3I/ATLAS Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date November 13, 2025 CategoriesAstronomyPlanetology Tagged , artificial intelligence, arXiv, astrobiology, astronomers, Avi Loeb, Big Think, Columbia University, David Kipping, extraterrestrial life, George Gaylord Simpson, Medium, technology, UFOs, Voyager spacecraft Astrobiology as a Secular Quest for Meaning Denyse O’Leary November 13, 2025 Astronomy, Planetology 7 I don’t think this stuff does any harm — as long as it is understood as drama and not given undue importance in science or philosophy. Read More ›
aliens-in-the-desert-take-a-selfie-generative-ai-stockpack-a-571340103-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date October 15, 2025 CategoriesPlanetologyScientific ReasoningTechnology Tagged , astrobiologists, Avi Loeb, BBC, Carl Sagan, David Kipping, extraterrestrials, Gizmodo, Jonathan O’Callaghan, NASA, OSIRIS-REx, Principle of Mediocrity, Science Alert, Science Focus, SETI, solar system, technology, technosignatures, The Privileged Planet The Search for Extraterrestrials: Keeping Hope Alive Denyse O’Leary October 15, 2025 Planetology, Scientific Reasoning, Technology 6 The question looms: How much can science avoid facts while retaining the character of science? Read More ›
spiral galaxy NGC 6872 Type post Author Paul Nelson Date February 6, 2023 CategoriesAstronomyIntelligent DesignPhysical SciencesPhysics Tagged , "God of the gaps", Columbia University, David Kipping, design detection, Illinois, intelligence, intelligent causation, intelligent design, Lex Fridman, universe Watch: Here Are Several Minutes of Design-Detection Brainstorming with Lex Fridman Paul Nelson February 6, 2023 Astronomy, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics 3 I’ve never heard such a concise account of the principal methodological difficulties of inferring an unconstrained intelligence as a TESTABLE cause. Read More ›
umbrella Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date October 17, 2020 CategoriesIntelligent DesignMathematics Tagged , Bayesian reasoning, Brian Josephson, Cambridge University, Cavendish Laboratory, Columbia University, computer simulation, David Kipping, Douglas Axe, evolution, Jonathan McLatchie, Michael Egnor, Nobel Prize, rain, Scientific American, Twitter ID by Another Name? Astronomer Says 50 Percent Chance We’re Living in Computer Simulation David Klinghoffer October 17, 2020 Intelligent Design, Mathematics 2 Of course, an 80 percent chance that we live in an intelligently design world compares favorably with only a 50 percent chance. Read More ›
