Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
September 20, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Abderrazak El Albani, agglutinated protists, Eukaryota, evolution, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Francevillian Formation, Gabon, Gabonionta, Lake Michigan, Metazoa, morphology, Natural History Museum, nutrients, phosphates, precambrian fossils, protists, Vienna, word salad}

Fossil Friday: Update on the Dubious Nature of the Precambrian Gabonionta

_{Günter Bechly
September 20, 2024

Evolution, Paleontology

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What we definitely do not find here is any credible evidence for an evolutionary transition to genuine multicellular eukaryotes. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 19, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, authoritarianism, COVID-19, demonization, dissenters, Donald Trump, health, International Court of Justice, lockdowns, masks, media, misinformation, national sovereignty, Nature (journal), pandemics, schools, technocracy, Wesley Smith, World Health Organization}

The Technocratic Authoritarians Still Want Their “Pandemic Treaty”

_{David Klinghoffer
September 19, 2024

Bioethics, Medicine, Scientific Freedom

4}

Wouldn’t it all have gone a lot better if, instead of our fellow Americans doing it to us, we’d handed over national sovereignty to an international body? Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
September 19, 2024

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, "poor design", biological systems, cells, Darwinian evolution, development, egg, embryo, foresight, fruit flies, information flow, intelligent design, intent, optimality, optimization, Princeton University, William Bialek}

Optimization: A Theoretical Principle That Is Predictive for Biology

_{Emily Reeves
September 19, 2024

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics

7}

Are biological mechanisms optimized, or do they function poorly, evidence of their “poor design”? Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 19, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Science Reporting
Tagged
, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Council for Science and Health, bleach, Cameron English, Colin Wright, Darwinian scientists, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, gender-affirming care, ideology, Kamala Harris, Politics, President, public health, science, Scientific American, trust, United States, voting, Wesley Smith}

By Endorsing Political Candidates, Science Mag “Inflames Disdain for Science,” Says Science Writer

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 19, 2024

Bioethics, Science Reporting

4}

He added, however, “The upside is that it could incentivize needed reforms in our ideologically slanted academic and public health institutions.” Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 18, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Ben Shapiro, Darwin's Doubt, ID the Future, information, intelligent design, James Tour, methodological naturalism, multiverse, Peter Robinson, podcast, Rice University, RNA world, Stephen Meyer, The Ben Shapiro Sunday Special, The Daily Wire, Uncommon Knowledge}

Stephen Meyer and Ben Shapiro on the Origin of Life

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 18, 2024

Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

3}

Dr. Meyer explains how the OOL field reached an impasse by the 1980s as chemists learned just how thorny the origin of life problem really was. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 18, 2024

Categories
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, biologists, Chile, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinian evolution, intelligent design, mimicry, mutations, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, vision}

The Plant That Can Mimic Other Plants

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 18, 2024

Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

5}

If it can’t see, how does it copy the leaves of any one of a number of plants growing nearby? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 17, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Science Reporting
Tagged
, activism, COVID-19, Democrats, endorsements, filmmakers, Hollywood, Kamala Harris, March for Science, money, moviemakers, movies, National Review, Nature (journal), Politics, public health, Republicans, Scientific American, sex, Wesley Smith}

Weaponizing Science, Journals Indulge in Political Partisanship

_{David Klinghoffer
September 17, 2024

Bioethics, Science Reporting

3}

I would say the same thing if they abused the name of science to wrap a Republican, or a Democrat, in it. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 17, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Science Reporting
Tagged
, Darwinian evolution, Darwinism, death, Donald Trump, Ethos, eugenics, evolution, intelligent design, Iran, natural selection, Nazis, NBC News, theism, theists, unnatural selection}

Weaponizing Science: Accused Trump Gunman Cited “Natural Selection”

_{David Klinghoffer
September 17, 2024

Bioethics, Evolution, Science Reporting

2}

The ethos that would most logically come from recognizing the design in life, every life, is the very opposite of what you'd expect from Darwinism. Read More ›

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Author
Howard Glicksman

Date
September 17, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, brainstem, cell membrane, cells, chemicals, death, diffusion, evolutionary biologists, extracellular fluid, extraterrestrial life, Günter Bechly, hospice, information, just-so stories, liquid water, molecular machines, multicellular organism, neurons, osmosis, proteins, sodium, sodium ions, sodium-potassium pump, Steve Laufmann, The Extracellular Space (series), The Wonder of Water, water, Your Designed Body}

Water Is a Problem, and Your Body Has an Ingenious Solution

_{Howard Glicksman
September 17, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Medicine

15}

The sodium-potassium pump is an innovation that allows your cells to combat the forces of nature and in doing so, prevents disaster. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 16, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Andrew Klavan, Ben Shapiro, biological information, Charles Darwin, creationism, Darwin's Doubt, evolution, fossils, ID the Future, intelligent design, interviews, podcast, Stephen Meyer, The Ben Shapiro Sunday Special, The Daily Wire}

Stephen Meyer and Ben Shapiro on Intelligent Design

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 16, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

3}

The pair discuss the different meanings of the word "evolution" before Meyer gets into one of Darwin’s biggest doubts. Read More ›