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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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Carl Linnaeus
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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

Topic

Gizmodo

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White conceptual keyboard - Wikipedia (key with logotype)
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post
Date
October 27, 2025
Categories
Computational Sciences
Intelligent Design
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Cry Us a River: AI Chatbots May Be Killing Wikipedia

Science and Culture
October 27, 2025
Computational Sciences, Intelligent Design
3
It’s not clear how this will impact a commonly heard criticism of Wikipedia — bias, very much including the subject of intelligent design. Read More ›
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aliens in the desert take a selfie. Generative AI
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post
Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
October 15, 2025
Categories
Planetology
Scientific Reasoning
Technology
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The Search for Extraterrestrials: Keeping Hope Alive

Denyse O’Leary
October 15, 2025
Planetology, Scientific Reasoning, Technology
6
The question looms: How much can science avoid facts while retaining the character of science? Read More ›
NeanderthalValley3
Photo: Düssel River, through Neanderthal Valley, Germany, by Cordula, CC BY-SA 2.5 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Date
June 23, 2025
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Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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For Migration, Neanderthals Followed Rivers

Science and Culture
June 23, 2025
Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology
3
Of course, if they followed river systems, they were assured of sources of food and water along the way. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Spencer Thomas from Snohomish, United States, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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post
Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
April 27, 2025
Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Planetology
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To Do His Real Job, ET Doesn’t Need to Exist

Denyse O’Leary
April 27, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Planetology
6
The only possible conclusion to draw is this: What gives humans importance is not found in our genes. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 FR <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/fr/deed.en>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Date
August 8, 2024
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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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Research with Mice May Explain How the Placebo Effect Works

Science and Culture
August 8, 2024
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
4
The mice had to be placed in a painful situation in order to trigger a placebo effect. With humans, it is often just a matter of communicating orally. Read More ›
Ngarai_Sianok_sumatran_monkey
Photo credit: Sakurai Midori, CC BY-SA 2.1 JP <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.1/jp/deed.en>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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post
Author
Casey Luskin
Date
March 14, 2023
Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Monkey-Made “Tools” Cast Doubt on High Intelligence in Early Hominids

Casey Luskin
March 14, 2023
Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology
6
Macaque monkeys from Lobi Bay, Thailand, have been observed “unintentionally” producing stone tools. Read More ›
Centrosaurus
Photo: Skull of Centrosaurus, by Sainterx, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Date
July 3, 2022
Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
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Could We Ever Recover Dinosaur DNA?

Science and Culture
July 3, 2022
Evolution, Paleontology
5
There have been a number of unexpected finds from dinosaurs besides bones; some paleontologists dig hopefully. Read More ›
Murchison Widefield Array
Murchison Widefield Array
Photo: A portion of the Murchison Widefield Array, Australia, by Pete Wheeler, ICRAR, via EurekAlert!
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post
Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
September 9, 2020
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Physical Sciences
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Ouch, Huge Sky Survey Shows No “Alien Technosignatures”

David Klinghoffer
September 9, 2020
Physical Sciences
3
I say “ouch” on behalf of materialists, atheists, and Darwinists. Ten million stars and not a hint of alien civilization. Read More ›
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post
Author
Casey Luskin
Date
May 21, 2020
Categories
Arts
Evolutionary Psychology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Psychology
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Biology Journal: Evolutionary Psychology Is “Impossible”

Casey Luskin
May 21, 2020
Arts, Evolutionary Psychology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Psychology
13
Did evolutionary scientists not understand these things already? Read More ›
alien arrival (1)
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
February 16, 2018
Categories
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Planetology
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Evidence of ETs? Delightful! Bring It On

David Klinghoffer
February 16, 2018
Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Planetology
4
Never fear: whatever our purely hypothetical response to a purely hypothetical event, it can be reconciled with evolution. Read More ›

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