinian Evolution” Is Falsified

_{Science and Culture
January 5, 2018

Evolution, Genetics, Mathematics

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Due to the tradition of professional scientific writing, major developments in scientific literature often arrive muffled in language so bland or technical as to be totally missed by a general reader. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 4, 2018

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, doctors, Las Vegas, law, medicine, Nevada, opioid epidemic, opioids, pain, prescription, Sudafed}

Sacrificing Pain Patients to Stop Opioid Epidemic?

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 4, 2018

Medicine

3}

I’m all for fighting the opioid epidemic. But not at the price of preventing patients from receiving quality medical care. Read More ›