Tag: Eric Cassell

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 23, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Animal Algorithms, appetite, bat guano, BBC, Chris Packham, cockroaches, designers, digestive system, Discovering Intelligent Design, documentary, Ediacaran biota, engineering, enteric nervous system, Eric Cassell, Eric Hedin, evolution, Evolution (TV series), evolutionary faith, gill arches, gill filaments, good, hunger, imagineering, intelligent design, magic, Metaspriggina, NOVA PBS, Richard Buggs, Steve Brusatte, technology, through-gut, Ultimate Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Venus flytrap, waste, workspace}

NOVA on Evolution of Eating: Here’s the “Science,” Trust Me, Bro!

_{David Klinghoffer
October 23, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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There is only a compelling story, beautifully illustrated with plenty of AI imagineering and more scientists testifying to their evolutionary faith. Read More ›

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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, natural selection, order, origin of life, random mutation, Richard Dawkins, simplicity, specified complexity}

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, ants, bees, communication, entomologists, Eric Cassell, Europe, exoskeleton, intelligence, pheromones, space exploration, Stanford University, termites, wasps}

Ants “Think” Differently from Humans

_{Science & Culture
February 17, 2024

Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

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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, convergent evolution, design filter, Eric Cassell, evolution, hexagons, intelligent design, intuition, PLOS Biology, radio signals, Return of the God Hypothesis, SETI, The Conversation, UAPs, UC Berkeley, UFOs, 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, code, colony insects, Current Biology, Eric Cassell, Germany, honeybees, information, information flow, intelligent design, life, navigation, nest, neurons, termites}

Ants Build Landmarks for Navigation

_{David Coppedge
July 18, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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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, Stanford University, 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, NASA, Pakistan, PLOS ONE, Sahara Desert, Steve Laufmann, Your Designed Body}

Capabilities of Migrating Birds Deserve Awards and Recognition

_{David Coppedge
December 15, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Science

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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, insects, intelligence, intuitions, natural selection, neuroscience, stroke, zombies}

Are Plants Conscious? Science Writer Says Yes

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 15, 2022

Botany, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

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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, dragonflies, Eric Cassell, Evolution News, Flight, Germany, insects, intelligent design, 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 ›