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Author
Richard Weikart

Date
February 24, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Tagged
, __k-review, “consensus science”, altruism, assumptions, bias, Chronicle of Higher Education, David Hume, Harvard University, Lord Kelvin, objectivity, science, Steven Pinker, subjectivity, thermodynamics}

Is Science Objective? Steven Pinker’s Counterattack Against the “War on Science”

_{Richard Weikart
February 24, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology

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Unfortunately, Pinker’s overweening faith in science as a reliable path to the truth has its own problems. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 30, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Psychology
Tagged
, __k-review, Carl Jung, debate, evolution, Harvard University, intelligent design, interview, Jordan Peterson, lobsters, orthodoxy, serotonin, theistic evolution, Wall Street Journal}

What Jordan Peterson Might Say to Intelligent Design Proponents

_{David Klinghoffer
January 30, 2018

Bioethics, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Psychology

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Peterson’s signature issues aren’t really on the radar screen here, and behind much of his perspective on psychology is a standard evolutionary viewpoint. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
January 20, 2018

Categories
Evolution
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, __k-review, common descent, Cornell University, Elliott Sober, Epicureanism, evolution, Harvard University, homology, religion}

Two Evolutionists Inadvertently Demolish Evolution

_{Cornelius Hunter
January 20, 2018

Evolution

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Yesterday we saw how, in a new paper, Warren Allmon and Robert Ross reformulate the argument for evolution from homologous structures. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 11, 2017

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, appendix, bacteria, BioLogos, censorship, Copernicus, Denis Noble, DNA, free speech, Galileo Galilei, Harvard University, intelligent design, James Shapiro, materialism, organs, orphan genes, Panda's Thumb, Paul Davies, postdoc, René Thom, Research, Sara Walker, science, tissues, Tree of Life, vertebrate eye, vestigial structures, Walter Elsasser}

Intelligent Design and the Advancement of Science

_{Brian Miller
December 11, 2017

Biology, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Physics

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A little-known fact about intelligent design is that the majority of it scientists already perform their work alongside colleagues with differing views. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
December 7, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, beliefs, bias, Harvard University, humans, Jack Szostak, Nature Chemistry, Nobel laureate, postdoc, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Retraction Crisis, Retraction Watch, RNA, scientists}

Retractions Show Scientists “Blinded” by Belief

_{Ann Gauger
December 7, 2017

Evolution

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Nobel laureate Jack Szostak has recently retracted a paper. This is a big deal because of who he is and because of where it was published. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
September 13, 2017

Categories
Biology
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Social Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, college, critical thinking, debate, faculty, Harvard University, humanities, Ivy League, Princeton University, truth, Yale University}

The Pursuit of Veritas

_{Sarah Chaffee
September 13, 2017

Biology, Science Education, Scientific Freedom, Social Sciences

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As the new school year begins, a group of Ivy League educators (among them, Robert P. George) urge college students to “think for yourself.” Read More ›

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Date
August 2, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Science
Tagged
, __k-review, bacteria, Darwinian theory, eukaryotes, Harvard University, intelligent design, molecular biology, nature, proteins, proteome, ribosomes, Science Advances, University of Basel}

Ribosomes Optimized for Speed, Flexibility

_{Science & Culture
August 2, 2017

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Science

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The DNA translation machines in the cell show unexpected complexity, forcing molecular biologists to revise what they thought they knew about ribosomes. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 23, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, Douglas Axe, Harvard University, humor, intelligent design, satire}

Apple iPhone — A Naturally Occurring Object?

_{David Klinghoffer
July 23, 2017

Intelligent Design

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Rather than “result of intelligent designers,” the “appearance of design” is instead thanks to “happy accidents.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 6, 2017

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, Douglas Axe, education, Harvard University, Jordan Peterson, Undeniable (book), University of Toronto}

Jordan Peterson — Advice for University Students

_{David Klinghoffer
June 6, 2017

Human Exceptionalism, Science Education

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The unique gift of human beings to speak and advocate, our great power, is an argument in itself for our exceptional status in nature. Read More ›