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October 18, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Being as Communion, Carl Sagan, DNA, extraterrestrial intelligence, genetic code, H.G. Wells, information, music, pareidolia, Sarah Chaffee, storage, The Time Machine, UNESCO, Voyager Golden Record, William A. Dembski}

If No One Can Play It, Is It Music?

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October 18, 2017

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Archiving music in DNA for future generations sounds promising, as long as the playback directions are not forgotten. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 20, 2017

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __k-review, Alan Guth, anti-science, BBC, computer program, computer simulation, Elon Musk, information, intelligent design, MIT, Ray Kurzweil, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, The Matrix, universe}

“Great” Minds Think Universe Is a Computer Program

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 20, 2017

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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The Matrix, the first episode, was a fun movie. But as a description for reality? Please. Read More ›

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Date
August 23, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, archaea, bacteria, clouds, ecosystem, information, Michael Denton, microbes, National Center for Scientific Research, PLOS ONE, Privileged Species, The Empire Strikes Back, water}

Information Storage — In the Cloud(s)

_{Science and Culture
August 23, 2017

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Literally, a cloud city filled with functional information has been found right over our heads. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
August 8, 2017

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, Ard Louis, ATP, Charles Darwin, evolution, information, Jeremy England, MIT, Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, self-organization, thermodynamics}

Hailed as the “Next Darwin,” MIT’s Jeremy England Sheds Little Light on Life’s Origins

_{Brian Miller
August 8, 2017

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life, Physics

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England’s research is focused on the wrong question. Origin-of-life theories are not helped by identifying processes that efficiently dissipate energy. Read More ›

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Date
July 7, 2017

Categories
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Braille, evolution, hands, Howard Glicksman, information, intelligent design, nerve fibers, nerves, physiology, PNAS, sensors, skin, Steve Laufmann, touch, University of Chicago, University of Sheffield}

Design at Your Fingertips: Researchers Struggle to Model Sense of Touch

_{Science and Culture
July 7, 2017

Engineering, Intelligent Design

8}

Your hands feel in detail thanks to tens of thousands of sensors, and detailed information encoded by their positions and firing times. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
June 26, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, alphabet soup, Andrew Ellington, codons, DNA, entropy, Eugene Koonin, information, Michael Yarus, RNA world, Shannon information}

Origin of Life and Information — Some Common Myths

_{Brian Miller
June 26, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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A common attempt to overcome the need for information in the first cell is to equate information to a reduction in entropy. Read More ›

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Author
Kirk Durston

Date
May 3, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, __k-review, entropy, information, intelligent design, Jack Szostak, Robert Hazen, Shannon information}

Fingerprints of an Intelligent Programmer: The “Entropy = Information” Mistake

_{Kirk Durston
May 3, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science

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Note that this is not an argument based on, “We don’t know what can write computer code, therefore God did it.” Read More ›

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Date
January 29, 2017

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __nedited, analogy, Ann Gauger, cell biology, DNA, information, Library of Congress, metaphors, transcription, translation}

Inside the Cell: DNA as a Library

_{Science and Culture
January 29, 2017

Biology, Intelligent Design

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Biologist Ann Gauger draws a thought-provoking analogy to a famed institution in our nation's capital. Read More ›

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Date
January 20, 2017

Categories
Computational Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, __nedited, Biomimetics, Craig Venter, data science, data storage, DNA, encoding, information, microchips, silicon}

The World’s Ideal Storage Medium Is “Beyond Silicon”

_{Science and Culture
January 20, 2017

Computational Sciences, Technology

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The best storage medium needs no introduction. You're already using it. Read More ›

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Author
Brendan Dixon

Date
January 17, 2017

Categories
Computational Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, __nedited, artificial intelligence, automation, child-rearing, deep learning, education, information, media is the message, Neil Postman, Neural Networks, neutrality, privacy}

Turn Over Child-Raising to a Computer?

_{Brendan Dixon
January 17, 2017

Computational Sciences, Technology

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Mattel's new "smart baby monitor," their digital nanny dubbed Aristotle, leaves me flummoxed. Read More ›