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

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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
May 10, 2025
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Lost In (Search) Space: Why Randomness Challenges Neo-Darwinian Theory

Andrew McDiarmid
May 10, 2025
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Paul Nelson and Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig discuss randomness in natural selection and why randomness is such a controversial topic. Read More ›
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Photo: Cuban crocodile, by Emőke Dénes, 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
April 17, 2025
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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Get Smart: Recognizing Reptile Intelligence

Denyse O’Leary
April 17, 2025
Biology, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
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Mammals, birds, and reptiles all developed different smart survival strategies on their own. It sounds like convergent evolution or intelligent design. Read More ›
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Photo: Neanderthal tools, by Zde, 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 7, 2024
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Neuroscience & Mind
Paleontology
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Who (or What) First Used Tools?

Denyse O’Leary
December 7, 2024
Neuroscience & Mind, Paleontology
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It’s not stone tool use that is exclusive to humans; vultures can do that too. It’s the ability to form abstract ideas. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Chen Wu from Shanghai, China, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
Date
June 27, 2024
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Engineering
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
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New Paper on the Panda’s Thumb: “Striking Imperfection or Masterpiece of Engineering?”

Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
June 27, 2024
Engineering, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design
4
"If the panda’s thumb is an embodiment of bad design, where are the evolutionists’ proposals indicating how they could have done better?" Read More ›
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Photo: Flowers of Cardamine hirsuta, by Aelwyn, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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David Coppedge
Date
June 30, 2022
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Botany
Geology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Copper Reveals Its Role in Exploding Plants — and in the Miracle of Man

David Coppedge
June 30, 2022
Botany, Geology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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The exploding pods of the popping cress send the plant’s seeds flying in all directions, as far as a meter from the parent. Read More ›
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
April 8, 2022
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Biology
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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Brain Neurons Are “Comparable to a Library”

David Coppedge
April 8, 2022
Biology, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
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It’s one of those occasions in biology (not rare) when the term “intelligent design,” despite other merits, falls flat as a description. Read More ›
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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
Date
January 10, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
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Abstract: Lönnig on Darwin’s “Abominable Mystery”

Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
January 10, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
3
All orders and families of the angiosperms appear abruptly in the fossil record (the same for most lower systematic categories). Read More ›
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Author
Granville Sewell
Date
April 13, 2021
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Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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A New Interview with Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Granville Sewell
April 13, 2021
Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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To those who say ID advocates are only critical of Darwinism because they are not sufficiently versed in genetics, I have a two-word reply. Read More ›
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Photo: A humpback whale, by Whit Welles Wwelles14 / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0).
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August 7, 2020
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Intelligent Design
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Human Engineers Can’t Top These Biological Intelligent Designs

Science and Culture
August 7, 2020
Intelligent Design
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In labs around the world, scientists are fascinated by living designs. Here are just a few examples of what is being reported on a weekly basis. Read More ›
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May 15, 2020
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Intelligent Design
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Just-in-Time Delivery in Living Cells

Science and Culture
May 15, 2020
Intelligent Design
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Our modern world relies on shipping and receiving, but many cargoes have to arrive at the right time to be useful. Read More ›

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