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Howard Glicksman

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The Designed Body: Our Irreducibly Complex Blood Pressure Control System

We always hear about friends and family with blood pressure problems. There’s something easy to miss, though. Read More ›
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Tendons Are Irreducibly Complex

A simple tissue we take for granted turns out to represent another example of irreducible complexity in the human body. Read More ›
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Glucose Systems in the Body: Another Instance of Irreducible Complexity

“It’s the Darwinists who are suffering from an illusion,” says physician Howard Glicksman. Read More ›
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Thanks, Dr. Oz — Our Favorite Super Bowl Ad, a Beautiful Celebration of Complex Senses

Let’s examine the subject in a little more depth than what a commercial can do in a minute and thirty seconds: Read More ›

Water — We’ll Drink to That

Dr. Howard Glicksman goes beyond a discussion of irreducible complexity to something he calls “natural survival capacity.” Read More ›
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How the Body Meets Its Need for Oxygen

Finely tuned and exquisitely engineered, this system gave our ancestors enough oxygen not only to stay alive but to thrive in the face of a hostile environment. Read More ›
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Dr. Howard Glicksman Describes Intricate Control Systems Sustaining Your Life Right Now

Cardio-pulmonary arrest offers a window on the human body's intelligent design. Read More ›
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In Purpose & Desire, Out Today, Scott Turner Explores Biology’s Second Law

As Turner says, homeostasis is an exceedingly strange idea. Yet without homeostasis there is no life. Read More ›

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