Tag: Johns Hopkins University

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 18, 2025

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, chimps, Christine Webb, crows, fungi, Harvard Science Book Talk, humans, John Horgan, Johns Hopkins University, Marc Bekoff, misgendering, New Scientist, New York Times, New York University, octopuses, plants, prairie dogs, Psychology Today, songbirds, The Arrogant Ape, tools, William Egginton}

On New Book, Elite Opinion Cuts Loose from Reality

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 18, 2025

Human Exceptionalism, Scientific Reasoning

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All these intellectual worthies, in deadly earnest virtue, choose to miss the point. Read More ›

Study of quantum energy physics model of molecules and nuclear energy 3d rendering

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Date
September 17, 2025

Categories
Physics
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic research, affiliation, cancel culture, conspiracy theorists, David Lindley, Eric Weinstein, Germany, Joe Rogan, John Horgan, Johns Hopkins University, language, paper mill, physics, Piers Morgan, pseudocience, Sabine Hossenfelder, Sean Carroll, string theory, Team Cancel, tone policing, Wall Street Journal}

For Criticizing Her Field, Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder Gets Canceled by Her Institution

_{Science and Culture
September 17, 2025

Physics, Scientific Freedom

6}

Her parting words: “A lot of research [in] the foundations of physics is now pseudocience. It hasn't followed the scientific method for decades.” Read More ›

Abstract image representing quantum mechanics and the mysterious world of subatomic particles, quantum, mechanics, physics

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 15, 2025

Categories
Physics
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, conspiracy theory, Daniel Kagan Kans, Eric Weinstein, general relativity, governments, Johns Hopkins University, Leonard Susskind, physical world, physics, Piers Morgan, quantum mechanics, quantum physics, Rob Sheldon, Sabine Hossenfelder, Sean Carroll, string theory, taxpayers, theoretical physicists, tinfoil hat, Wall Street Journal, YouTubers}

“Conspiracy Physics”: Platforming an Attack on Dissenting Scientists

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 15, 2025

Physics, Scientific Freedom

7}

If physicists now “worry about the consequences” of long-term theory failure, it is reasonable to think that there are more serious problems in the discipline. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 5, 2025

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, artificial inteligence, bat, books, chimp, China, computer program, data, dog, Human, Immanuel Kant, Johns Hopkins University, Jorge Luis Borges, loss, love, memories, Ming Dynasty, mortality, movies, neuroscience, philosophy, quantum realm, Ray Kurzweil, reason, simulation, The Immortal Mind, The Rigor of Angels, Thomas Nagel, Werner Heisenberg, William Egginton}

Your Mind Uploaded to AI Would Not Be You

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 5, 2025

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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In death, the immortal mind, whose memories the computer supposedly holds, has moved on. The simulation may be a good one but it is not a surviving self. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 26, 2025

Categories
Physics
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Big Bang, Carrollgate, efficacy, Eric Weinstein, ethics, geometric unity, government, groupthink, Johns Hopkins University, physicists, physics, Piers Morgan, Piers Morgan Uncensored, predictions, productivity, quantum gravity, Sabine Hossenfelder, Sean Carroll, theoretical physicists, trust}

Exposed: The Flakiness and Groupthink that Plague Physics

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 26, 2025

Physics, Scientific Reasoning

7}

This episode is worth keeping in mind when we hear pundits complain that the public doesn’t trust science or that government doesn’t support it enough. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 15, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic freedom, ACLU, Bible, Bolton Davidheiser, Casey Luskin, censorship, Clarence Darrow, Darwinian evolution, Dayton, Democrats, Dudley Field Malone, Edward Larson, freedom, fundamentalists, Haeckel’s embryos, history, Holocaust, Horatio Hockett Newman, Human Zoos, Icons of Evolution, Inherit the Wind, intelligent design, Johns Hopkins University, Jonathan Wells, March of Man, Maynard Metcalf, Phillip E. Johnson, Scopes trial, Social Darwinism, Summer for the Gods, Supreme Court, Teaching Company, The Daily Wire, University of Chicago, William Jennings Bryan, Zombie Science}

Inhibit the Mind? Scopes Revisionism Can End

_{David Coppedge
July 15, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

10}

The centennial of the Scopes Trial is a good time to set the record straight. Here’s a way to turn the tables on the stereotype. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 19, 2025

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, animal behavior, apes, awareness, bonobos, cats, Dogs, humans, Johns Hopkins University, Neurologica, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, puppy, Scientific American, Smithsonian Magazine, Steven Novella, theory of mind, ZME Science}

As a Cudgel Against Human Exceptionalism, Researchers Push for Bonobo “Theory of Mind”

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 19, 2025

Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind

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Is it true that “recognizing when someone else lacks information” has been thought to be a distinctly human trait? Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 25, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, brain cells, cardiac arrest, consciousness, dogmatism, Johns Hopkins University, Lucid Dying, mind, near-death experiences, neurology, New York University, psychiatry, resuscitation, Sam Parnia, Sean Carroll}

Heart Attack Doctor: Science Shows Death Is Not the End

_{Denyse O’Leary
July 25, 2024

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind

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Sam Parnia began by wondering how brain cells can give rise to thoughts. He came to see that the message “from science” was not what he had been led to expect. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 2, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, American Chemical Society, apoptosis, centrioles, checkpoints, chromosomes, conservation, DNA, error correction, evolution, genetic information, histones, intelligent design, Johns Hopkins University, junk DNA, mitosis, Northeastern University, organelles, RNA, Rube Goldberg device, University of Basel, zebras}

In Life, Checkpoints and Error Correction Defy Darwinian Explanations

_{David Coppedge
August 2, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

10}

Living cells employ forward-thinking and backward-thinking strategies. Both strategies require planning outside the immediate situation. Read More ›

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Date
May 7, 2023

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Africa, Biomimetics, bird feathers, birds, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, feathers, Flight, intelligent design, Johns Hopkins University, males, MIT, nest, Royal Society Interface, Science and Faith in Dialogue, water}

Sandgrouse Takes the Royal Society to Design School

_{Science and Culture
May 7, 2023

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Episode guest Brian Miller talks with host Casey Luskin about the details of the ingenious design. Read More ›