Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Doug Axe
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

intelligence

spiral galaxy NGC 6872
Photo: Spiral galaxy NGC 6872, by NASA/ESO/JPL-Caltech/DSS.
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post
Author
Paul Nelson
Date
February 6, 2023
Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
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Watch: Here Are Several Minutes of Design-Detection Brainstorming with Lex Fridman

Paul Nelson
February 6, 2023
Astronomy, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics
3
I’ve never heard such a concise account of the principal methodological difficulties of inferring an unconstrained intelligence as a TESTABLE cause. Read More ›
T-Rex
Photo credit: J.M. Luijt, CC BY-SA 2.5 NL <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/nl/deed.en>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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post
Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
January 17, 2023
Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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New Claim: Tyrannosaur Was as Smart as a Monkey

Denyse O’Leary
January 17, 2023
Neuroscience & Mind, Science
4
One researcher argues that, based on bird studies, the huge predators may have had many more brain cells than we have supposed. Read More ›
Border collie
Photo: Border collie, by Iceblueblue, 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
December 16, 2022
Categories
Anatomy
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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Can a Dog Be Bred to Be as Smart as a Human?

Denyse O’Leary
December 16, 2022
Anatomy, Neuroscience & Mind, Science
9
An enterprising electrical engineer, Payton Pearson, thinks it can be done. There are reasons for doubt. Read More ›
Venus flytrap
Photo credit: Beatriz Moisset, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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post
Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
December 15, 2022
Categories
Botany
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
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Are Plants Conscious? Science Writer Says Yes

Denyse O’Leary
December 15, 2022
Botany, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind
10
Annaka Harris, neuroscience and physics writer, starts by casting doubt on human consciousness. Read More ›
octopus-bimaculoides-3-credit-tom-kleindinst-sized
octopus
Photo: California two-spot octopus, by Tom Kleindinst via Marine Biological Laboratory.
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post
Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
December 9, 2022
Categories
Biology
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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MicroRNAs: A New Clue About Octopus Intelligence?

Denyse O’Leary
December 9, 2022
Biology, Neuroscience & Mind, Science
6
While octopus brains are very different from vertebrate brains, they share with vertebrates, a huge number of microRNAs. Read More ›
Marlies_van_Baalen_with_Kigali
Photo: Dressage, by Fotoimage, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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post
Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
December 8, 2022
Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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Do Centaurs Really Exist? The Surprising Truth

Denyse O’Leary
December 8, 2022
Neuroscience & Mind, Science
6
Well, a half human/half horse cannot literally exist — but the way horses and humans work together has been called a “miracle.” Read More ›
Olsen-Thaxton-Bradley
Photo: Charles Thaxton (center) with his co-authors, via Discovery Institute.
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post
Date
November 19, 2022
Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Still a Mystery: Charles Thaxton on Life’s Origin

Science & Culture
November 19, 2022
Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
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It was the epilogue that proved controversial. There the three authors reviewed five proposed explanations for life’s origins. Read More ›
Eurasian jay
Photo: A Eurasian jay, by I, Luc Viatour, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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post
Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
November 4, 2022
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Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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Researchers: More Intelligent Jays Show More Self-Control

Denyse O’Leary
November 4, 2022
Neuroscience & Mind, Science
4
The researchers say that the same relationship holds true for cuttlefish, chimpanzees, and humans. Read More ›
crab pincers
Photo credit: David Spode, via Unsplash.
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post
Author
Paul Nelson
Date
November 3, 2022
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Intelligent Design
Science
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Design Detection in the New York Times — The Issue of Science Fraud

Paul Nelson
November 3, 2022
Intelligent Design, Science
3
When the pincer closes around a pattern, intelligent causation is uniquely implicated. Read More ›
chimp
Photo credit: Rishi Ragunathan, via Unsplash.
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Date
September 2, 2022
Categories
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Scientific Reasoning
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More Ways that Human and Ape Brains Differ

Science & Culture
September 2, 2022
Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind, Science, Scientific Reasoning
3
Underlying the significant differences in brain — to say nothing of the vast difference in mind — is a genetic mystery. Read More ›

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