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June 1, 2020

Categories
Evolution
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, Dallas Science and Faith Conference, Daniel Reeves, Discovery Institute, evolution, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, history, ID the Future, Modern Synthesis, natural selection, podcast, protoplasm, rabbits, Royal Society}

Reeves: Natural Selection, Explanatory Deficits, and Bunnies (Dark and Light)

_{Science & Culture
June 1, 2020

Evolution

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The story includes the neo-Darwinian modern synthesis and the extended evolutionary synthesis, culminating in a 2016 meeting of the Royal Society. Read More ›

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Sarah Chaffee

Date
January 6, 2020

Categories
Psychology
Science Education
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, __edited, books, college, critical thinking, Denis Noble, education, engineers, Khan Academy, Modern Synthesis, Nature (journal), physicians, Royal Society, scientists, Stanford University, U.S. National Academy of Sciences}

Science Education and the Growth Mindset

_{Sarah Chaffee
January 6, 2020

Psychology, Science Education

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Growth mindset is an idea popularized by Stanford psychology professor Carol Dweck. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
May 30, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Asa Gray, bacteria, cancer, cells, chance, Charles Darwin, evolution, genes, Harvard University, Michael Denton, microbes, Modern Synthesis, mutagenesis, mutations, neo-Darwinian theory, organisms, PLoS Genetics, wind}

PLOS Genetics Asks: “What Is a Mutation?”

_{Paul Nelson
May 30, 2019

Evolution

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What if there is genuine directionality in mutation? An important paper addresses the subject. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
January 3, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, censorship, Communism, Darwinism, Expelled (movie), junk DNA, Karl Marx, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Lamarckism, Modern Synthesis, molecular genetics, Russia, Soviet Union, Steven Novella, Trofim Lysenko}

Darwinian Lysenkoism in America

_{Michael Egnor
January 3, 2018

Evolution, Genetics, Scientific Freedom

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As Lysenkoism enjoys a revival in Russia, it thrives here too. Read More ›

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Date
December 3, 2017

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, __k-review, Ann Gauger, antibodies, antigens, BIO-Complexity, evolution, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, human eye, intelligent design, Jonathan Bartlett, machines, Modern Synthesis, molecular machines, natural selection, Neo-Darwinism, proteins, Richard Dawkins, teleology, The Blind Watchmaker, The Selfish Gene}

Design (But Not Design) Is the New Unifying Principle of Biology

_{Science & Culture
December 3, 2017

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Technology

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The human eye is for seeing, whether or not it has any effect on genetics. However, this common-sense view has a problem. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
December 1, 2017

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, BIO-Complexity, Dan Graur, eggs, Ernst Mayr, evolution, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, goal-directedness, intelligent design, Modern Synthesis, mutations, Neo-Darwinism, organisms, Research, teleology, teleonomy}

Teleonomy and Evolution

_{Ann Gauger
December 1, 2017

Biology, Intelligent Design

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Does a turtle swim ashore and lay eggs, or to lay eggs? Read More ›

Adult male polar bear standing on a rocky ledge in Svalbard

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 16, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __nedited, analogy, censorship, events, Fyodor Dostoevsky, heresy, Modern Synthesis, Paul Nelson, Royal Society, scientific orthodoxy}

Paul Nelson on Intelligent Design and the Royal Society’s “White Bear Problem”

_{David Klinghoffer
November 16, 2016

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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Andrew McDiarmid debriefed the Discovery Institute philosopher of biology on last week's events in London. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 8, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __nedited, adaptation, exclusion, genotype, macroevolution, materialism, mechanism, microevolution, Modern Synthesis, natural selection, New Trends in Evolutionary Biology, Royal Society, scientific orthodoxy}

More Reports from Confidential Informants at the Royal Society

_{David Klinghoffer
November 8, 2016

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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ID sympathizers at the meeting "wonder whether we should all have some kind of signal...rub the left nostril twice perhaps?" Read More ›

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Author
Lee M. Spetner

Date
September 26, 2016

Categories
Scientific Reasoning
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, __tedited, Lamarckian theory, Lee Spetner, macroevolution, microevolution, misrepresentation, Modern Synthesis, mutations, observations, probabilities, Response to Criticism, scientific method}

Gloves Off — Responding to David Levin on the Nonrandom Evolutionary Hypothesis

_{Lee M. Spetner
September 26, 2016

Scientific Reasoning, Scientific Trustworthiness

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A scientific theory cannot be established as valid unless the consequences that follow from it correspond to reality. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 4, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __tedited, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, Modern Synthesis, prestige, Royal Society}

Tug of War! Biologists Haggle over How New the Improved Evolutionary Theory Will Be

_{David Klinghoffer
May 4, 2016

Evolution

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Last month we noted two news stories that signal major changes ahead. Read More ›