Tag: humanity

Activating emergency button. Finger presses a button near fire extinguisher, with office workers and safety helmets ready

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 26, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Psychology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, Artificial Intimacy, attachment, chatbots, emergency, human relationships, humanity, intimacy, Los Angeles Review of Books, machines, MIT, New York Post, relationships, schools, Sherry Turkle, social media, social skills, thinking skills}

A State of Emergency in Our Dependence on AI

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 26, 2026

Computational Sciences, Psychology

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I sat down with Dr. Turkle for a conversation about her new book. We covered all the things about relationships we stand to lose if we depend on AI. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 14, 2026

Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Planetology
Tagged
, coronagraph, cosmos, exoplanets, expectations, humanity, ID the Future, James Webb Space Telescope, Nancy Roman Space Telescope, NASA, observations, physicists, podcast, researchers, space telescope, Tellus1 Scientific}

How Intelligent Design Enriches Space Exploration

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 14, 2026

Astronomy, Intelligent Design, Planetology

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I am delighted to begin a two-part conversation with physicist Dr. Bijan Nemati about his work on the Nancy Roman Space Telescope. Read More ›

Close up of young parents holding and kissing their newborn baby indoors at home

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 8, 2026

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abortion, adults, babies, brain hemispheres, brain tissue, brainstem, complexity, concepts, consciousness, dementia, Denyse O’Leary, desires, diencephalon, emotions, fetuses, human sacrifice, humanity, hydranencephaly, Lindsay Clancy, Mayans, memories, mental illness, mentally handicapped people, Michael Egnor, mothers, neurosurgeons, New York Times, newborns, parents, perceptions, sulfur, The Immortal Mind, ultrasound, unborn children, unwanted children}

NY Times Aside, “Babies Are Obviously Conscious,” Says Dr. Egnor

_{David Klinghoffer
October 8, 2026

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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If there an “active scientific debate” about it, then could it really be that the answer isn’t so clear? Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
September 21, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Physics
Tagged
, anthropic fine-tuning, atheism, biochemical complexity, black holes, Brian Miller, cosmological Darwinism, cosmological natural selection, cosmology, Darwinism, energy sources, fine-tuning, humanity, humans, IAI News, Jeff Shainline, Lee Smolin, Louis Crane, materialism, Michael Behe, near-death experiences, physicists, physics, science fiction, technology, The Privileged Planet, The Story of Everything, universe}

Fine-Tuning — for the Universe or for Life? A Physicist Exercises His Imagination

_{Eric Hedin
September 21, 2026

Cosmology, Physics

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Teetering on the brink of science fiction is the supposition that advanced civilizations would utilize black holes for energy sources. Read More ›

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Author
Thomas E. Woodward

Date
July 14, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Amazon jungle, animals, Antoni Gaudí, architects, Barcelona, C. S. Lewis, Carlsbad Caverns, cosmos, Epigenetics and the Architect, Homo sapiens, human intelligence, humanity, Isaac Newton, James P. Gills, Johannes Kepler, Judeo-Christian tradition, La Pedrera, medieval Church, Park Güell, Sagrada Família, Spain, Steve Fuller, theism, Thomas E. Woodward, University of Warwick}

Peering into the Known and the Unknown

_{Thomas E. Woodward and James P. Gills, MD
July 14, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Every masterpiece can be traced to its master designer — the architect. Sagrada Família is no exception. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 8, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, ancestors, anthropologists, braincase, brains, Christof Koch, evolution, evolutionary biology, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, hominids, Homo (genus), human brain, humanity, humans, Katerina Harvati, Mark Hubbe, Michael Marshall, MIT Press, natural selection, Nature Communications, neuroscience, neuroscientists, neutral evolution, New Scientist, phenotypes, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, Phys.org, random mutations, skulls, universe}

Science Journal: Humanity’s Big Brains Evolved “For No Particular Reason”

_{Casey Luskin
July 8, 2026

Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind

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This is tantamount to saying the human brain, chief marvel in the cosmos as far as we can tell, evolved because, well, why the heck not? Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 12, 2026

Categories
Cultural Anthropology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __recommended, anthropology, apes, Barbie doll, Bayesian reasoning, Christianity, culture, dancing, Dungeons and Dragons, Elsevier, evolutionary requirements, feasting, human behavior, human origins, humanity, humans, indigenous peoples, Islam, John Speth, Judaism, movies, non-rational behaviors, praying, Quaternary Environments and Humans, singing, spirituality, survival, University of Michigan, war, witches, wizards}

Paper: Human Behavior Shows We’re “Far More Complex than Just a ‘Souped-Up’ Ape”

_{Casey Luskin
June 12, 2026

Cultural Anthropology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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How do we explain all the “mind-boggling sweep” of time-consuming behavior that isn’t directly necessary for survival? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 8, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, children, Christianity, creator, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, divine image, existence, freeway, How the West Won, human beings, humanity, intelligent design, Interstate 5, James Watson, laws of nature, men, Nancy Pearcey, nature, progress, reason, religion, Rodney Stark, science and faith, scientific theories, Seattle, Seattleites, slavery, sociologists, understanding, Universal Life Church, universe, Western culture, women}

Science Isn’t God, but It Does Point to God

_{David Klinghoffer
June 8, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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As you are driving on Interstate 5 just north of downtown Seattle, a home with purple floor-to-ceiling windows stands out prominently. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 23, 2026

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Australopithecines, Australopithecus, Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus africanus, bottleneck, chatbots, fossil record, Grok, Homo erectus, Homo ergaster, Homo sapiens, human origins, humanity, John Hawks, paleoanthropology}

Human Evolution Quote: Grok, Is This True?

_{Casey Luskin
May 23, 2026

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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People are always welcome to change their views in response to what they feel is convincing new evidence. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 8, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Rare Earth
Tagged
, Artemis II, astronauts, atheism, Bill Nye, Christmas, cosmology, documentary, earth, faith and science, fine-tuning, Fox News, heavens, humanity, intelligent design, Jared Isaacman, Lawrence Krauss, Michael Shermer, Moon, movies, oasis, Privileged Planet, Richard Dawkins, space, spaceship, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, tickets, universe, Victor Glover}

“Cosmic Orphans” No More: Stephen Meyer on the Meaning of the Artemis II Mission

_{David Klinghoffer
April 8, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Rare Earth

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Aboard the lunar spacecraft, astronaut Victor Glover spoke movingly about what some have called our Privileged Planet. Read More ›