Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

Authors

Doug Axe
Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
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 in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
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

dolphins

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octopus
Photo: California two-spot octopus, by Tom Kleindinst via Marine Biological Laboratory.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
December 9, 2022
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Biology
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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MicroRNAs: A New Clue About Octopus Intelligence?

Denyse O’Leary
December 9, 2022
Biology, Neuroscience & Mind, Science
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While octopus brains are very different from vertebrate brains, they share with vertebrates, a huge number of microRNAs. Read More ›
jellyfish
Photo credit: Timo Volz via Unsplash.
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
October 6, 2022
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Secrets that Give Sea Lions and Jellyfish Their Edge as Swimmers

David Coppedge
October 6, 2022
Evolution, Intelligent Design
5
The world’s best human designers are attempting to build machines to mimic what these animals “naturally do. Read More ›
bean plant
Photo credit: Kolforn (Wikimedia), CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
August 30, 2022
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Botany
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
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Researcher Says Plants May Be Conscious, Too

Denyse O’Leary
August 30, 2022
Botany, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind
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Paco Calvo has authored many papers in respected journals; his view is another instance of panpsychism overtaking materialism in science. Read More ›
exoplanet
Image credit: NASA Universe, via Flicker (cropped).
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
August 30, 2022
Categories
Planetology
Rare Earth
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The Silence of the Space Aliens

David Coppedge
August 30, 2022
Planetology, Rare Earth
5
The SEETI thinkers are looking for signs of intention. Even in global death, they believe they could separate natural causes from intelligent causes. Read More ›
dog
animals
Photo credit: Marcus Wallis via Unsplash.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 26, 2022
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Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Science
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Claim: Dogs Can Form “Abstract Concepts”

Denyse O’Leary
July 26, 2022
Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology, Science
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It’s a good idea to be skeptical when any such claim is followed up with the assertion that humans “aren’t that cognitively unique after all.” Read More ›
dolphins
Photo: Dolphins, by Gregory “Slobirdr” Smith [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
May 26, 2022
Categories
Biology
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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These Animals Know How to Self-Medicate

Denyse O’Leary
May 26, 2022
Biology, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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The “animals’ pharmacy” mainly aims at treating parasites and wounds using plants and insects. Read More ›
Fire use
fire
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Author
Michael Denton
Date
May 24, 2022
Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Technology
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Man, with His Special Place in Nature, Was Designed to Use Fire

Michael Denton
May 24, 2022
Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design, Technology
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Only a special type of being very close to our own biological design could have taken the first and vital step to technological enlightenment, fire-making. Read More ›
humpback whale
humpback whale
Image via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
May 16, 2022
Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Whales Give More “Design of Life” Evidence, Defying Explanations Based on Natural Selection

David Coppedge
May 16, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Biologist Richard Sternberg explains how the whale-evolution sequence is more “artistic license” than demonstrable fact. Read More ›
Tesla factory
Tesla factory
Photo: Tesla factory, by Steve Jurvetson / CC BY.
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Author
Granville Sewell
Date
September 3, 2021
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Technology
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“Do You Believe in Evolution?” A Short Answer

Granville Sewell
September 3, 2021
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology
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You don't have time to give a 30-minute answer outlining the different meanings of the word "evolution" and the evidence pro and con for each. Read More ›
elephant
Photo credit: Geran de Klerk via Unsplash.
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Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
June 8, 2021
Categories
Bioethics
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New York High Court to Rule Whether Elephants Are “Persons”

Wesley J. Smith
June 8, 2021
Bioethics
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Imagine: pet ownership made a formal legal guardianship complete with enforceable fiduciary duties — that is, if we can have pets at all. Read More ›

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