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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
June 26, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, crabs, crustaceans, evolution, learning, lobsters, memory, octopuses, shrimp, stress, Swansea University}

Can Crabs Think? Can Lobsters Feel?

_{Denyse O’Leary
June 26, 2021

Evolution

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What about shrimp? Their brains turn out to have memory and learning centers, which has triggered an evolution squabble. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
April 28, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abstract thought, Aristotle, body, brain, breathing, DNA, free will, intellect, intelligence, memory, mind, nervous system, philosophers, soul, Thomas Aquinas, vision}

If IQ Is Inherited, Is the Intellect Simply Material?

_{Michael Egnor
April 28, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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The widely accepted heritability of IQ — between 57 percent and 80 percent in twin studies — is strong evidence for the materiality of the intellect. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 29, 2021

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, anesthesia, consciousness, medical students, medicine, memory, Michael Egnor, mind, Mind Matters, neuroscience, pain, surgery, unconsciousness, Walter Bradley Center}

Egnor: Disturbing Questions About Consciousness

_{David Klinghoffer
January 29, 2021

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Think about this next time you are put under general anesthesia, which I hope neither you nor I will be anytime soon. Read More ›

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Date
October 23, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, bacteria, butterflies, calcium carbonate, cryptochromes, Darwinian evolution, fruit flies, horizontal gene transfer, Israel, Living Waters, magnetotactic bacteria, memory, prokaryotes, salmon, The Scientist, United Kingdom}

Magnetic Navigation May Be a Gift from Bacteria

_{Science & Culture
October 23, 2020

Intelligent Design, Technology

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New clues to the prevalence of magnetotactic bacteria suggest that diverse animals may employ microbes for help with long-distance navigation. Read More ›

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Date
August 11, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), American Chemical Society, axon, Cambrian animals, China, Darwin's Dilemma, evolution, Foresight (book), Journal of Experimental Psychology, Marcos Eberlin, memory, mother-of-pearl, nacre, natural selection, Neo-Darwinism, Netherlands, PNAS, Science Advances, Shanghai Jiao Tong University}

In Defiance of Evolution, Hierarchical Design Is Ubiquitous in Biology

_{Science & Culture
August 11, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Design with interdependent layers presents a challenge to neo-Darwinism. Natural selection is oblivious to anything but an immediate beneficial variation. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 25, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, Ben Carson, Boston, Charles Darwin, Christopher Columbus, civil rights, Darwin Day in America, Discovery Institute, eugenics, J. Budziszewski, John West, Ku Klux Klan, Margaret Sanger, memory, museums, New York City, Planned Parenthood, Racism, Robert E. Lee, Smithsonian Institution, statues, United States, V.I. Lenin, vandalism, Washington DC, Woodrow Wilson}

Margaret Sanger Statues Honor a Racist and Eugenicist; but as with Darwin, Let Her Stay

_{David Klinghoffer
June 25, 2020

Bioethics

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Historical statues are a dispersed temple to memory, in need of vigilant guarding. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 4, 2020

Categories
Geology
Neuroscience & Mind
Origin of Life
Tagged
, confirmation bias, coronavirus, dying, evolution, fossil record, human origins, information, materialism, memory, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, naturalism, near-death experiences, neuroscience, pandemic, public health, Roger Scruton, soul}

Neuroscientist: Neuroscience “Is a Failure”

_{David Klinghoffer
June 4, 2020

Geology, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life

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“How many other scientific disciplines have utterly failed to explain the salient phenomenon of the system they study?” I can think of one. Read More ›

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Date
October 18, 2019

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __edited, behavior, brain, Darwinism, decisions, dualism, information, intelligent design, intuition, just-so stories, memory, mind, planning, Scientific Reports, self, Star Trek, stimuli, thoughts}

Remember This: Memory Requires Intelligent Design

_{Science & Culture
October 18, 2019

Neuroscience & Mind

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The brain assists the organization and recall of thoughts by segmenting them and associating them with stimuli. But who is doing the thinking? Read More ›

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Date
December 21, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, algorithms, DNA, evolution, gratitude, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Jerry Coyne, Live Science, memory, nuts, origami, Rice University, Richard Dawkins, Robert Boyle, squirrels, Stephen Hawking, Templeton Foundation, trees, UC Davis, United Kingdom}

Stocking Stuffers: Smart Squirrels, DNA Origami, and More

_{Science & Culture
December 21, 2018

Intelligent Design

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Here’s a collection of short news items of interest from the animal and human worlds. Read More ›

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Date
November 19, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, Alzheimer’s, apoptosis, Biological Information: New Perspectives, brain, cells, Cornell University, Darwin Devolves, DNA repair, Douglas Axe, eggs, Immune System, inflammation, intelligent design, memory, mice, Michael Behe, mutations, National Institutes of Health, New York University, oocyte, Quanta Magazine, Research, Robert J. Marks II, skin, stem cells, UC Davis, William A. Dembski}

Memory — New Research Reveals Cells Have It, Too

_{Science & Culture
November 19, 2018

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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A memory of past events helps a cell learn how to respond to recurring threats and protect the genome. Read More ›