Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

Authors

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

Topic

human origins

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Photo credit: Yakov Fedorov, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Ann Gauger
Date
April 21, 2025
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Faith & Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
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On Evolution, Pope Francis Spoke and the Media Got it Wrong

Ann Gauger
April 21, 2025
Faith & Science, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design
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According to Pope Francis, evolution per se still requires a Creator and cannot be the result of purely physical causes. Read More ›
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Photo: Melka Kunture, by Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
April 1, 2025
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Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Technology
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How Evolutionary Theory Confuses the Study of Human History: Case of the Stone Spheres

Denyse O’Leary
April 1, 2025
Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Technology
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Any state of affairs that dates to eons ago can be referred to as “evolution” even when, as in this case, the facts imply the opposite. Read More ›
Australopithecus-africanus
Photo: Skull of "Mrs. Ples," by José Braga; Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
February 23, 2025
Categories
Evolutionary Psychology
Genetics
Geology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
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A Better Explanation for Human Origins

Andrew McDiarmid
February 23, 2025
Evolutionary Psychology, Genetics, Geology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design
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Casey Luskin describes his experiences in South Africa while earning a PhD in Geology from the University of Johannesburg. Read More ›
Pan_troglodytes
Photo credit: Gerd W. Schmölter, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
February 3, 2025
Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Mathematics
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Human Evolution by the Numbers: Chatbot Weighs In

Denyse O’Leary
February 3, 2025
Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Mathematics
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The Darwinian story of human evolution from an ape-like creature is probably the most powerful modern secular myth. Read More ›
Homo_sapiens_neanderthalensis-Jäger
Photo credit: Neanderthal-Museum, Mettmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Date
January 9, 2025
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Cultural Anthropology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Neanderthals May Be “Same Species” As Us

Science & Culture
January 9, 2025
Cultural Anthropology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology
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Using coalescence analyses and molecular clock assessments, the researchers reconstructed a timeline of genetic events. Read More ›
Pterosaur
Photo: Ludodactylus sibbicki, by G. Bechly 2008.
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David Klinghoffer
Date
January 7, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Paleontology
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Farewell to Günter Bechly

David Klinghoffer
January 7, 2025
Intelligent Design, Paleontology
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I told Richard Sternberg a story from own experience. I learned about more than paleontology from Bechly. Read More ›
Denisovan
Photo: Replica of a typical Denisovan fragment, by Thilo Parg, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Casey Luskin
Date
December 12, 2024
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Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Reader Asks: What Is Denisovan DNA?

Casey Luskin
December 12, 2024
Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology
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The “Denisovans” are kind of a fictional group from which we only have a few fragmented bone specimens. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
December 5, 2024
Categories
Archaeology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
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More Discoveries Point to Neanderthal Intelligence

Denyse O’Leary
December 5, 2024
Archaeology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind
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This very ancient people we know the most about can’t be the missing link that many paleontologists are looking for. Read More ›
Homo_sapiens_neanderthalensis-Jäger
Photo credit: Neanderthal-Museum, Mettmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 5, 2024
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Evolutionary Psychology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
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Getting Stoned: Did It Shape Human Origins?

Denyse O’Leary
November 5, 2024
Evolutionary Psychology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind
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For a really wild excursion, nothing beats efforts to explain the evolution of the human mind. Read More ›
Homo_sapiens_neanderthalensis-Jäger
Photo credit: Neanderthal-Museum, Mettmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 30, 2024
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Archaeology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
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The Joy of (Neanderthal) Cooking

Denyse O’Leary
July 30, 2024
Archaeology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind
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The Darwinian account of the human race would be much easier to believe in good faith if scientists could point to a clearly inferior and clearly human being. Read More ›

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