Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 24, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, 1984 (novel), biologists, books, critics, evolution, genius, George Orwell, intelligent design, interviews, Jonathan Wells, New Zealand, puzzles, scholarship, truth, Vietnam War, Zombie Science (book)}

From Puzzles to Prison: Jonathan Wells in His Own Words

_{David Klinghoffer
September 24, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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We are receiving many emails expressing appreciation of him as a man, a thinker, a scientific investigator, a writer, a mentor, and a friend. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 24, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Brazil, Center for Science and Culture, Communism, Darwin's Finches, Discovery Institute, Eugenie Scott, evolution, Haeckel’s embryos, Icons of Evolution, intelligent design, John West, Jonathan Wells, Leavenworth, Lucy Wells, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), New York Times, peppered moths, Phillip E. Johnson, remembrance, San Francisco, Science Uprising, science writers, scientists, textbooks, The Myth of Junk DNA, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, Vietnam War, Yale University, Zombie Science (book)}

Farewell to Jonathan Wells, Iconoclastic Scientist

_{David Klinghoffer
September 24, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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His work resulted in forcing textbook publishers to correct their own work, a task they and their media enablers bitterly resented. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
September 24, 2024

Categories
Biochemistry
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animals, atheism, beehive, Canceled Science, Christianity, classroom, clouds, dumb luck, Eric Hedin, faith and science, functionality, Grand Canyon, human race, intelligent design, laws of nature, leaves, Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, rain}

In Our World, Multiple Levels of Intelligent Design

_{Eric Hedin
September 24, 2024

Biochemistry, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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We find higher genres of design that cannot be explained by appealing to the actions of natural forces and laws of nature. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 23, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, convergent evolution, Emily Reeves, evolution, ID the Future, intelligent design, interviews, Ira Berkowitz, Jerusalem, Lee Spetner, MIT, Non-Random Evolutionary Hypothesis, Not by Chance, physicists, podcast, The Evolution Revolution}

Lee Spetner’s Critique of Convergent Evolution

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 23, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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We bring you the last of three interviews with MIT-trained physicist Lee Spetner. We were saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Spetner at 91 years old. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 23, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Christof Koch, climate change, Daphnia pulex, Darwinian evolution, evolution, genes, intelligence, Michael Lynch, National Academy of Sciences, Popular Mechanics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers, subtlety, University of Arizona, water fleas}

Covering for Darwin, Science Reporter Massages a Study

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 23, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Genetically, the model organism for studying evolution was just one water flea after another. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
September 23, 2024

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Alfred Lord Tennyson, aquarium, copper, corals, creator, earth, ecosystems, intelligent agents, intelligent design, iron, life, nickel, oceans, optimization, phytoplankton, seawater, trace elements, zinc}

Oceanic Design: The Fine-Tuned Balance of Trace Elements for Marine Life

_{Günter Bechly
September 23, 2024

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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This long-term cycling is again indicative of a system that was well designed for sustainability. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 22, 2024

Categories
Environment & Climate
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", amoebas, Arizona State University, complexity, culture, Daniel Dennett, Daphnia, Daphnia pulex, Darwinian evolution, evolution, genetic drift, genome, humans, Michael Lynch, microcrustaceans, mind, natural selection, random mutations, school systems, subtlety, water fleas}

Decade-Long Study of Water Fleas Found No Evidence of Darwinian Evolution

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 22, 2024

Environment & Climate, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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After many generations, water fleas showed no evidence of changing genetically to adapt to their environment, as the theory would predict. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 21, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, China, fossil fuels, grass, human race, human thriving, mining, mosquitoes, natural gas, nature rights, Pachamama, pond scum, resources, scallops, squirrels, trees}

Pond Scum Is Our Equal: That’s Nature Rights for You

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 21, 2024

Bioethics, Life Sciences

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Now, a “tribunal” will be held in New York to promote the rights of nature and undermine public support for fossil fuels. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
September 20, 2024

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adenosine triphosphate, amino acids, ATP, causal circularity, cellular respiration, citric acid cycle, complexity, electron transport chain, enzymes, evolution, fructose, glycolysis, glycolytic pathway, hinge, intelligent design, mind, oxidative phosphorylation, oxygen, pyruvate, unguided evolution, universal common ancestor, water}

Challenges to the Evolutionary Origins of the Glycolytic Pathway

_{Jonathan McLatchie
September 20, 2024

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The complexity and engineering sophistication comport much better with the hypothesis of design. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
September 20, 2024

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
Tagged
, Andrew Ellington, Assembly Theory, combinatorial space, homochirality, Lee Cronin, Lego blocks, machines, organic molecules, Paul Davies, scientists}

Is Assembling Life Like Assembling LEGOs?

_{Robert Shedinger
September 20, 2024

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics

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Unfortunately, Sara Walker provides no clue as to what process does all the “constraining,” “funneling,” and “scaffolding.” Read More ›