Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Doug Axe
Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

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ATP Synthase
Image: A scene from "Molecular Machines — ATP Synthase: The Power Plant of the Cell," via Discovery Institute.
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
March 14, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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ATP Synthase Gets Smarter

David Coppedge
March 14, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Two new papers reveal fine-tuning in the assembly of ATP synthase rotary motors and in its operation under ATP hydrolysis. Read More ›
Pope Pius IX
Photo: Pope Pius IX, by Adolphe Braun, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Neil Thomas
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March 5, 2022
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Evolution
Faith & Science
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Darwin and the Swinging 1860s

Neil Thomas
March 5, 2022
Evolution, Faith & Science
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The threat which such thinking posed to theistic beliefs was not lost on the Roman Catholic Church when Pope Pius IX convened the First Vatican Council of 1869. Read More ›
Gunter Bechly
Photo: Günter Bechly in a scene from the documentary Revolutionary, via Discovery Institute.
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February 19, 2022
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
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A Darwin Day Exhibit Backfires

Science & Culture
February 19, 2022
Biology, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom
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Hear the story of how leading German paleo-entomologist and Darwinist Günter Bechly became convinced of intelligent design. Read More ›
Second Reich
Image source: The Biology of the Second Reich, via Discovery Institute.
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John G. West
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February 4, 2022
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Bioethics
Evolution
Scientific Freedom
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Censored by YouTube: Watch The Biology of the Second Reich Now

John G. West
February 4, 2022
Bioethics, Evolution, Scientific Freedom
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I’m not sure why my video was singled out. Perhaps it received too many complaints from outraged Darwinists, or even from racists. Read More ›
Auschwitz I - Birkenau
Photo: Entrance to Auschwitz II-Birkenau death camp, by Nelson Pérez [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.
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February 2, 2022
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Bioethics
Evolution
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Listen: How Darwinism Fueled Nazi Racism, White Nationalism

Science & Culture
February 2, 2022
Bioethics, Evolution
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Since Darwin was a peaceable Victorian gentleman and naturalist, what connection could there be between him and Hitler and contemporary white nationalism? Read More ›
Columbine Memorial
Photo: Columbine Memorial, Littleton, Colorado, by Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Richard Weikart
Date
February 2, 2022
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Bioethics
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Darwinian Racism: How Evolutionary Theory Shaped Nazi Thinking

Richard Weikart
February 2, 2022
Bioethics, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology
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It was the spring 1999, a Denver suburb. The day, April 20 — Hitler’s birthday. An 18-year-old white nationalist donned a shirt emblazoned “Natural Selection.” Read More ›
Opabinia regalis
Photo: Fossil of Opabinia regalis, a Cambrian animal, by Jstuby at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
October 1, 2021
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Anatomy
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Origin of Life
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Did Minimal Consciousness Drive the Cambrian Explosion?

Denyse O’Leary
October 1, 2021
Anatomy, Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life
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Eva Jablonka’s team makes the daring case, repurposing Hungarian chemist Tibor Gánti’s origin of life studies. Read More ›
Pearl Oysters
Photo credit: Keith Pomakis, CC BY-SA 2.5 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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August 6, 2021
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Intelligent Design
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By Design — How Pearls Get Their Luster

Science & Culture
August 6, 2021
Intelligent Design
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The highly valued optical properties of pearls come from sophisticated processes of biomineralization involving proteins and crystals. Read More ›
diatom
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August 4, 2021
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Engineering
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Diatoms, an Evolutionary Mystery, Come into Nano-Focus

Science & Culture
August 4, 2021
Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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The jewels of the microbial world, when seen with new nano-scale imaging techniques, look like little modernist cathedrals. Read More ›
three-spine sticklebacks
Image: Three-spine stickleback, by Alexander Francis Lydon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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July 2, 2021
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Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Recasting Darwin Stories into Engineering Models

Science & Culture
July 2, 2021
Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Darwin gets credit by default for changes in organisms that should be seen instead as engineered products of foresight. Read More ›

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