Tag: Max Planck Institute

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
March 25, 2026

Categories
Biology
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, apes, Arne Schirmacher, ATP, Australopithecus, Bible, Cambrian Explosion, Casey Luskin, chimpanzees, Darwinian theory, Darwinism, designer, Energy, geneticists, German, grass, Günter Bechly, humans, Institute of Genetics, Köln, living fossils, Max Planck Institute, metabolic processes, mice, naturalism, Nature (journal), Neanderthals, nucleotide differences, origin of life, Peter Pan, protein sequences, Richard Dawkins, Science and Culture Today, subway, University of Bonn, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig, yeast}

Geneticist W. E. Lönnig on Human-Chimp DNA Similarity, and Much More

_{Granville Sewell
March 25, 2026

Biology, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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"The same people who admit that they are unable to create a single blade of grass tell you that they are absolutely sure they know how it came about." Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
March 16, 2026

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Zoology
Tagged
, amplitude, Andrew Schultz, Asian elephants, biology, cats, curb feelers, engineering, finite element analysis, frequency, interoception, Katherine Kuchenbecker, Marc S. Lavine, material intelligence, materials, Max Planck Institute, mechanosensors, medical devices, Merkel cells, neuroscience, peanut, potato chip, power, rat whiskers, rats, rodents, Science (journal), sensory neurons, stiffness gradient, vibrotactile signals, whisker breakage, whisker hairs}

Research Reveals Elephant’s Amazing Sense of Touch

_{David Coppedge
March 16, 2026

Biology, Intelligent Design, Zoology

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Elephants can turn over a jeep and pull down a tree, but they can also pick up a potato chip without breaking it. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
May 10, 2025

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biology, complex structures, evolution, fitness, Germany, ID the Future, intelligent design, living things, Max Planck Institute, natural selection, neo-Darwinian evolution, Paul Nelson, podcast, randomness, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig}

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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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
April 17, 2025

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, alligators, birds, brains, cognition, crabs, crocodiles, evolution, fish, intelligence, intelligent design, lobsters, mammals, Max Planck Institute, neuroscience, Neuroscience News, octopus, reptiles, rodents, snakes}

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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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 7, 2024

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Paleontology
Tagged
, algae, birds, chimpanzees, crows, invertebrates, Jane Goodall, Lucy, Max Planck Institute, octopuses, otters, tools}

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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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
June 27, 2024

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", bears, evolution, François Jacob, gradualism, intelligent design, Max Planck Institute, Nathan Lents, natural selection, neo-Darwinian theory, Nobel Prize, Panda's Thumb, primates, Stephen Dilley, Stuart Burgess}

New Paper on the Panda’s Thumb: “Striking Imperfection or Masterpiece of Engineering?”

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
June 27, 2024

Engineering, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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"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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Author
David Coppedge

Date
June 30, 2022

Categories
Botany
Geology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, copper, enzymes, erosion, fire-making, Illustra Media, intelligent design, lignin, Max Planck Institute, metallurgy, metals, Michael Denton, minerals, PNAS, prior fitness, soil, The Miracle of Man, The Miracle of the Cell, zinc}

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

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, axon, brain, Brown University, Duke University, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, library, Max Planck Institute, neuroscience, proteins, purpose, retina, Rockefeller University, visual cortex}

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

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, abominable mystery, angiosperms, birds, Charles Darwin, evolution, flowering plants, fossil record, Granville Sewell, Günter Bechly, living fossils, mammals, Max Planck Institute, University of Tübingen, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig}

Abstract: Lönnig on Darwin’s “Abominable Mystery”

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
January 10, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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All orders and families of the angiosperms appear abruptly in the fossil record (the same for most lower systematic categories). Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
April 13, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Darwinism, English, evolutionary theory, genes, German, intelligent design, interview, Italian, Marco Respinti, Max Planck Institute, Michael Behe, mutations, radiation, scientists, selection, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig}

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 ›