Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 10, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Geology
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, Amazon River, animals, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, Ganges River, indigenous people, nature rights, rivers, slavery, trial lawyers, Yellowstone}

Court Grants Amazon River Legal “Rights”

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 10, 2018

Bioethics, Geology, Human Exceptionalism

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The potential deleterious consequences to humankind from “nature rights” are beyond measuring — except to trial lawyers. Read More ›

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Date
April 10, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, active information, co-evolution, competition, complex specified information, CSI, ecological niches, fitness, gene sequences, Immune System, intelligent design, Joe Felsenstein, Law of Conservation of Information, magic, natural selection, neo-Darwinian theory, randomness, Shannon information, specification, specified information, University of Bristol, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

The Law of Zero Magic

_{Science & Culture
April 10, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The mystique of evolutionism is the idea that natural selection explains everything. In fact, natural selection itself explains nothing. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 9, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, anniversary, artificial intelligence, Bruce Chapman, C.S. Lewis, culture, Discovery Institute, economics, Enterprise, evolution, George Gilder, information, intelligent design, Jay Richards, John West, Judeo-Christian tradition, Michael Medved, morality, Pacific Northwest, poverty, Seattle, socialism, wealth}

Study the Vision of George Gilder in a Seminar Setting, July 26-29 in Seattle

_{David Klinghoffer
April 9, 2018

Bioethics, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Countering “flat universe theory” is Gilder’s enterprise, and it captures much of what we do at Discovery Institute. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 9, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, atmosphere, carbon dioxide, cosmic rays, cosmos, earth, greenhouse effect, intelligent design, International Space Station, Jay Richards, life, magnetic field, Mars, National Geographic Channel, scientist, solar system, subatomic particles, sun, temperature, The Privileged Planet, universe, UV radiation, Venus}

A Panicked Scientist, a Privileged Planet

_{David Klinghoffer
April 9, 2018

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

3}

Our planet’s view of the sun is critical to life, obviously, but equally critical is that it’s a shielded view. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
April 9, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Charles Darwin, common descent, corals, debate, Discovery Institute, Epicureanism, evolution, evolutionists, Hydra, jellyfish, Laurence Moran, leafhopper, Paul Nelson, species}

A Problem for Evolution Grows Worse: Brochosome Proteins Encoded By Orphan Genes

_{Cornelius Hunter
April 9, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

8}

Brochosomes are intricate, symmetric, secretory granules forming super-oily coatings on the integuments of leafhoppers. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 8, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Science Reporting
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, abuse, censorship, Darwinism, Donald Trump, Free Science, free speech, intelligent design, Islam, Kevin Williamson, media, National Review, scholars, scientists, The Atlantic}

Kevin Williamson and All That: Missing the Big Story on Free Speech

_{David Klinghoffer
April 8, 2018

Evolution, Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom

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People who care about defending freedom of expression are grateful for just about any attention the issue receives from the media. Read More ›

Golden Rice grain compared to white rice grain in screenhouse of Golden Rice plants.

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 8, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, blindness, GMO, health, hunger, Indonesia, malnutrition, New Zealand, nutrition, Philippines, poverty, safety}

Opposing “Golden Rice” Is Anti-Human

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 8, 2018

Bioethics, Life Sciences

3}

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if half a million destitute children could be saved each year from blindness or death from Vitamin A deficiency? Read More ›

Man check blood pressure monitor and heart rate monitor with digital pressure gauge. Health care and Medical concept

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
April 7, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, blood pressure, Darwinian theory, evolution, health, Howard Glicksman, human body, ID the Future, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, life, medicine, physician, podcast, Ray Bohlin}

The Designed Body: Our Irreducibly Complex Blood Pressure Control System

_{Jonathan Witt
April 7, 2018

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

1}

We always hear about friends and family with blood pressure problems. There’s something easy to miss, though. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 6, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, __k-review, atheism, Biomimetics, birds, chicken, Darwinists, evolution, eyeglasses, human eye, intelligent design, McGill University, proteins, sarcasm, Science Advances, The Guardian}

Eggshell’s Remarkable Design — A Tribute to Mindless Evolution?

_{David Klinghoffer
April 6, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology

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The key lies in a triple-layered structure and a protein called osteopontin. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 5, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, “consensus science”, Bronx Zoo, Darwinian theory, Discovery Institute, documentary, eugenics, history, Houston, Human Zoos, John West, missing links, Oregon Documentary Film Festival, Ota Benga, premiere, pseudoscience, Rachel Adams, Racism, Social Darwinism, Steve Fuller}

Human Zoos, Award-Winning Documentary, Will Premiere in Houston on April 18

_{David Klinghoffer
April 5, 2018

Bioethics, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

3}

Darwin-inspired racism was the consensus science of its day. Speaking out against it would have made you a crank and a science-denier. Read More ›