Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
October 29, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, An Introduction to Systems Biology, cancer, ecosystem, evolution, glycolysis, intelligent design, living systems, methodology, radio, reverse-engineering, Richard Dawkins, scientific progress, Systems Biology, systems engineering, The God Delusion, topology, Uri Alon}

Studying Biology with System Engineering Principles

_{Emily Reeves
October 29, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy

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As a biologist, I’ve often wondered what the best way is to integrate engineering ideas in biology research. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 28, 2024

Categories
Arts
Biology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, artists, biological information, Conservation of Information, creativity, intelligence, intelligent design, Return of the God Hypothesis, specified complexity, Stephen Meyer, The Design Inference, theism, William A. Dembski, YouTube channels}

An Artist Talks with Dembski about Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
October 28, 2024

Arts, Biology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physics

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Karen Wong began thinking about the “specified qualities that show up in art” and how “those qualities also show up everywhere else in the universe.” Read More ›

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Date
October 28, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Physics
Tagged
, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, beliefs, creator, Discovery Institute Press, Douglas Ell, faith and science, graphic novel, math, MIT, mystery, science, The God Proofs, universe}

New Graphic Novel Asks: Does God Exist?

_{Science and Culture
October 28, 2024

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Physics

1}

Join two friends on an epic journey to tackle the ultimate mystery. Follow our dynamic duo as they explore the wonders of science. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 28, 2024

Categories
Archaeology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, algorithms, anthropologists, archaeologists, camelids, design detection, design filter, geoglyphs, graffiti, historians, history, humanoids, intelligent design, Leiden University, New Scientist, Peru, PNAS, The New Scientist, UNESCO}

Using AI to Discover Intelligent Design

_{David Coppedge
October 28, 2024

Archaeology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

7}

Hundreds of faint archaeological geoglyphs were found by training AI on aerial photographs of the Nazca plain in Peru. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 27, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Brian Miller, diversity, epigenetic information, evolution, finch beaks, fitness landscapes, ID the Future, intelligent design, intermediates, life, mountains, optimality, podcast, Stephen Meyer, Stuart Burgess}

How Evolutionary Fitness Landscapes Bolster Design Arguments

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 27, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

3}

Imagine a large area with gentle rolling hills and valleys, or perhaps a rugged terrain complete with steep mountains and impassible gullies. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 26, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Tagged
, brain function, cardiac arrest, clinical death, Closer to Truth, consciousness, death, doctors, Lord Kelvin, Lucid Dying, near-death experiences, Nobel Prize, Psyche, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Sam Parnia, skepticism, soul}

Soul Survives Death? ER Doc Faces Skepticism

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 26, 2024

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics

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In discussion with Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Dr. Sam Parnia stuck to his clearly defined evidence, avoiding religious digressions. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
October 25, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Burgess Shale, Cambrian Explosion, Charles Walcott, Chengjiang biota, convergence, Deuterostomia, Early Cambrian, echinoderms, gobbledygook, hemichordates, Late Devonian, Michael Denton, Paleozoic, Protostomia}

Fossil Friday: An Extinct Animal Body Plan from the Cambrian Explosion

_{Günter Bechly
October 25, 2024

Evolution, Paleontology

14}

One of the strongest arguments in favor of Darwinian evolution gets more and more dismantled, which totally vindicates the critique by Michael Denton. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 24, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, butterfly, chrysalis, Darwinism, dragonflies, foresight, Free University, genes, grasshoppers, Illustra Media, insects, lice, Metamorphosis, Metamorphosis: The Beauty and Design of Butterflies, Model T, organs, Paul Nelson, phenotypes, Princeton University, proboscis, promissory note}

“Notions” About Metamorphosis Fall Short of Scientific Explanations

_{David Coppedge
October 24, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

10}

Saying that a mathematical model “supports the notion” of how metamorphosis evolved should not grace the pages of an esteemed scientific journal. Read More ›

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Date
October 23, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Alister McGrath, Ard Louis, Christianity, Coming to Faith Through Dawkins, Denis Alexander, faith and science, Judaism, Michael Ruse, National Academies of Science, New Atheism, Sam Harris, Scott Alexander, Sy Garte}

Richard Dawkins, the Unlikely Evangelist

_{Science and Culture
October 23, 2024

Evolution, Faith & Science

5}

As a recent book of essays demonstrates, the once much-vaunted new atheism spurred many thinking people to become Christians. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 22, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, animal rights, animal standing, animal welfare, animals, chimpanzees, Colorado, Colorado Springs, companionship, elephants, entertainment, food, Happy (elephant), Nonhuman Rights Project, ownership, PETA, science, writ of habeas corpus, zoo}

Will Colorado Permit Elephants to Sue?

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 22, 2024

Bioethics, Evolution

4}

Many law schools teach courses in animal rights, training lawyers for the day the courtroom door opens to animals. Read More ›