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

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animals

ants
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Author
Eric Cassell
Date
August 1, 2023
Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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Can Algorithms Designed by Humans Catch Up with the Genius of Biological Systems?

Eric Cassell
August 1, 2023
Biology, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
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While humans invented algorithms only within the last century, enabling the development of AI, animals exhibit behavioral algorithms that long predate humans. Read More ›
Necklace Nebula
Photo: Necklace Nebula, by ESA/Hubble & NASA, K. Noll.
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Author
Granville Sewell
Date
July 25, 2023
Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Physics
Science Education
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In Summary: Presenting the Evidence for Intelligent Design

Granville Sewell
July 25, 2023
Biology, Cosmology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences, Physics, Science Education
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Since there were no natural causes before nature came into existence, science cannot ever hope to explain this beginning. That is, if ID is excluded. Read More ›
Ovid Banished from Rome
Image: Ovid Banished from Rome, by J. M. W. Turner, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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David Berlinski
Date
July 7, 2023
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Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Ovid in His Exile

David Berlinski
July 7, 2023
Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology
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Schermerhorn Hall at Columbia University was the scene of many strange experiments. Read More ›
Tower-of-Babel
Image: Tower of Babel, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
July 3, 2023
Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
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With Becket Cook, David Berlinski Discusses Speech as a Problem for Darwin, and More

David Klinghoffer
July 3, 2023
Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology
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Dog owners know that to look into your dog’s eyes is often to see that the dog has something he wishes to say but lacks the “machinery for externalization.” Read More ›
water pollution
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
June 27, 2023
Categories
Biology
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Gifted Microbes Elevate the Case for Intelligent Design to the Entire Biosphere

David Coppedge
June 27, 2023
Biology, Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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Far from being humble, primitive steppingstones to higher life, microbes display superpowers that so-called “higher” forms of life depend on. Read More ›
E. coli bacteria
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Date
June 2, 2023
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Biology
Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Engineering and Evolution in the Microbial World

Science & Culture
June 2, 2023
Biology, Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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This year’s Conference on Engineering in Living Systems (CELS) is going on right now, exploring design principles at work in living things. Read More ›
Temptation_Adam_Eva
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Date
May 2, 2023
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Biology
Faith & Science
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
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God’s Grandeur: Ann Gauger on the Scientific Case for Intelligent Design

Science & Culture
May 2, 2023
Biology, Faith & Science, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design
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A biologist explains why it is indeed possible that the entire human race came from two original parents. Read More ›
running
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
March 28, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
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“Pointless Bones”? Nathan Lents Bites at Stuart Burgess’s Ankle

David Klinghoffer
March 28, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science
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From an engineering perspective, the bones of the ankle, in their complex and functional artistry, are very far from “pointless.” Read More ›
black garden ants
Photo: Black garden ants, by Katja Schulz from Washington, DC, USA, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
March 19, 2023
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Bioethics
Life Sciences
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Pushing Insect Welfare

Wesley J. Smith
March 19, 2023
Bioethics, Life Sciences
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Of course, we know that insects are not inanimate. A fly senses when you try to swat it. Read More ›
wet market
Photo: A wet market in Myanmar, by Dan Bennett, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
February 6, 2023
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Bioethics
Environment & Climate
Medicine
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Top Medical Journal Demands “Ecological Equity”

Wesley J. Smith
February 6, 2023
Bioethics, Environment & Climate, Medicine
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This isn’t some outlier bioethicist or animal-rights activist being given a few pages of ink. Read More ›

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