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Stuart Burgess

Date
March 19, 2026

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Anatomy
Intelligent Design
Zoology
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, Africa, ball-and-socket joints, cervical vertebrae, Congo Basin, embryological development, engineering, engineers, evolutionary adaptation, evolutionary theory, giraffe’s neck, giraffes, hero shrew, human embryo, Irreducible Complexity, mammals, nervous system, neural plate, neural systems, sloth, spinal columns, spinal cord, spine, synchronization, vertebrae, vertebral column}

The Spine, Human and Otherwise: A Miracle of Embryological Development

_{Stuart Burgess
March 19, 2026

Anatomy, Intelligent Design, Zoology

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The sloth has ten neck vertebrae whereas almost all other mammals have seven. The sloth’s extra vertebrae allow it to swivel its neck almost all the way around Read More ›

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David Coppedge

Date
March 16, 2026

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Biology
Intelligent Design
Zoology
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, amplitude, Andrew Schultz, Asian elephants, biology, cats, curb feelers, engineering, finite element analysis, frequency, interoception, Katherine Kuchenbecker, Marc S. Lavine, material intelligence, materials, Max Planck Institute, mechanosensors, medical devices, Merkel cells, neuroscience, peanut, potato chip, power, rat whiskers, rats, rodents, Science (journal), sensory neurons, stiffness gradient, vibrotactile signals, whisker breakage, whisker hairs}

Research Reveals Elephant’s Amazing Sense of Touch

_{David Coppedge
March 16, 2026

Biology, Intelligent Design, Zoology

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Elephants can turn over a jeep and pull down a tree, but they can also pick up a potato chip without breaking it. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 3, 2026

Categories
Anatomy
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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, brain, Darwinian evolution, David Coppedge, electrical signals, engineering, foresight, GUT, healing, homeostasis, information exchange, internal dialogue, interoception, Irreducible Complexity, organs, pathogens, Piezo proteins, proprioception, receptors, second brain, system of systems}

Discovering Interoception, the Body’s Internal Dialogue

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 3, 2026

Anatomy, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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The coordinated information exchange and irreducible complexity required for these systems to function suggest foresight and engineering. Read More ›

Glowing flagellar motor at the base of a bacterial flagellum visualizing the rotary motion and its energy source

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
February 24, 2026

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Intelligent Design
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, animation, archaellum, ATP synthase, bacterial cell, bacterial flagellar motor, Basarab Hosu, Darwin’s Black Box, Destin Sandlin, engineering, evolution, Harvard University, Honda Civic, intelligent design, living cells, Michael Behe, Michael D. Manson, nanomotors, PNAS, proton gradient, protons, rotary motors, Smarter Every Day, Tesla, unguided natural processes, Unlocking the Mystery of Life}

Can the Flagellum Get Any Better? Yes! Add Gears

_{David Coppedge
February 24, 2026

Biochemistry, Biology, Intelligent Design

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The bacterial flagellum is more souped-up than even Michael Behe thought: it’s a gear-driven motor of motors! Read More ›

Bare foot of young woman walking at home, closeup

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Stuart Burgess

Date
February 23, 2026

Categories
Anatomy
Intelligent Design
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, anatomy, ankle fusion, ankle performance, apes, arched feet, arches, Arches National Park, Australopithecus afarensis, Carol Ward, cuboid bone, cuneiform bone, D. J. Meldrum, E. E. Sarmiento, Energy, engineering, Ethiopia, fibula, flat feet, foot, Foot and Ankle International, football, fossils, Hadar, Homo sapiens, HOMO: Journal of Comparative Human Biology, human foot, humans, irreducibly complex systems, jig, keystones, lateral arch, linkage system, lower body, Lucy, medial arch, midfoot, Nathan Lents, P. J. Mitchell, Roman arch, shock, squash, talus bone, tibia, Utah}

Appreciating the Irreducible Complexity of the Human Foot

_{Stuart Burgess
February 23, 2026

Anatomy, Intelligent Design

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In the fossil record there are no transitional forms between the arched feet of humans and the flat feet of apes. Read More ›

Muscular Male athlete sprinter running fast,exercising outdoors,jogging outside against gray concret background with copy space area for text message or ad content.Side view,full length

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 20, 2026

Categories
Anatomy
Engineering
Intelligent Design
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, Darwinian expectations, engineering, evolution, eye, habitats, ID the Future, intelligent design, lab coats, locomotion, middle ear, nervous system, origins, Richard Dawkins, scientific theories, structures, systems, theories of origins, Ultimate Engineering, wrist joint}

Listen: Stuart Burgess Details Examples of Your Body’s Ultimate Engineering

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 20, 2026

Anatomy, Engineering, Intelligent Design

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He’ll relate the time he and famed biologist Richard Dawkins debated, and he’ll remind us why we are all qualified to evaluate scientific theories of origins. Read More ›

Thought processes emotional intelligence are rendered through symbolic pathways that meticulously trace the minds inner workings

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
February 18, 2026

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
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, biobots, cosmology, development, embryos, engineering, fine-tuning, human body, hybrots, machines, mathematicians, measure problem, Michael Levin, minds, multiverse, optimality, Pavlovian conditioning, personal agent, Plato, Platonic forms, Platonic ideas, Platonic patterns, Pythagoras, Richard Sternberg, scientific investigation, Tufts University, Ultimate Engineering, universe}

Platonic Minds: How Stuart Burgess’s Ultimate Engineering Challenges Maverick Biologist Michael Levin

_{Brian Miller
February 18, 2026

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design

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Levin faces a measure problem analogous to that in cosmology, resulting from the optimality of biological designs. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 17, 2026

Categories
Engineering
Intelligent Design
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, accidents, biological mechanisms, biomechanics, Darwinian evolution, ear, engineering, European Space Agency, evolution, human body, human joints, ID the Future, intelligent design, joints, mechanical engineers, mouth, podcast, satellites, skepticism, Stuart Burgess, throat, Ultimate Engineering}

Is Biology Intelligently Engineered? Ask an Engineer

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 17, 2026

Engineering, Intelligent Design

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Stuart Burgess shares his experiences navigating academic skepticism, noting that many biologists are forthcoming in expressing doubts about macroevolution. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
February 17, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Zoology
Tagged
, animal behavior, Apis mellifera, bees, behavior, behavioral decisions, brain, communication systems, decision-making, depth, engineering, flower print, flowers, food, foraging, honeybees, intelligent design, Lars Chittka, learning, mantids, memory, mimicry, nectar, noise, pollen, predators, primates, psychology, punishment, quinine, Radar, reward, signal-to-noise ratio, spiders, sugar, trade-offs, University of Sheffield, vegetation, World War II}

Sophistication of Bee Decision-Making Is a Mystery, Unless Design Hypothesis Is Permitted

_{Eric Cassell
February 17, 2026

Intelligent Design, Zoology

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Distinguishing a real flower from a flower print on a woman’s dress can come into play, possibly requiring some experimental probing. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 11, 2026

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, biological complexity, designers, designs, engineering, engineers, evolution, evolutionary theory, human body, ID the Future, intelligent cause, intelligent design, mindless processes, naturalism, optimal engineering, podcast, researchers, scientific evidence, Stuart Burgess, trade-offs, Ultimate Engineering, University of Bristol}

Introducing Ultimate Engineering: A Conversation with Stuart Burgess

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 11, 2026

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Evolutionary theory, unlike intelligent design, predicts a living world crowded with substandard designs. Read More ›