Tag: CELS

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
October 13, 2026

Categories
Historical Sciences
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, archaeology, CELS, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, forensic science, historical sciences, information, information theory, informational resources, intelligence, intelligence metrics, intelligent design, My Personal History with Information (series), peer review, PowerPoint, probability, search, SETI, William Dembski}

Recent Work: A Theory of Intelligence Metrics

_{William A. Dembski
October 13, 2026

Historical Sciences, Intelligent Design

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"A standardized inferential method has emerged for SETI, archaeology, forensic science, and the historical sciences generally." Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 22, 2025

Categories
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, anatomy, biologists, biology, biomimicry, blood flow, brain, CELS, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, Emily Reeves, engineering, Engineering Research Group, engineers, genetic variation, glycolysis, living systems, macroevolution, Michael Egnor, microevolution, modularity, optimality, pathology, physicians, physiology, Research, robustness, Stuart Burgess, systems engineering, Texas A&M, theory of biological design}

Year in Review: Demonstrating the Power of the Intelligent Design Framework in Biology

_{Brian Miller
December 22, 2025

Engineering, Intelligent Design

6}

Our scientists and engineers have further laid the foundation for a comprehensive and actionable theory of biological design. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 21, 2023

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Africa, Asia, Assembly Theory, Biomimetics, CELS, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, Discovery Institute, Harvard University, intelligent design, James Tour, Latin America, Lee Cronin, Princeton University, Rice University, Sergiu Klainerman, Stephen Meyer, The Design Inference, The Joe Rogan Experience, U.C. Berkeley, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

An Outstanding Year for Intelligent Design

_{Brian Miller
December 21, 2023

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

5}

I saw on multiple occasions the impact the truth about design can make in individual lives. Recently at U.C. Berkeley, I spoke about the evidence for a Creator. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
September 5, 2023

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", abduction, adaptation, CELS, Charles Darwin, Columbia University, Current Biology, equilibrium, Eric Anderson, gravity, Herbert Spencer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars, Mars rovers, molecular machines, New Zealand, planets, PNAS, Science Advances, Second Law of Thermodynamics, selective pressure, software, sponges, TEDx talk, University of Otago, University of Sydney, water}

What’s Driving Darwin’s Driverless Car?

_{David Coppedge
September 5, 2023

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

12}

What drives natural selection? Evolutionary forces. What are evolutionary forces? They’re what drive natural selection. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 12, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, CELS, Center for Science and Culture, Darwinian theory, Discovery Institute, earth, Eric Anderson, fossil record, ID the Future, intelligent causation, intelligent design, paleomagnetism, paleontology, podcast, punctuated equilibrium, stasis, Stephen Meyer, Theistic Evolution (book), University of Johannesburg}

Why Intelligent Design Best Explains the Fossil Record Data

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 12, 2023

Intelligent Design, Paleontology

2}

The fossil record is consistent with the engineering-based theory of bounded adaptation Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
June 26, 2023

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adaptation, Casey Luskin, CELS, Charles Darwin, Darwinian mechanism, Eric Anderson, evolution, finch beaks, ID the Future, intelligent design, macroevolution, microevolution, natural selection, peppered moths, podcast, unguided evolution}

Is Adaptation Actually a Fight to Stay the Same?

_{Andrew McDiarmid
June 26, 2023

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

1}

Charles Darwin pointed to small changes like finch beak size and peppered moth color as visible evidence of an unguided evolutionary process at work. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
June 4, 2023

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, biologists, CELS, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, conferences, Denton, engineers, Eric Anderson, events, intelligent design, mathematician, Steve Laufmann, Texas}

Intelligence Metrics: Measuring the Degree of Intelligence in Design

_{William A. Dembski
June 4, 2023

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

1}

I had the privilege of speaking on intelligence metrics. Here are my slides. I hope soon to develop this talk into a proper peer-reviewed paper. Read More ›

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Author
Steve Laufmann

Date
February 17, 2023

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, biologists, causal circularity, CELS, coherence, computer scientists, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, engineers, graduate students, intelligent design, living systems, medical practitioners, optimization, post-docs}

Where Biology and Engineering Intersect: CELS 2023 Applications Are Open Now!

_{Steve Laufmann
February 17, 2023

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

3}

This is not a conference for listening to ID thought leaders (though many will be there), but an opportunity to jump in and become part of the conversation. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
January 31, 2023

Categories
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Science
Tagged
, bats, beetles, Biomimetics, CELS, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, Darwinism, Dogs, echolocation, Engineering Research Group, Howard Glicksman, nacre, Netherlands, New Scientist, nose, oysters, PLOS ONE, Steve Laufmann, Switzerland, University of Illinois, University of Virginia}

New Engineering Ideas from Biology

_{David Coppedge
January 31, 2023

Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Science

9}

The 2023 Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, organized by the CSC's Engineering Research Group, is set for June 1-3 in Denton, Texas. Read More ›