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Join Us: Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, April 23-25, in Southern California

The most spectacular example of an engineered living system is the human body, toward the invention of which the whole cosmos appears to have been very carefully aimed. Read More ›
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Science Education and the Growth Mindset

Growth mindset is an idea popularized by Stanford psychology professor Carol Dweck. Read More ›
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World Magazine: Darwin Devolves Is Science Book of the Year; Foresight Makes the Short List

This, of course, comes on top of kudos Dr. Eberlin had already received from, among others, no fewer than three Nobel Prize-winning scientists. Read More ›
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Once Again: Who Designed the Designer? 

“Some may ask, ‘What is the origin of the engineers? Therefore I don’t believe that this machine has been designed.’” Read More ›
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Design Everywhere: When Maggots Fly, and More

Believe it or not, there are amazing discoveries being made that owe nothing to Darwin, at least not explicitly. Read More ›
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Eberlin: But Is Intelligent Design “Science”?

“Science,” says chemist Marcos Eberlin, “should appeal only to causes that are supported by data, supported by evidence.” Read More ›
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Human Designers Struggle to Match Biological Designs

Mother-of-pearl, or nacre, is not only a beautiful substance for jewelry and ceramics; it is a remarkable material. Read More ›
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In Search of Self-Replicating Clocks

That Darwinism seems even superficially plausible depends completely on the ability of living things to reproduce themselves without significant degradation. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Cathal Cummins, University of Edinburgh, via EurekAlert!

Flight: The Genius of Seeds

Plant seeds come equipped to spread themselves in ways that baffle engineers. Did they invent these mechanisms by chance? Read More ›

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