Tag: Forrest Mims

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
April 21, 2025

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, biology, cognition, David Klinghoffer, Denis Noble, Discovery Institute Press, DNA, electric fields, ENCODE project, evolutionary theory, Forrest Mims, genome, goal-directedness, Harvard University, human genome, information, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, junk DNA, Michael Levin, minds, Perry Marshall, Peter A. Corning, Plato, Plato's Revenge, Platonic forms, purpose, random mutations, relational biology, Richard Sternberg, Robert Rosen, Seymour Garte, Stuart Kauffman, teleonomy, Tufts University, Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology, William A. Dembski}

Plato’s Revenge: Mathematical Biologist Richard Sternberg Foresaw Major Developments in Biology

_{Brian Miller
April 21, 2025

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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A new book traces the ideas of Dr. Sternberg, who offers rigorous scientific evidence that the true control center of life lies outside DNA. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 20, 2025

Categories
Science Reporting
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic disciplines, academic institutions, amateur science, Andrew McDiarmid, Anthony Watts, censorship, Charles Darwin, Christianity, climate change, common science, credentialism, culture, defining science, elitism, empirical science, experimental science, Forrest Mims, interviews, Maverick Scientist, PhD, prejudice, scientists, skeptics, Watts Up with That}

“What Is a Scientist?” A Fine Review for Forrest Mims

_{David Klinghoffer
March 20, 2025

Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom

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"A critique of scientific elitism, and a guidebook for anyone who wants to pursue real science — regardless of credentials." Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 12, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, activists, atmosphere, climate change, documentary, electronics, engineers, Forrest Mims, ID the Future, ozone, ozone layer, podcast, Radio Shack, Scientific American, scientists}

Forrest Mims on Winning the Rolex Award (And How You Can Too!)

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 12, 2024

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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By the early 1990s, Mims had built a reputation as one of America’s foremost citizen scientists. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 11, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, aerosols, atmosphere, dust, forest fire, Forrest Mims, ID the Future, Maverick Scientist: My Adventures as an Amateur Scientist, meteors, NASA, ozone, science writers, scientists, smoke, sunset}

The Science of a Sunset: Unlocking the Secrets of Our Atmosphere

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 11, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Many of us have enjoyed a colorful twilight or a stunning sunset. But how often do we think about the science behind these memorable conditions? Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
April 3, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
Tagged
, blindness, eyesight, Forrest Mims, hearing, ID the Future, interview, Maverick Scientist, science}

For a Maverick Scientist, Curiosity Lead to Unexpected Adventures

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 3, 2024

Intelligent Design, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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In 1907, Forrest Mims’s great-grandfather lost his eyesight in a train track construction accident. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 30, 2024

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, atmospheric science, college, Darwinian evolution, Forrest Mims, ID the Future, intelligent design, Maverick Scientist, NASA, podcast, science writers, Scientific American, skepticism}

Can a Successful Scientist Be Self-Taught?

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 30, 2024

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology

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Without a college science degree, Mims taught himself the fundamentals of engineering and atmospheric science. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
March 28, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, BioEssays, biologists, Carmen Sapienza, Columbia University, DNA, ENCODE, evolution, evolutionary biologists, Forrest Mims, Francis Crick, Genome Biology and Evolution, genomes, intelligent design, John Bodnar, John Mattick, Jonathan Wells, Journal of Human Evolution, junk DNA, Laurence Moran, Living with Darwin, Long Story Short, Nature (journal), Nature Methods, Oxford University Press, paradigm shift, Philip Kitcher, predictions, Richard Dawkins, Scientific American, Taylor & Francis, The Greatest Show on Earth, University of Toronto, W. Ford Doolittle, What’s in Your Genome, William A. Dembski}

New Long Story Video Tackles “A Battle of Predictions: Junk DNA”

_{Casey Luskin
March 28, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Something happened in 2012 that changed the entire debate in favor of the ID-based prediction that DNA would be largely functional. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 26, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, Applied Optics, atmospheric science, curiosity, determination, Discover Magazine, Forrest Mims, ID the Future, intelligent design, magazines, Maverick Scientist: My Adventures as an Amateur Scientist, NASA, Nature (journal), NOAA, podcast, Radio Shack, Science (journal), Scientific American}

Forrest Mims: The Making of a Maverick Scientist

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 26, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Technology

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What does it take to be a scientist? For Forrest Mims, the answer is simple: you just have to do science. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 7, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, “consensus science”, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, faith, Forrest Mims, gender, humanity, molecular biologists, molecular motors, peer review, Physics Today, progress, race, science, Science (journal), scientists, The Descent of Man, trust, University of North Carolina, Wesley Smith}

Repair Trust in Science? In Science Magazine, Forrest Mims Replies

_{Casey Luskin
June 7, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Charles Darwin is an example of a brilliant scientist who was nonetheless an imperfect human with some false ideas. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 5, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, BIO-Complexity, CSI, dependency graph, DNA, evolution, explanatory power, Forrest Mims, genomes, Human Genome Project, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, junk DNA, Kenneth Miller, medicine, Michael Behe, mutations, Nature Reviews Genetics, nested hierarchy, predictions, Richard Dawkins, RNA, Science (journal), Scientific American, selection, software, Susumu Ohno, systematics, The Positive Case for Intelligent Design (series), The Selfish Gene, Winston Ewert}

Does Darwinian Theory Make the Same Predictions as Intelligent Design?

_{Casey Luskin
May 5, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Richard Dawkins predicted that “a large fraction” of our genomes has no function, because, “The true ‘purpose’ of DNA is to survive, no more and no less." Read More ›