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Dominic Halsmer

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Listen: Intelligent Design, Biomimicry, and Hacking the Cosmos

Dominic Halsmer draws on the engineering concept of affordances to explore how Earth shows evidence of having been intelligently engineered for life. Read More ›
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Dominic Halsmer: Aesthetic Arguments for Intelligent Design

How do modularity, specificity, adaptability, durability, and other aspects of engineering systems argue for design in nature? Read More ›
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spiral galaxy NGC 5037
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Beautifully Engineered: Peer-Reviewed Paper Argues for Intelligent Design

Dominic Halsmer describes signs of engineering he sees in nature, and explains some of the ways the universe appears strikingly bio-friendly. Read More ›
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New Engineering Textbook, Hacking the Cosmos, Argues for Intelligent Design

According to Halsmer, engineering involves “the creative use of resources and ingenuity to accomplish a purpose or solve a problem.” It does so by creating “affordances.” Read More ›

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