Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

Authors

Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

Topic

molecules

Rhizomnium_punctatum_(k,_144543-474730)_0031
Photo: Plant cells, by Hermann Schachner, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
James M. Tour
Date
April 7, 2023
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Chemistry
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
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Do Present Proposals on Chemical Evolutionary Mechanisms Point Toward the First Life?

James M. Tour
April 7, 2023
Chemistry, Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life
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Abiogenesis is the prebiotic process wherein life, such as a cell, arises from non-living materials such as simple organic compounds. Read More ›
acid mine drainage
Photo: Acid mine drainage, a home for archaea, by Jakec, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni
Date
January 24, 2023
Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
Science
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The Elephant in the Science Lab

Stephen J. Iacoboni
January 24, 2023
Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics, Science
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I have been seeking to describe the science of purpose. Now it is worth getting down to the basics of what science actually is and how it works. Read More ›
Aquinas
Image: Thomas Aquinas, via Aquinas.Design.
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Author
Brian Miller
Date
November 16, 2022
Categories
Cosmology
Ecology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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Notre Dame Hosts a Conference on Creation, Including Intelligent Design

Brian Miller
November 16, 2022
Cosmology, Ecology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
4
The organizers accepted my abstract for a talk about “The Return of Teleology to the Natural Sciences.” Read More ›
lightning
lightning
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
September 6, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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The Electric Cell: More Synergy with Physics Found in Cellular Coding

David Coppedge
September 6, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Imaging techniques down to the picometer scale are permitting detection of previously unknown alliances of cellular software with electrostatics and mechanics. Read More ›
toxic waste
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Author
Rob Stadler
Date
August 24, 2021
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Evolution
Origin of Life
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Researchers Overlook Toxic Products in Origin-of-Life Experiments

Rob Stadler
August 24, 2021
Evolution, Origin of Life
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They stop reactions at optimal times, and scan through products of their reactions with high-tech equipment to find trace amounts of the product they seek. Read More ›
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Photo: Plant cells, by Hermann Schachner, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Brian Miller
Date
July 1, 2021
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
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England, Davies: Honesty, if Not Agreement, on the Origin of Life

Brian Miller
July 1, 2021
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics
5
Jeremey England explained his conjecture that the flow of energy through a chemical system could cause it to self-organize in such a way as to move toward life. Read More ›
DNA
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Author
Paul Nelson
Date
June 30, 2021
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Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Physics
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Just Down the Street from ID: “Molecular Assembly Index”

Paul Nelson
June 30, 2021
Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Physics
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"The selection of one such possibility out of the combinatorically large number of possibilities is a process that requires information." Read More ›
CELS
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Author
Steve Laufmann
Date
June 11, 2021
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Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
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CELS 2021 — A Report from the Trenches

Steve Laufmann
June 11, 2021
Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design
2
In this workshop-like setting, a group of 60 biologists, engineers, medical practitioners, and researchers from related disciplines assembled for three days. Read More ›
Mars Perseverance Rover
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Author
Walter Myers III
Date
March 1, 2021
Categories
Biochemistry
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Technology
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NASA Is Overselling Its Mars Perseverance Mission

Walter Myers III
March 1, 2021
Biochemistry, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences, Technology
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Synthetic organic chemist James Tour, of Rice University, has shown the folly of NASA scientists and others in a number of videos. Read More ›
Tour in Science Uprising
origin of life
Photo: James Tour in a scene from Science Uprising, via Discovery Institute.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
February 16, 2021
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Evolution
Origin of Life
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Episode 1 of Chemist James Tour on Abiogenesis: Watch Now

David Klinghoffer
February 16, 2021
Evolution, Origin of Life
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"In this introductory episode, Dr. James Tour builds the foundation for this series, defining abiogenesis and describing the characteristics for life." Read More ›

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