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 Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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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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Carl Linnaeus
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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

James Webb Space Telescope

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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
August 29, 2025
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Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
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AI Consciousness Hype “Conflates Simulation with Instantiation”

Denyse O’Leary
August 29, 2025
Neuroscience & Mind, Technology
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Robert Lawrence Kuhn interviewed a Spanish physicist turned neuroscientist, Àlex Gómez-Marín, on whether AI can become conscious. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Spencer Thomas from Snohomish, United States, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
April 27, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Planetology
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To Do His Real Job, ET Doesn’t Need to Exist

Denyse O’Leary
April 27, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Planetology
6
The only possible conclusion to draw is this: What gives humans importance is not found in our genes. Read More ›
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Photo credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA, A. Nota, P. Massey, E. Sabbi, C. Murray, M. Zamani (ESA/Hubble).
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
April 18, 2025
Categories
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
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Why the “Universe from Nothing” Model Points to Intelligent Design

Andrew McDiarmid
April 18, 2025
Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design
3
Did our universe come from nothing, as some physicists have proposed? This episode is built around a suggestion I recently received from a listener. Read More ›
Odontodactylus_scyllarus_Réunion
Photo credit: Cédric Péneau, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
February 13, 2025
Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Sophisticated Energy Shield Found in a Shrimp

David Coppedge
February 13, 2025
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
12
A sophisticated energy-absorbing structure has been discovered in the mantis shrimp’s dactyl club that protects the animal from its own shock waves. Read More ›
Spiral galaxy NGC 628
Photo: Spiral galaxy NGC 628, by NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Janice Lee (STScI), Thomas Williams (Oxford), and the PHANGS team.
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
January 31, 2024
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Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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Hidden, Now Revealed: Amazonia, Fitness Landscapes, and Fibonacci Numbers

David Coppedge
January 31, 2024
Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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The caption for one image of spiral galaxy NGC 628 notes: “The spiraling filamentary structure looks somewhat like a cross section of a nautilus shell.” Read More ›
Fireworks over Seattle
fireworks
Photo credit: Shannon Kringen from Seattle [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
January 1, 2024
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Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
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Happy New Year! No. 1 Story of 2023: Joe Rogan and Stephen Meyer Talk Science and Faith

Andrew McDiarmid
January 1, 2024
Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Linguistics
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For more than three hours, Rogan asked questions about the scientific argument for the reality of God, as well as Meyer’s reasons for believing the Bible. Read More ›
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Photo: M92, by NASA, en:STScI, en:WikiSky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez
Date
November 2, 2023
Categories
Astronomy
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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The Big Bang Survives Two Tests

Guillermo Gonzalez
November 2, 2023
Astronomy, Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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M92 is one of about 160 known globular star clusters in the Milky Way galaxy and is estimated to contain about 330,000 stars. Read More ›
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Photo: An elephantfish, by Devon Bowen, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
August 21, 2023
Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Noise Cancellation: A Remarkable Design Solution in Biology

David Coppedge
August 21, 2023
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The principle behind this biological methodology can be extended to every case in biology where an organism needs to discriminate signals from self. Read More ›
Electric DNA
DNA
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
August 15, 2023
Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
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Barbieri’s Dilemma: Biological Information without Intelligence

Denyse O’Leary
August 15, 2023
Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics
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The problem is obvious: Information is by its nature immaterial. It is measured in bits, not kilograms or joules. Read More ›
Francis Bacon
Image: Francis Bacon, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 17, 2023
Categories
Faith & Science
Metaphysics
Philosophy of Science
Physical Sciences
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Can Science Escape Faith-Based Beliefs? Maybe It Needs Them!

Denyse O’Leary
July 17, 2023
Faith & Science, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Science, Physical Sciences
6
"There is no way to venture into the unknown without this guiding light, and that light comes from a source that is not completely known." Read More ›

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