Tag: metals

^{Type
post

Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 18, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Ball State University, bronze, copper, crust, Darwinian processes, Eric Hedin, foresight, gold, human nature, ID the Future, iron, metals, microbes, planning, platinum, podcast, preparation, renewable energy, silver}

The Story of Metals Points to Nature’s Foresight, Planning, Preparation

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 18, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

2}

A confluence of conditions conspired to bring metals to Earth and make them accessible to humans. But can a Darwinian process take the credit? Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 12, 2024

Categories
Biochemistry
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, advanced life, Ball State University, coincidence, crust, Darwinian process, earth, Eric Hedin, Goldilocks Zone, humans, ID the Future, living things, mantle, metals, mining, podcast, temperature}

Eric Hedin: The Miracle(s) of Metal

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 12, 2024

Biochemistry, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

2}

Humans have successfully utilized metals for millennia, and trace amounts of metals are crucial to our survival. Is that coincidence or something more? Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Eric Hedin

Date
May 21, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, bronze, Bronze Age, civilization, copper, earth, Earth’s crust, elements, humans, intelligent design, Iron Age, metals, Michael Denton, microbial life, Middle East, Native Americans, oxygen, theism, warfare, weapons, Wisconsin, wood}

The Discovery of Metals — A Double-Edged Sword

_{Eric Hedin
May 21, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Technology

9}

Why should the melting points of common metals be attainable in furnaces heated by burning carbon-based organic matter? Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Eric Hedin

Date
May 14, 2024

Categories
Biochemistry
Botany
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atoms, bacteria, cofactors, copper, early Earth, Earth’s crust, enzymes, evolution, habitability, hemoglobin, intelligent design, iron ore, just-so stories, life, metals, microbes, microbial life, minerals, photosynthesis}

Metals and Life — A Balancing Act

_{Eric Hedin
May 14, 2024

Biochemistry, Botany, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences

9}

The complementary interaction between metals and life provides yet another example of our existence relying upon multiple levels of design. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Eric Hedin

Date
May 10, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, cells, civilization, dumb luck, earth, Earth’s crust, foresight, fossils, intelligent design, iron, Jupiter, mantle, metals, planets, platinum, Saturn, silver, solar panels, stars, Stone Age, supernova, toxicity, uranium, wealth}

Metals: From Stars to Cells

_{Eric Hedin
May 10, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

5}

Tracing metals back to their ultimate origins, the processes of stellar nucleosynthesis come into focus. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 6, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, adenosine triphosphate, astrobiologists, atmosphere, ATP, China, coincidences, crust, Current Biology, earth, Energy, enzymes, fertilizer, food shortages, Japan, Leviticus, metals, Michael Denton, mitochondria, molecular machines, Morocco, New Scientist, nitrogen, nuts, Peru, phosphates, phosphorus, phosphorylation, potassium, poultry, prior fitness, Privileged Species, Russia, seafood, soil, The Miracle of Man, theropod, Ukraine, Ultrasaurus, University of Washington}

Miracle of Man: The Problem of Phosphorus

_{David Coppedge
July 6, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

10}

To complete the argument for prior fitness of the elements for our Privileged Species, we must deal with the availability of another essential element. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
David Coppedge

Date
June 30, 2022

Categories
Botany
Geology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, chaperones, copper, cytochrome C oxidase, enzymes, erosion, fire-making, Illustra Media, intelligent design, lignin, Max Planck Institute, metallurgy, metals, Michael Denton, minerals, PNAS, prior fitness, soil, storksbill, 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

9}

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 ›

^{Type
post

Author
David Coppedge

Date
June 14, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, Andreas Vesalius, carbon dioxide, Casey Luskin, Cell (journal), Charles Darwin, elements, fruit, intelligent design, leaves, meat, metals, Michael Denton, Middle Ages, Nicolaus Copernicus, Plants (journal), poultry, primal blueprint, prior fitness, proteins, seafood, seeds, The Miracle of Man, The Miracle of the Cell, Vanderbilt University, water cycle, zinc}

Zinc and the Miracle of Man

_{David Coppedge
June 14, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Technology

10}

Elemental zinc pulls together multiple themes that biologist Michael Denton writes about in his new book. Read More ›

^{Type
post

Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 18, 2021

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", amino acids, bioengineering, carbon, copper, elements, Emily Reeves, enzymes, Erika DeBenedictis, heavy metals, hydrogen, intelligent design, iron, junk DNA, materialism, metalloenzymes, metals, nickel, nitrogen, oxygen, proteins, ribozymes, RNA, Scientific Reports, sulfur, zinc}

Do Proteins Lack Metals, Reflecting Poor Design?

_{Casey Luskin
June 18, 2021

Biochemistry, Biology, Intelligent Design

12}

According to Erika DeBenedictis, “one of the big limitations of biology are the basic building blocks themselves.” Read More ›

^{Type
post

Date
December 23, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Antarctica, calcium, cobalt, Communications Earth & Environment, Design of Life, enzymes, Flight: The Genius of Birds, Freeman Dyson, Freshwater, Geophysical Research Letters, glaciers, Greenland, ice, Illustra Media, iron, krill, magnesium, manganese, materialists, metals, Michael Denton, molybdenum, PNAS, potassium, Privileged Species, rivers, sodium, The Wonder of Water, trace elements, vitamin B12}

Glaciers Enhance the Biosphere — By Design

_{Science and Culture
December 23, 2020

Intelligent Design

7}

Glacial meltwater performs unexpected and surprising roles that benefit life on earth. Read More ›