Tag: McGill University

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
October 20, 2023

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Linguistics
Mathematics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, brain, consciousness, Darwinian mechanisms, Darwinian processes, Denyse O'Leary, evolution, free will, information, Justine Sergent, logic, McGill University, mind, neuroscience, patients, Pharyngula, PZ Myers, Roger Sperry, split brain, The Human Soul, Yair Pinto}

My Question for P. Z. Myers: How Did Human Consciousness “Evolve”?

_{Michael Egnor
October 20, 2023

Human Exceptionalism, Linguistics, Mathematics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning

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Human consciousness entails a unique ability to think abstractly — to reason, to think logically, to use language, to do mathematics, to exercise free will. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 22, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, Animal Algorithms, Arctic terns, atmosphere, bats, Carsten Egevang, Corryn Wetzel, dragonflies, Eric Cassell, Evolution News, field work, Flight, Germany, insects, intelligent design, locusts, Maine, Maryland, materialists, McGill University, Michael Denton, migration, New Scientist, optimization, Pennsylvania, sunlight, The Miracle of Man, The Wonder of Water, University of Exeter, University of Oldenburg, water}

Birds, Bats, Insects: Field Work on Animal Flight Reveals Wonders of Intelligent Design

_{David Coppedge
August 22, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Science

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The capabilities of flying animals continue to amaze scientists, and explanations challenge their best efforts. Does evolutionary theory help? Read More ›

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Date
September 2, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, arthritis, caterpillar, cellulose, Charles Darwin, Duke University, engineers, evolution, Evolution News, inflammation, intelligent design, joints, larvae, macrophages, maggots, McGill University, mutations, National Science Foundation, natural selection, Nature (journal), pectin, U.S. Army, University of Arizona}

Design Everywhere: When Maggots Fly, and More

_{Science and Culture
September 2, 2019

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Believe it or not, there are amazing discoveries being made that owe nothing to Darwin, at least not explicitly. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 3, 2019

Categories
Astronomy
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, 'Oumuamua, alien life, carbon-based life, CNN, cosmic fine-tuning, earth, Harvard University, image, intelligent ETs, McGill University, Michael Egnor, Neil deGrasse Tyson, planetary fine-tuning, prestige, Science Uprising, scientists, solar system, Toronto, UFOs, Undark}

‘Oumuamua Revisited: Prospect of Intelligent Aliens Puts Materialists in a Pickle

_{David Klinghoffer
July 3, 2019

Astronomy, Physical Sciences

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A mysterious oblong object, ‘Oumuamua, was observed a couple of years ago, transiting across the Solar System. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 6, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, __k-review, atheism, Biomimetics, birds, chick, chicken, Darwinists, evolution, eyeglasses, human eye, intelligent design, McGill University, proteins, sarcasm, Science Advances, The Guardian}

Eggshell’s Remarkable Design — A Tribute to Mindless Evolution?

_{David Klinghoffer
April 6, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology

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The key lies in a triple-layered structure and a protein called osteopontin. Read More ›

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Date
September 25, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, biotechnology, cloning, CRISPR, DNA, Dolly the sheep, embryo, genetic engineering, McGill University, Rockefeller University}

Grappling with Embryo Research Before It’s Too Late

_{Science and Culture
September 25, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

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Scientists are making human “embryos” — cell formations that are not viable organisms — from stem cells, but which may be a step before making human organisms. Read More ›