Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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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

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insects

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David Klinghoffer
Date
January 4, 2025
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Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
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Steve Meyer and Comic Brad Stine on Insect Mimicry, and More

David Klinghoffer
January 4, 2025
Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design
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Apart from being a funny guy, Stine brings a gift for some shrewd common-sense, including about evolution. Read More ›
Nakridletia
Image: Strashila, redrawn by Bechly after Grimaldi & Engel 2005, fig. 12.6.
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Günter Bechly
Date
December 20, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Paleontology
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Fossil Friday: Nakridletia — The Rise and Fall (and Possible Resurrection) of a Fossil Insect Order

Günter Bechly
December 20, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Paleontology
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So, were strashilids a distinct order of parasitic insects or just aquatic flies? Read More ›
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David Coppedge
Date
December 5, 2024
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Biology
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Biological Information in Static Electricity

David Coppedge
December 5, 2024
Biology, Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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The influence of static charge in pollination is one demonstrable case — not only for bees, but for moths and hummingbirds as well. Read More ›
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
October 24, 2024
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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“Notions” About Metamorphosis Fall Short of Scientific Explanations

David Coppedge
October 24, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Saying that a mathematical model “supports the notion” of how metamorphosis evolved should not grace the pages of an esteemed scientific journal. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin
Date
September 10, 2024
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Engineering
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Intelligent Design — In Miniature

Eric Hedin
September 10, 2024
Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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Small vertebrates may be a thousand times larger than single-cell organisms, but they occupy a region of parameter space that presents unique properties.  Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
June 30, 2024
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Chemistry
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
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Bees with Feelings? A Darwinist Winces

Denyse O’Leary
June 30, 2024
Chemistry, Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind
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Most naturalist philosophers of mind have held that human consciousness — maddeningly mysterious — is an illusion. Read More ›
Hurricane Florence
Photo: Hurricane Florence, by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from Greenbelt, MD, USA, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
June 9, 2024
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Evolution
Faith & Science
Reproductive Science
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Deconstructing Belief in Evolution

Eric Hedin
June 9, 2024
Evolution, Faith & Science, Reproductive Science
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A young biochemist suggested to me that hurricanes constitute an observable example of a natural artifact exhibiting complexity. Read More ›
cicada
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
May 29, 2024
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Trillions of Cicadas Sing of Intelligent Design

David Coppedge
May 29, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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Eastern U.S. states will see a natural phenomenon that hasn’t occurred for many years: the coordinated emergence of two broods of noisy cicadas. Read More ›
lobster
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
May 19, 2024
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Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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What Does It Mean to Say “Lobsters Are Conscious”?

Denyse O’Leary
May 19, 2024
Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
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Much will be learned from a more careful analysis of the behavior of life forms, which will likely turn up many more instances of unexpected sentience. Read More ›
polar bear
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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni
Date
April 25, 2024
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Biology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Metaphysics
Philosophy
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A Closer Look at Natural Law 

Stephen J. Iacoboni
April 25, 2024
Biology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Metaphysics, Philosophy
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The property of a keen sense of smell allows a polar bear to smell a seal miles away under the ice. Read More ›

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