Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

Authors

Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
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Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

Topic

adaptability

Synapse_(3910692512)
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
August 29, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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Wrap Your Mind Around the Synapse — Just Try

David Coppedge
August 29, 2024
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
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The method neurons use to transfer signals seems like a kludge. But it works astonishingly fast and efficiently. Read More ›
guppies
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
June 28, 2024
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Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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The Engineered Adaptability of the Humble Guppy

Andrew McDiarmid
June 28, 2024
Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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When a scientist switches from an evolutionary lens to an engineering one, it may be the mother of all eureka moments. Read More ›
polar bear
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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni
Date
May 16, 2023
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Biochemistry
Biology
Environment & Climate
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
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Natural Selection Subtracts, It Doesn’t Add — And That Matters

Stephen J. Iacoboni
May 16, 2023
Biochemistry, Biology, Environment & Climate, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design
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In the wild, all organisms must live within their niche. There are no wild polar bears in Arizona, and no iguanas in Alaska. Read More ›
nautilus
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Date
June 5, 2021
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Engineering
Intelligent Design
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Dominic Halsmer: Aesthetic Arguments for Intelligent Design

Science & Culture
June 5, 2021
Engineering, Intelligent Design
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How do modularity, specificity, adaptability, durability, and other aspects of engineering systems argue for design in nature? Read More ›
snapdragons
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Date
July 18, 2018
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Botany
Intelligent Design
Reproductive Science
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Three Ways that Plants Defy Darwin’s Mechanism

Science & Culture
July 18, 2018
Botany, Intelligent Design, Reproductive Science
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Plants have no brains and limited mobility, yet they have mechanisms to thrive in place. One mechanism involves the prevention of inbreeding. Read More ›
hurdles
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Author
Steve Laufmann
Date
April 18, 2018
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Anatomy
Engineering
Intelligent Design
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Your “Botched Body”: Bad Design or Bad Logic?

Steve Laufmann
April 18, 2018
Anatomy, Engineering, Intelligent Design
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Whenever a complex system of systems works at all, it seems counterproductive to attempt a “bad design” argument. Read More ›

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