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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 19, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, aboutness, brain, Christof Koch, consciousness, David Papineau, dualism, hard problem of consciousness, Integrated information theory, intentionality, materialism, Michael Egnor, mind, physical world, transducer}

It’s Becoming Clearer that the Mind Is Not the Brain

_{Denyse O’Leary
July 19, 2023

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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The “science of consciousness” not only has no workable materialist theory but it’s unclear what such a theory should look like or explain. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 18, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Animal Algorithms, animal behavior, ants, brain, code, colony insects, Current Biology, Eric Cassell, Germany, honeybees, information, information flow, intelligent design, life, navigation, nest, neurons, termites}

Ants Build Landmarks for Navigation

_{David Coppedge
July 18, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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The difficulty of finding your way back home from a long distance is partly solved in a tiny ant’s brain. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 1, 2023

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, Christof Koch, consciousness, David Chalmers, David Papineau, dualism, human nature, information theory, Integrated information theory, Kenneth Miller, King’s College, laboratories, Michael Egnor, mind, neuroscience, New York University, panpsychism, philosophers, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Tel Aviv University, The Human Instinct}

The Philosopher Wins: There’s No Consciousness Spot in the Brain

_{Denyse O’Leary
July 1, 2023

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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After a 25-year search, dualist philosopher David Chalmers won the bet with neuroscientist Christof Koch. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
June 30, 2023

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Australopithecus, brain, Ethiopia, face, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Homo, Homo habilis, human origins, mandible, paleoanthropology, paleontology, phylogenetic analysis, University of Tübingen}

Fossil Friday: Homo rudolfensis, Another Contentious Homo

_{Günter Bechly
June 30, 2023

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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Considering the checkered history of grandiose claims and controversies in paleoanthropology, some caution may be wise. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
March 20, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, algorithms, Animal Algorithms, brain, distance, honey bees, human language, information, insects, intelligent design, Science (journal), waggle dance}

The Role of Learning in the Honey Bee Waggle Dance

_{Eric Cassell
March 20, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science

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Learning is largely a programmed behavior, governed by a type of algorithm, particularly for animals with limited cognitive ability. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
March 8, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Tagged
, appetite, brain, Brown University, Cartesian dualism, Christianity, consciousness, emotion, evolution, eye, intellect, Kenneth Miller, materialism, memory, mind-brain problem, neuroscience, perception, René Descartes, res cogitans, res extensa, Roman Catholic, sensations, soul, The Human Instinct, Thomas Aquinas}

Kenneth Miller on Consciousness and Evolution

_{Michael Egnor
March 8, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics

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Despite Miller's claims, neither human reason nor free will evolved because neither is generated by material processes. Read More ›

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Author
Howard Glicksman

Date
February 24, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, autopsy, brain, causation, death, extracellular matrix, Foresight (book), heart, innovation, intelligent design, Marcos Eberlin, medicine, Neo-Darwinism, New Scientist, Steve Laufmann, Your Designed Body}

Scientists Discover a “New” Fourth (Meningeal) Membrane Surrounding the Brain

_{Howard Glicksman
February 24, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Medicine

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When it comes to causation, there are only two classes of causal forces; those are material causes and intelligent causes. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 19, 2023

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, Benjamin Libet, brain, brain activity, choices, consciousness, free will, Marcelo Gleiser, neuroscience, readiness potential, Scientific American, self}

New Brain Research Supports Free Will

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 19, 2023

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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Researchers, altering Libet’s classical experiment, found that human brains show no “readiness potential” when a decision is important. Read More ›

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Date
January 2, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, brain, calculus, consciousness, cortex, Francis Crick, human brain, mice, neuroscience, wheels}

Mice Can’t Do Calculus but Their Brains Can

_{Science & Culture
January 2, 2023

Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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Neuroimaging and mathematics showed that a simple Stop! signal in the brain would not allow a mouse to stop as quickly as it in fact did. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 16, 2022

Categories
Anatomy
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, brain, consciousness, Dogs, humans, intelligence, Kurt Gödel, neuroscience, Psychology Today, Stanley Coren, University of British Columbia}

Can a Dog Be Bred to Be as Smart as a Human?

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 16, 2022

Anatomy, Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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An enterprising electrical engineer, Payton Pearson, thinks it can be done. There are reasons for doubt. Read More ›