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Author
David Berlinski

Date
July 7, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, animals, chimpanzees, Columbia University, Darwinian theory, David Premack, Dogs, dolphins, great apes, humans, Jesuits, mathematician, MIT, puppy, San Diego, Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania}

Ovid in His Exile

_{David Berlinski
July 7, 2023

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Schermerhorn Hall at Columbia University was the scene of many strange experiments. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 14, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, cetaceans, Current Biology, Darwinian gradualism, dolphins, Early Eocene, fossil record, Günter Bechly, ichthyosaur, land mammals, Mesozoic, Neo-Darwinism, Nevada, New Scientist, Pakicetus, Science (journal), whales}

New Scientist: Ichthyosaurs Evolved “Astonishingly Rapidly”

_{Casey Luskin
February 14, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology

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This is a case of evolutionary biology trying to explain away the data that otherwise was not directly expected under their model. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 11, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, convergent evolution, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian evolution, Darwinian mechanism, dolphins, elephants, evolution, foresight, fur, genes, Human, humans, intelligent design, mammals, planning, Science Alert, selection pressure, University of Pittsburgh}

More Evolution by Devolution: Mammalian Hairlessness

_{David Klinghoffer
January 11, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science

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The mechanism of Darwinian evolution absolutely works — by breaking genes, when that provides a selective advantage, or turning them off. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 9, 2022

Categories
Biology
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, apes, brain, crows, cuttlefish, Dogs, dolphins, elephants, intelligence, MicroRNAs, nervous system, neuroscience, neurotransmitters, octopuses, Oregon, RNA, squid, vertebrates, whales}

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 ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 6, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, California, Caltech, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Cnidaria, dolphins, flippers, George Washington University, Illustra Media, jellyfish, Lad Allen, Living Waters, Phys.org, salmon, sea lion, sea turtles, The Conversation}

Secrets that Give Sea Lions and Jellyfish Their Edge as Swimmers

_{David Coppedge
October 6, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The world’s best human designers are attempting to build machines to mimic what these animals “naturally do. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 30, 2022

Categories
Botany
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, anesthesia, chimpanzees, cognition, consciousness, dolphins, intelligence, invertebrates, panpsychism, ResearchGate, spiders, Venus flytrap}

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 ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 30, 2022

Categories
Planetology
Rare Earth
Tagged
, biosignatures, birds, cosmos, dolphins, extraterrestrial life, Forensics, intelligence, intelligent life, intention, National Geographic, space aliens}

The Silence of the Space Aliens

_{David Coppedge
August 30, 2022

Planetology, Rare Earth

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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 ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 26, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Science
Tagged
, abstract concepts, abstract thought, abstractions, animal intelligence, chimpanzees, Dogs, dolphins, neuroscience, rabbits, social justice}

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 ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
May 26, 2022

Categories
Biology
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, animals, antibiotics, cats, chimpanzees, corals, Dogs, dolphins, elephants, Gabon, grass, health, medicine, pain, parasites, University of Zurich}

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 ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
May 24, 2022

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, ancient Greeks, anthropocentrism, apes, arms, bonobos, dolphins, fire, Galen, hands, Homo floresiensis, intelligent design, J.B.S. Haldane, Judeo-Christian tradition, kinetic energy, knuckle-walkers, orangutan, parrots, ravens, Richard Owen, seals, secular culture, Stephen Jay Gould, Steven Vogel, stone tools, The Miracle of Man, Thomas Huxley}

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 ›