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Günter Bechly
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Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
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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
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
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Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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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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Topic

human body

Closeup portrait of a male hands holding tablet computer
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Howard Glicksman
Date
July 23, 2016
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Evolution
Medicine
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Muscles and Nervous System: Keeping the Body Moving

Howard Glicksman
July 23, 2016
Evolution, Medicine
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To be able to sit and read this paragraph, your body must perform several actions all at once. Read More ›
skeletons
Photo: Study of Skeletons, by Leonardo da Vinci [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Howard Glicksman
Date
June 5, 2016
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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How the Body Controls Its Calcium

Howard Glicksman
June 5, 2016
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Medicine
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Without any one of the necessary systems being in place, the whole would fail and calcium control would be lost. Read More ›
My beautiful picture
Photo: Neanderthal skeleton, by Archaeomoonwalker (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Howard Glicksman
Date
May 10, 2016
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Medicine
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Calcium’s Role in the Body — and a Note on the Origin of This Series

Howard Glicksman
May 10, 2016
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Medicine
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Control is the key to life. But how does the body achieve it? Read More ›
Woman having fever holding her forehead
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Howard Glicksman
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April 24, 2016
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Evolution
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Temperature Control: Too Hot, Too Cold, or Just Right?

Howard Glicksman
April 24, 2016
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Medicine
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The system that regulates our core temperature seems to naturally know how to get the job done. Read More ›
Thyroid gland
Image: Thyroid gland, by Uwe Gille [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Howard Glicksman
Date
April 17, 2016
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Evolution
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Medicine
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Thyroid Function: When Real Numbers Don’t Add Up

Howard Glicksman
April 17, 2016
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Medicine
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The thyroid function of our earliest ancestors must have followed the Goldilocks principle by being just right so they could survive. Read More ›
Margo in the hot tub
Image: "Margo in the hot tub," by Michael McCullough [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Howard Glicksman
Date
April 11, 2016
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Medicine
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Keeping Cool, Warming Up: Appreciating the Body’s Temperature Control System

Howard Glicksman
April 11, 2016
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Medicine
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The system our body uses to control its core temperature demonstrates irreducible complexity. Read More ›
Mercury-in-glass thermometer
Image: Mercury-in-glass thermometer, by Menchi (Own work) [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Howard Glicksman
Date
March 30, 2016
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Intelligent Design
Medicine
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Thermoregulation and Thyroid Control: A Beautifully Irreducible System

Howard Glicksman
March 30, 2016
Intelligent Design, Medicine
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The body's system to control thyroid function, plus basal metabolic rate, heat production at rest, and core temperature, seems to know what it is doing. Read More ›
Honeywell thermostat
Honeywell thermostat, by midnightcomm [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Howard Glicksman
Date
March 23, 2016
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Temperature Control: Heat and Temperature — What’s the Difference?

Howard Glicksman
March 23, 2016
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The body must follow the rules and keep its core temperature within a certain range to stay alive. Read More ›
fella filling up gas
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Howard Glicksman
Date
March 2, 2016
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Medicine
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Absorbing and Storing Energy: How the Body Controls Glucose

Howard Glicksman
March 2, 2016
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Medicine
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Just like a car needs energy, in the form of gasoline, to run properly, the body needs the energy in glucose to survive. Read More ›

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