Tag: Elsevier

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 12, 2026

Categories
Cultural Anthropology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __recommended, anthropology, apes, Barbie doll, Bayesian reasoning, Christianity, culture, dancing, Dungeons and Dragons, Elsevier, evolutionary requirements, feasting, human behavior, human origins, humanity, humans, indigenous peoples, Islam, John Speth, Judaism, movies, non-rational behaviors, praying, Quaternary Environments and Humans, singing, spirituality, survival, University of Michigan, war, witches, wizards}

Paper: Human Behavior Shows We’re “Far More Complex than Just a ‘Souped-Up’ Ape”

_{Casey Luskin
June 12, 2026

Cultural Anthropology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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How do we explain all the “mind-boggling sweep” of time-consuming behavior that isn’t directly necessary for survival? Read More ›

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Date
November 24, 2025

Categories
Ethics
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Brooklyn, Elsevier, fraud, oversight, paper mills, peer review, publish or perish, reviewers, secrecy, taxpayers, Taylor & Francis, UC Berkeley}

What a Declining System Looks Like: Fraud Crisis in Science Grows

_{Science & Culture
November 24, 2025

Ethics, Scientific Reasoning

5}

Profits are artificially maintained by tax dollars so sinking quality does not send the alarm signals it would otherwise. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
September 16, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, cellular life, cofactors, David A. Hullender, DNA repair, elementary particles, Elsevier, Elsevier journals, enzymes, evolution, Fred Hoyle, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Mycoplasma genitalium, Mycoplasma mycoides, naturalistic evolutionary processes, Olen R. Brown, oxidative phosphorylation, Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, universe, University of Missouri, University of Texas at Arlington, Why Evolution Is True}

To a Pro-Intelligent Design Paper, Biologist Jerry Coyne Reacts with Question-Begging

_{Jonathan McLatchie
September 16, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The paper seeks to elucidate the plausibility of naturalistic evolutionary processes generating a minimal living cell. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
April 18, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, artificial intelligence, biologists, chess, Darwinian evolution, David Hullender, Elsevier, equations, evolution, evolutionary models, Isaac Newton, J. Robert Oppenheimer, logic, Olen Brown, Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, scientific inquiry, self-assembly}

Science Paper: Use Artificial Intelligence to Challenge Evolution

_{Casey Luskin
April 18, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

5}

The authors conclude, "It seems remote that AI would conclude that it is ‘turtles all the way down’.” Read More ›

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Date
February 24, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, data, economics, Elsevier, Gary Smith, Netherlands, New Zealand, Retraction Watch, science journals, United Kingdom, United States, University of Copenhagen, Zoom}

Data Can Appear in Science Journals — Out of Thin Air

_{Science & Culture
February 24, 2024

Bioethics, Physical Sciences

5}

While many researchers decried the results, University of Copenhagen econometrician Søren Johansen said something worth pondering. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 28, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", Cambrian News, David A. Hullender, Elsevier, evolution, Evolution News, genome, Krebs cycle, microevolution, Modern Synthesis, mutations, Neo-Darwinism, Olen R. Brown, On the Origin of Species, Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Research, selection, South Africa}

No. 5 Story of 2023: Peer-Reviewed Paper Finds “Neo-Darwinism Must Mutate to Survive”

_{Casey Luskin
December 28, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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They conclude, “There is something besides mutations and survival of the fittest needed to explain evolution.” Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 19, 2023

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, consciousness, cosmic fine-tuning, Dartmouth College, Durham University, Elsevier, hospitals, Marcelo Gleiser, near-death experiences, NYU, persistent vegetative state, Philip Goff, researchers, Sam Parnia, Scientific American}

Study: Brain Is Still Active After Death

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 19, 2023

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

6}

Obviously, these experiences point to something that is irrelevant to claims about evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
March 15, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", Cambrian News, David A. Hullender, Elsevier, evolution, Evolution News, genome, Krebs cycle, microevolution, Modern Synthesis, mutations, Neo-Darwinism, Olen R. Brown, On the Origin of Species, Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Research, selection, South Africa}

Peer-Reviewed Paper: “Neo-Darwinism Must Mutate to Survive”

_{Casey Luskin
March 15, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

6}

They conclude, “There is something besides mutations and survival of the fittest needed to explain evolution.” Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 26, 2020

Categories
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic freedom, Answers in Genesis, Communism, creationism, Darwinism, disclaimer, Discovery Institute, discrimination, Due Process Clause, Elsevier, free speech, Institute for Creation Research, intelligent design, Jews, Journal of Theoretical Biology, Martin Gaskell, Medieval Europe, Nature (journal), Nazi Germany, Neo-Darwinism, Norway, peer-reviewed literature, Science (journal), scientific journals, Soviet Union, Stockholm University, Supreme Court, Sweden, University of Kentucky}

Intelligent Design’s Yellow Star: Journal’s Disclaimer Refutes a Common Criticism of ID

_{Casey Luskin
October 26, 2020

Scientific Freedom

9}

Critics of intelligent design (ID) often lecture ID proponents that they are free to submit their work to any scientific journal. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 9, 2020

Categories
Biology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Adam Marcus, corruption, disclaimer, editors, Elsevier, Evolution News, incompetence, intelligent design, John West, Journal of Theoretical Biology, Ola Hössjer, Retraction Watch, science journals, scientists, Steinar Thorvaldsen}

Corruption Watch: Biology Journal Blames the Innocent, Turns ID Scientists into Fall Guys

_{David Klinghoffer
October 9, 2020

Biology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

4}

For those who are always lecturing us about “Follow the science” and “Believe the scientists,” this episode should be an eye opener. Read More ›