Tag: Eric Cassell

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
March 21, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Animal Algorithms, atheism, behaviors, brain, C. elegans, chaos, directed evolution, Eric Cassell, human brain, intelligence, Irreducible Complexity, Journal of Neurochemistry, lab animals, natural selection, order, origin of life, random mutation, Richard Dawkins, simplicity, specified complexity, touch response}

Origin of Life: A “Simple” Worm’s Challenge

_{Denyse O’Leary
March 21, 2025

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Were there ever life forms that were so simple that they could merely self-assemble, as our official doctrine of the origin of life proposes? Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
March 3, 2025

Categories
Applied Sciences
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, abortion, Animal Algorithms, bacterial flagella, Biomimetics, cable bacteria, centrioles, Current Biology, Darwinism, Discovery Institute Press, engineers, Eric Cassell, evolution, fetuses, Harvard University, intelligent design, Living Waters, mantis shrimp, materials science, Michael Behe, molecular machines, navigation, New Scientist, nose, PNAS, sea turtles, sophistication, springtails, super-resolution microscopy, University of North Carolina, University of Oldenburg}

As Science Observes, Talk of Evolution Fades

_{David Coppedge
March 3, 2025

Applied Sciences, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Another point worthy of note: the more sophistication that is found in biological engineering, the more scientists want to imitate it. Read More ›

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Date
February 17, 2024

Categories
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, algorithms, Animal Algorithms, anternet, ants, bees, Biosphere 2, communication, Deborah M. Gordon, entomologists, Eric Cassell, Europe, exoskeleton, intelligence, pheromones, space exploration, Stanford University, termites, wasps}

Ants “Think” Differently from Humans

_{Science and Culture
February 17, 2024

Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

5}

There are some 20 quadrillion ants living in the world today. All species of ants are social; there are no known solitary ants. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 31, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Africa, Animal Algorithms, astrobiology, atheism, Brian Koberlein, convergent evolution, crop circles, design filter, Eric Cassell, evolution, hexagons, intelligent design, intuition, PLOS Biology, pulsars, radio signals, Return of the God Hypothesis, Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, SETI, The Conversation, UAPs, UC Berkeley, UFOlogy, UFOs, unidentified anomalous phenomena, Utah}

In Explanations Reported by Mainstream Science, Design Inference Continues to Factor

_{David Coppedge
July 31, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

8}

Speaking of regularly spaced circles, I observed something similar in southern Utah from a helicopter in 2019 (see the photo at the top). Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 18, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Animal Algorithms, animal behavior, ants, brain, Cataglyphis fortis, code, cognitive ability, colony insects, Current Biology, Eric Cassell, Germany, honeybees, information, information flow, intelligent design, life, navigation, nest, neurons, rock ants, termites, tree ants}

Ants Build Landmarks for Navigation

_{David Coppedge
July 18, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

8}

The difficulty of finding your way back home from a long distance is partly solved in a tiny ant’s brain. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
March 2, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, algorithms, Animal Algorithms, ants, arthropods, behaviorism, engineers, Eric Cassell, evolution, foraging, intelligent design, Mexico, pheromones, PNAS, robotics, rock ants, Stanford University, sun compass, tree ants, University of Arizona, University of Texas}

Ant Navigation Fascinates Engineers

_{David Coppedge
March 2, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

7}

Eric Cassell asks, “How did these complex programmed behaviors originate?” The question deserves a better answer than, “They evolved.” Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
December 15, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, Africa, BBC News, birds, Current Biology, Eric Cassell, Howard Glicksman, intelligent design, Jack London, Mediterranean, NASA, Pakistan, PLOS ONE, Sahara Desert, Steve Laufmann, University of St. Andrews, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Your Designed Body}

Capabilities of Migrating Birds Deserve Awards and Recognition

_{David Coppedge
December 15, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Science

7}

New technologies are giving scientists global information on a wide variety of bird species. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 15, 2022

Categories
Botany
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, ants, chimpanzees, computer programmers, consciousness, Eric Cassell, evolution, glutamate, insects, intelligence, intuitions, natural selection, neuroscience, sea anemones, stroke, zombies}

Are Plants Conscious? Science Writer Says Yes

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 15, 2022

Botany, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

10}

Annaka Harris, neuroscience and physics writer, starts by casting doubt on human consciousness. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 22, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, Animal Algorithms, Arctic terns, atmosphere, bats, Carsten Egevang, Corryn Wetzel, dragonflies, Eric Cassell, Evolution News, field work, Flight, Germany, insects, intelligent design, locusts, Maine, Maryland, materialists, McGill University, Michael Denton, migration, New Scientist, optimization, Pennsylvania, sunlight, The Miracle of Man, The Wonder of Water, University of Exeter, University of Oldenburg, water}

Birds, Bats, Insects: Field Work on Animal Flight Reveals Wonders of Intelligent Design

_{David Coppedge
August 22, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Science

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The capabilities of flying animals continue to amaze scientists, and explanations challenge their best efforts. Does evolutionary theory help? Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 6, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, Animal Algorithms, animal rights, bees, consciousness, crops, Eric Cassell, insect rights, insects, London School of Economics, meat, neuroscience, pain, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA, PNAS, Research}

Bees Feel Pain. Therefore…Insect Rights?

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 6, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

4}

As we learn more from research about how various life forms respond to experiences, a more complex picture may raise political issues. Read More ›