Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
September 6, 2017

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, Ardi, Australopithecus sediba, Crete, Ethiopia, evolution, footprints, Graecopithecus, Homo floresiensis, Homo naledi, Homo sapiens, human origins, Lucy, nature, Per Ahlberg, South Africa, Trachilos, Uppsala University}

Fossil Footprints from Crete Deepen Controversy on Human Origins

_{Günter Bechly
September 6, 2017

Human Origins and Anthropology

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It looks like 2017 could become some kind of genuine annus horribilis for the established scientific consensus on human evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Steve Laufmann

Date
September 6, 2017

Categories
Astronomy
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, corona, crickets, Diamond Ring, photography, sun, Texas, total eclipse, totality, Wyoming}

My Photos from the Eclipse

_{Steve Laufmann
September 6, 2017

Astronomy, Physical Sciences

2}

I drove up to Wyoming last month to photograph the eclipse. It was my first totality. Very cool. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 5, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, bats, convergent evolution, Darwinian theory, dolphins, echolocation, evolution, ID the Future, Ira Berkowitz, Jerusalem, Lee Spetner, Non-Random Evolutionary Hypothesis, Not by Chance, phylogenetic tree, stress, The Evolution Revolution, whales}

“Convergent Evolution Is Even More Improbable than Evolution Itself”

_{David Klinghoffer
September 5, 2017

Evolution

2}

Lee Spetner says of convergent evolution that it explains nothing but is simply a case of “giving a name to our ignorance.” Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
September 5, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Metaphysics
Tagged
, __k-review, atheism, evil, goodness, Moral Law, morality, North Korea, theism, Voltaire}

On Atheism and Morality, Study Confirms Voltaire?

_{Michael Egnor
September 5, 2017

Bioethics, Metaphysics

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Of the various questions raised in the theist/atheist debate, here's one that has, I believe, occasioned more witless commentary than any other. Read More ›

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Date
September 5, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, cells, chromatin, chromosomes, Clodagh O’Shea, DNA, Pluto, proteins, Queen Mary University of London, Salk Institute}

Researchers Highlight Logistics Nightmare Facing Chromosome Controls

_{Science and Culture
September 5, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Packing that entire genome into a tiny nucleus poses a formidable challenge. And you want it organized and accessible, too? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 4, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, Brian Josephson, Closer to Truth, complexity, contingency, Deity, God, god's, intelligent design, Labor Day, Nobel Prize, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, specification, William A. Dembski}

For Your Labor Day Enjoyment – Dembski on Design Detection in Just Three Minutes

_{David Klinghoffer
September 4, 2017

Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Physics

1}

We last checked in with Robert Lawrence Kuhn as he interviewed Nobel laureate Brian Josephson who said he was “80 percent” sure of intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 3, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __k-review, Alzheimer’s, Compassion and Choices, Death with Dignity, dementia, elderly people, Hemlock Society, hypothermia, suffering, USA Today, voluntary stop eating and drinking}

Another Egregious Form of “Death with Dignity”

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 3, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine, Science Reporting

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My mother died of Alzheimer’s in my home last year. My uncle died of it several years ago. Believe me, I know what Alzheimer’s is like. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
September 2, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Discovery Institute, Edwards v. Aguillard, evolution, Gerd Müller, intelligent design, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Marcos Eberlin, Royal Society, Slate, Turkey, U.C. Irvine}

In Science, a Factually and Logically Challenged Letter Decries ID and Discovery Institute

_{Sarah Chaffee
September 2, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Education

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The writer, among other errors, tries to associate the theory of intelligent design with Turkey’s recent action in banishing evolution from its public schools. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 1, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __k-review, A. N. Wilson, Charles Darwin, Charles Darwin: Victorian Mythmaker, David Berlinski, Douglas Axe, eugenics, evolution, Galápagos finches, history, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, On the Origin of Species, Stephen Meyer, The Descent of Man, The Kingdom of Speech, Thomas Nagel, Tom Bethell, Tom Wolfe}

A.N. Wilson in The Times – Against Darwinist Absolutism

_{David Klinghoffer
September 1, 2017

Evolution, Science Reporting

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Wilson's forthcoming biography appears to be part of a larger rethink of evolution that is bubbling away in a variety of areas. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 1, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, alt-right, American Renaissance, Charles Darwin, dehumanization, John Derbyshire, Margaret Sanger, Northwestern University, Racism, Richard Spencer, Robert E. Lee, Robert Weissberg}

Evolution and the Alt-Right, Continued

_{David Klinghoffer
September 1, 2017

Bioethics, Evolution

6}

While the Confederate cause in the Civil War has been the subject of much chatter, the modern racial right owes far more to Charles Darwin than to Robert E. Lee. Read More ›