Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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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
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
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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

ATP synthase

ATP Synthase
Image: A scene from "Molecular Machines — ATP Synthase: The Power Plant of the Cell," via Discovery Institute.
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
August 8, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Metaphysics
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No, Intelligent Design Doesn’t Reason by Analogy; Here’s Why

Casey Luskin
August 8, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics
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We also see machines in living systems. That’s not to say that cells or living systems on the whole are “machines,” but they do contain machines. Read More ›
Tetrahymena thermophila
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David Coppedge
Date
July 20, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Compact Factory Optimizes Shape for Efficiency — A New Level of Intelligent Design in Life

David Coppedge
July 20, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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A microbe was found to organize its electron transport machinery in a way that bends the membrane for optimum energy utilization. Read More ›
David-Hume
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Robert F. Shedinger
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July 12, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Technology
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Reconsidering David Hume’s Critique of Design Thinking

Robert Shedinger
July 12, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology
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There is no sense in which we can say that Hume destroyed the intellectual coherence of design thinking. William Paley could already see this in 1802. Read More ›
Pacific Ocean
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David Coppedge
Date
July 10, 2023
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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How the “Other” ATP Synthase Saves the Planet

David Coppedge
July 10, 2023
Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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A lesser-known rotary engine within cells is responsible for a substantial portion of gases and nutrients that sustain the biosphere. Read More ›
humpback whale
humpback whale
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
April 3, 2023
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Denton’s “Puzzle of Perfection,” Then and Now

David Coppedge
April 3, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The flip side of Darwin’s proposal of natural selection as a designer substitute is that “things look designed — because they are designed.” Read More ›
power lines
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David Coppedge
Date
March 27, 2023
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Science
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A Power Grid in Muscle Cells Has Profound Design Implications

David Coppedge
March 27, 2023
Biology, Intelligent Design, Science
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To see why, we must remember that muscles first appear in the Cambrian explosion. Read More ›
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
March 22, 2023
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Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
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A Biochemical Icon of Intelligent Design, ATP Synthase Does More than Spin

David Coppedge
March 22, 2023
Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science
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As super-resolution imaging improves, the world’s smallest rotary motor continues to amaze. Read More ›
Respiratory Complex I
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Emily Reeves
Date
February 23, 2023
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Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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An Engineering Marvel: Uncovering the Mechanism of Respiratory Complex I

Emily Reeves
February 23, 2023
Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Complex I is involved in the electron transport chain, which is part of the biochemical process by which we create ATP, the energy molecule of life. Read More ›
mitochondria
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
November 16, 2022
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Mitochondria Promoted to Information Processing Systems

David Coppedge
November 16, 2022
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The label “powerhouses of the cell” was too simplistic for the many tasks performed every second by these computing, networking, signaling, regulating wonders. Read More ›
ATP synthase
Image: A scene from "Molecular Machines — ATP Synthase: The Power Plant of the Cell," via Discovery Institute.
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
October 7, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Game Over? Nick Lane Wants Another Inning

David Coppedge
October 7, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Michael Behe described how he attended a conference to hear Nobel laureate John Walker, the world’s expert on ATP synthase, explain how it might have evolved.  Read More ›

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