Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 24, 2024

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, "Out of Africa", Africans, bioRxiv, Current Biology, Fossil Friday (series), intelligent design, introgression, Nature (journal), Nature Genetics, Neanderthal DNA, Neanderthals, Nobel laureates, non-Africans, paleontology, PNAS, population size, Science (journal), scientific community, Svante Pääbo, University of Cambridge}

No. 9 Story of 2024: Suppressed Dissent About Neanderthal DNA in Modern Humans

_{Günter Bechly
December 24, 2024

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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The case of Professor William Amos represents an interesting parallel with dissenters in the intelligent design community. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
December 23, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, atheism, biological information, Canceled Science, Discovery Institute Press, Eric Anderson, Eric Hedin, ID the Future, organisms, podcast, Second Law of Thermodynamics}

Information, Entropy, and the First Life

_{Andrew McDiarmid
December 23, 2024

Evolution, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Some push back with the argument that the Earth is an open system, gaining energy from the sun. Is that a workaround for a naturalistic account of life? Read More ›

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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
December 23, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, American Revolution, Aristotle, Charles Darwin, Cicero, Darwinism, Empedocles, Epicurus, Erasmus Darwin, faith and science, Friedrich Engels, Galen, Lucretius, Matt Ridley, natural selection, Plato, Taking Leave of Darwin, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Malthus}

Three Thousand Years of Darwinism

_{Neil Thomas
December 23, 2024

Evolution, Faith & Science

13}

I began to suspect that Darwinism was being taught at school in a somewhat philosophically decontextualized way, lacking historical background. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 23, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Bret Weinstein, Cambrian Explosion, Charles Darwin, Darwinian evolution, Darwinism, Darwinists, David Gelernter, evolutionary biology, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, jesus, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Meyer, The Selfish Gene, Yale University}

No. 10 Story of 2024: Evolutionary Biologist Concedes Intelligent Design Is Cutting Edge

_{David Klinghoffer
December 23, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

6}

Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying are well-known evolutionary biologists (and husband and wife) with a podcast. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 22, 2024

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Anthropic Principle, dark matter, pornography, Steven Weinberg, Universe Today, University of California}

Physicists Want to Put Cosmic Design to the Test

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 22, 2024

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

3}

Their thesis is based on cosmic inflation theory and on the behavior of dark matter. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
December 21, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Philosophy of Science
Physics
Tagged
, abiogenesis, David Hume, Doug Monroe, evolutionary process, ID the Future, intelligent design, laws of nature, miracles, podcast, Praxis Circle, Return of the God Hypothesis, Theistic Evolution (book)}

Do Miracles Violate the Laws of Physics?

_{Andrew McDiarmid
December 21, 2024

Faith & Science, Philosophy of Science, Physics

2}

Philosopher of science Stephen Meyer thinks David Hume’s argument against miracles is weak. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 20, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, China, Darwinian theory, evolution, fleas, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, insects, intelligent design, parasites, pterosaurs, wings}

Fossil Friday: Nakridletia — The Rise and Fall (and Possible Resurrection) of a Fossil Insect Order

_{Günter Bechly
December 20, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Paleontology

5}

So, were strashilids a distinct order of parasitic insects or just aquatic flies? Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
December 19, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, artificial intelligence, brain, butterflies, creativity, DNA, embryonic development, flowers, large language models, nucleotides, origami, simulations, spinal cord}

Life and Origami: Lessons from the Art of Paper-Folding

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
December 19, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

6}

The differences between an origami figure and a living thing are more instructive than their similarities. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
December 19, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Foundations
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, basketball, biologists, body plans, Charles Darwin, evolution, innovation, lizards, natural selection, Nature Ecology & Evolution, nucleolus, propaganda, researchers, rhetorical strategies, Science Daily}

Evolutionary Flimflam: Watch Out for These Common Parlor Tricks in Science Reporting

_{Jonathan Witt
December 19, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Foundations, Intelligent Design

9}

I suspect the average person comes to accept modern evolutionary theory through a near-constant drip of pro-evolution propaganda. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
December 18, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Environment & Climate
Life Sciences
Tagged
, agriculture, beef, California, corn, environmentalists, Europe, food, global warming, New York Times, pesticides, pollution, United States}

Learning to Love Industrial Farming

_{Wesley J. Smith
December 18, 2024

Bioethics, Environment & Climate, Life Sciences

5}

"Old MacDonald-style farms where soil is nurtured with love and animals have names rather than numbers may sound environmentally friendly." Read More ›