Tag: animal behavior | Page 2 | Science and Culture Today

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
April 7, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, algorithms, animal behavior, ants, body temperature, engineers, evolution, feedback control, food, foraging, homeostasis, intelligent design, Internet, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, seeds}

To Regulate Foraging, Harvester Ants Use a (Designed) Feedback Control Algorithm

_{Eric Cassell
April 7, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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These elements of harvester ant behavior present a severe challenge for the evolutionary paradigm. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
March 27, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, animal behavior, babies, birds, brain size, Cornell University, eggs, intelligence, lemurs, lizards, neurons, penguins, reptiles, The Scientist}

Are Birds Really Smarter than Reptiles?

_{Denyse O’Leary
March 27, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Scientists clash over how to measure animal intelligence: brain volume, brain organization, numbers of neurons…? Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 18, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animal behavior, Ferris Jabr, friendship, humans, intelligence, mantle, neurons, octopuses, pigmentation}

Loving Goodbye…from an Octopus?

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 18, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Did the science teacher's octopus really know she was dying? Was she trying to say goodbye? Read More ›

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
November 22, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animal behavior, antennae, butterflies, Canada, circadian clock, compound eyes, evolution, genomes, intelligent design, magnetic compass, Mexico, migration, monarch butterfly, navigation, neurobiology, Stonehenge, United States}

For Evolution, Monarch Butterfly Migration Is a Mystery

_{Eric Cassell
November 22, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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It typically takes up to three generations of butterflies to make the complete journey. This means that the navigation information is genetically programmed. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
November 9, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animal behavior, animal kingdom, Charles Darwin, evolution, intelligent design, Jerry Fodor, Jonathan Swift, monarch butterfly, On the Origin of Species, spider silk, spiders, termites, wasps}

Genius in Lilliput

_{Eric Cassell
November 9, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Complex programmed behaviors are evident throughout the animal kingdom, but in these pages the focus will primarily be on less advanced animals. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
November 1, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Animal Algorithms, animal behavior, Baylor University, bees, biologists, birds, brains, Discovery Institute Press, engineers, Eric Cassell, evolution, intelligent design, Melissa Cain Travis, NASA, Robert J. Marks II, Science and the Mind of the Maker, systems engineering}

New Book, Animal Algorithms, Spells Fresh Trouble for Darwinism

_{Jonathan Witt
November 1, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The book is all about the buzzing, migrating, web-spinning, and colony-building world of ingenious animals. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 19, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
Tagged
, __tedited, animal behavior, anti-human exceptionalism, chimpanzees, human exceptionalism, music}

Chimps “Grieve” for a Lost Loved One, Just Like People?

_{David Klinghoffer
May 19, 2016

Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

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As an experiment, try this. First, watch the BBC video as it's presented. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 22, 2015

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
Tagged
, __nedited, animal behavior, animal intelligence, bird vocalizations, birds, cave art, Continuing Series, crows, death, ethology, horses, instinct, intelligence, magnetite, mammals, migration, mourning, nature, nest-building, ornithology, parrots, pets, pigs, presuppositions, ravens, science}

Furry, Feathery, and Finny Animals Speak Their Minds

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 22, 2015

Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

11}

Recent findings suggest that crows fear death -- many purposefully avoid places where other crows have died. Read More ›

The very smart dog studying old books in library

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 4, 2015

Categories
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __nedited, agency, altruism, animal behavior, animal intelligence, Animal Minds (series), bees, communication, ethology, evolutionary ethics, free will, grammar, group selection, jellyfish, reasoning, selfish genes}

What Can We Hope to Learn About Animal Minds?

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 4, 2015

Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

11}

If we can't even define our own consciousness, can we say whether a different type of life form has consciousness or a mind? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 8, 2014

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __nedited, animal behavior, animal rights, consciousness, discrimination, ethology, human uniqueness, The War on Humans}

Animals Equivalent to Humans in NYT — Again

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 8, 2014

Human Exceptionalism

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"The term 'animal' is simply an excuse not to look at something." Read More ›