Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 11, 2024

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, bacteria, books, ID the Future, intelligent design, MIT, Texas A&M}

Emily Reeves on the Intersection of Biology and Engineering

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 11, 2024

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Dr. Reeves explains the importance of using engineering principles to understand biological systems. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 11, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, cell division, centromere, checkpoints, chromatid, chromosomes, cohesin, cowboys, Current Biology, DNA, error correction, evolution, foresight, function, intelligent design, kinetics, meiosis, NASA, PNAS, sexual reproduction, tubulin}

Springs, Glues, and Rocket Launchers in Cell Division

_{David Coppedge
July 11, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The molecules of life do much more than convey information. They combine and impose physical forces on each other in intricate, functional ways. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 10, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Charles Darwin, computer science, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinian evolution, David Gelernter, ID the Future, science, scientists, Stephen Meyer, thinkers, Uncommon Knowledge, Yale University}

Five Years Ago, Yale’s David Gelernter Gave Up on Darwin

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 10, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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David Gelernter is one of a growing number of scientists and thinkers bold enough to look beyond a Darwinian paradigm. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
July 10, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Antarctic, atmosphere, Children of Light, chloroplasts, earth, electromagnetic spectrum, elements, Michael Denton, naturalism, Periodic Table, photosynthesis, radiation, stars, sun, theism, visual light, water}

The Wonder of Sunlight: Appreciating the Remarkable Coincidences that Make Life Possible

_{Jonathan McLatchie
July 10, 2024

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences

6}

It is easy to imagine a plethora of scenarios where, if our universe were just slightly different, photosynthesis could not take place. Read More ›

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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
July 10, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, Andréa Morris, Denis Noble, Discovery Institute, Douglas Axe, evolution, Evolution “On Purpose”, Evolution News, Forbes, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Joana Xavier, MIT Press, neo-Darwinists, New Trends in Evolutionary Biology, Perry Marshall, persecution, physiologists, Richard Dawkins, Royal Society, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, teleonomy}

Oxford Physiologist Denis Noble: Dissent from Neo-Darwinism Has Passed a “Tipping Point”

_{Daniel Witt and David Klinghoffer
July 10, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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We were wondering when the (often very dramatic) claims made recently in arcane academic texts would begin making more of a splash in the popular media. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 9, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atheism, Christians, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, faith and science, firearms, intelligent design, John Zmirak, Michael Behe, Michelangelo, Second Amendment, Stephen Meyer, The Stream, U.S. Constitution, William A. Dembski}

Darwinism Versus the Second Amendment

_{David Klinghoffer
July 9, 2024

Bioethics, Evolution, Intelligent Design

3}

The "moral accountability" Zmirak mentions may be the key. Only a morally accountable being can be entrusted with a firearm. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
July 9, 2024

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Anthropic Principle, cells, devolution, earth, evolution, Fire-Maker, fossil record, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jonathan Witt, Michael Denton, scientific discovery, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, The Privileged Planet}

Earth Left “A Path of Tools” to Scientific Discovery

_{Granville Sewell
July 9, 2024

Biology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics

4}

The fine-tunings for scientific discovery and technological progress are very interesting to me and not just because they defeat the anthropic principle. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
July 9, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, autonomic nervous system, elves, Frodo, J.R.R. Tolkien, music, musicians, personhood, pitch, singers, singing, vagus nerve, vibrations, well-being, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart}

Singing — A Remarkable Gift, by Design

_{Eric Hedin
July 9, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

6}

The vagus nerve is implicated in how our nervous systems respond when we engage in singing and related vocal activities. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 8, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Botany
Life Sciences
Tagged
, animals, forests, humans, mountains, nature rights, rivers, Wyoming}

More “Nature Rights” Virtue Signaling, Now in Jackson, Wyoming

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 8, 2024

Bioethics, Botany, Life Sciences

2}

So, wise city councilors: Do the plants in the ponds have a right not to be eaten by the moose? Do grubs have a right not to be consumed by black bears? Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
July 8, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, evolution, Howard Glicksman, intelligent design, just-so stories, lungs, music, neuroscience, pharynx, singing, Smithsonian Magazine, Steve Laufmann, Your Designed Body}

Evolutionary Model Can’t Account for Singing

_{Eric Hedin
July 8, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

6}

Our fascination with singing and how enamored we can become with hearing quality vocalists reveals something significant about our identity as humans. Read More ›