Tag: complexity

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
April 28, 2026

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, ATP, brewer’s yeast, Complex III, complexity, electrochemistry, electrons, elegance, Energy, engineers, flavin adenine dinucleotide, intelligent agent, mitochondrial membrane, mitochondrial respiratory chain, molecular machines, natural selection, organic chemistry, oxygen, protons, quantum tunneling, reverse-engineering, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, semiquinone, ubiquinol}

The Nanoscale Engineering of Complex III

_{Emily Reeves
April 28, 2026

Biochemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design

15}

If I put on my reverse-engineering hat, this enzyme looks like the work of a designer who deeply understood electrochemistry and quantum tunneling. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 17, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Science Reporting
Tagged
, atheists, beauty, Bethel McGrew, Big Bang, Charles Murray, Christianity, churches, complexity, cosmos, DNA, documentary, evolution, fine-tuning, Hoover Institution, Joan Didion, life, material processes, materialism, New York Times, Peter Robinson, Return of the God Hypothesis, scientific discoveries, secularization, Stanford University, Stephen Meyer, stories, Taking Religion Seriously, The Story of Everything, The White Album, Uncommon Knowledge, Wall Street Journal}

A Big Deal: In Wall Street Journal, Peter Robinson Welcomes Story of Everything

_{David Klinghoffer
April 17, 2026

Faith & Science, Science Reporting

5}

My colleague asked, “Has that happened before?” Not that I recall. Is something changing? Perhaps. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
March 18, 2026

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Physics
Tagged
, abiogenesis, agnostics, atheists, biologists, careers, complexity, Curtis Hrischuk, Darwinian evolution, Emily Reeves, endowed by our creator, equilibrium, evolution, evolutionary biology, evolutionary jargon, Gregory Reeves, human engineers, information, John West, living things, Michael Egnor, narrative gloss, natural selection, nature, neurosurgeon, organisms, Philip Skell, physics, Science and Culture Today, Stuart Burgess, transcendent intelligent source}

Evolution: What Is in a Word? (Hint: Not Much)

_{Eric Hedin
March 18, 2026

Biology, Evolution, Physics

5}

Since the entire non-living universe contains far less information content than a single living cell, life presents an enigma to materialism. Read More ›

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Date
February 5, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, bacteria, biosphere, chance, complexity, constraints, contingency, convergence, disparity, evolution, life forms, lineages, necessity, randomness, rules, Science Advances, singularities, Stephen Jay Gould, testing, theory testing}

Gould Said It Was All Contingency and Chance — Well, Maybe Not

_{Science & Culture
February 5, 2026

Evolution, Scientific Reasoning

2}

Appeals to contingency (i.e., in-principle unrepeatable singularities) disable theory testing. If anything can happen…don’t bother to test, because you can’t. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 31, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, Andrew McDiarmid, artificial intelligence, baked salmon, ChatGPT, Chicago Tribune, complexity, computer assistance, Copilot, createdness, creativity, engineering, Gemini, Grok, humans, living systems, Nikolai Berdyaev, salmon, scientists}

AI Dependence Makes Us Dumber, but That’s Not the Worst Thing About It

_{David Klinghoffer
January 31, 2026

Computational Sciences, Human Exceptionalism

2}

I realized this when I found myself, not for the first time, asking Grok to remind me again how long to bake salmon at 400 degrees. Read More ›

Sperm and egg cell. Natural fertilization. 3d illustration on red background

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
January 11, 2026

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biology, cell division, Charles Darwin, complexity, engineering, evolution, evolutionary theory, flagellum, forethought, head, ID the Future, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jonathan McLatchie, middle piece, podcast, regulation, resources, sex, sexual reproduction, sperm cells}

Sex: A Spicy Problem for Evolutionary Theory

_{Andrew McDiarmid
January 11, 2026

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

Sexual reproduction is a seeming waste of resources producing little or no short-term advantages. Read More ›

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Author
Larry Sanger

Date
December 23, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", Albert Einstein, argument from ignorance, benevolence, Big Bang, Christianity, complexity, constants, David Hume, designer, faith, intelligent design, logos, matter, natural laws, philosophers, Stephen Meyer, universe, William Lane Craig}

No. 10 Story for 2025: Wikipedia Co-Founder on Arguments for God

_{Larry Sanger
December 23, 2025

Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

8}

I was impressed by a lecture by philosopher of science Stephen Meyer, who presented versions of the cosmological argument and the fine-tuning argument. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
December 22, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Zoology
Tagged
, bugs, butterflies, Center for Science and Culture, complexity, Discovery Institute, ecosystems, education, engineers, foresight, ID Education Day, insects, intelligent design, invertebrates, Irreducible Complexity, Metamorphosis, nematodes, neo-Darwinian evolution}

Creepy Crawly Complexity: Kate Kavanaugh on the Intelligent Design of Insects

_{Andrew McDiarmid
December 22, 2025

Intelligent Design, Science Education, Zoology

2}

Far from being mere nuisances, these creatures function as tiny engineers that elegantly solve complex problems to sustain global ecosystems. Read More ›

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Date
December 22, 2025

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biology, complexity, cooking, courage, diversity, evolution, evolutionary biology, fitness, food, holidays, inheritance, intelligent design, Interface Focus, Jerry Coyne, Michael Levin, natural selection, neo-Darwinian evolution, parsimony, Richard Dawkins, Royal Society, seafood, theoretical biology, Tufts University, variation}

Michael Levin: “Evolution by Natural Induction” (By What?)

_{Science & Culture
December 22, 2025

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

4}

Levin and his colleagues are unintimidated by those bullies who labor to forestall a crackup on the orthodox evolutionary team. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
December 8, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Zoology
Tagged
, amphibians, bacteria, birds, complexity, cryptochromes, electrons, fish, insects, intelligent design, magnetic compass, magnetic field, magnetite, magnetoreception, mammals, Monarch butterflies, navigation, reptiles, Science (journal), vertebrates, zoology}

Three Animal Magnetic Compass Mechanisms, All by Design

_{Eric Cassell
December 8, 2025

Intelligent Design, Zoology

8}

It appears likely that different animals are designed to detect the geomagnetic field using different mechanisms. Read More ›