Tag: National Academy of Sciences

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post

Date
April 6, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, 1984, Andrew Ellington, Arizona State University, Biodesign Institute, biology, catastrophe, creationists, DNA, Ernst Mayr, evolutionary biology, George Orwell, Julian Huxley, Michael Lynch, molecular complexity, mutation rates, National Academy of Sciences, neo-Darwinian theory, novels, population geneticists, population sizes, proteins, Ribosome, RNA, story-telling, thoughtcrime}

Design Haunts a New Hypothesis for the Origin of the Ribosome

_{Science & Culture
April 6, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

5}

It’s worth paying some attention to the identity of the first author, population geneticist Michael Lynch of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State. Read More ›

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post

Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 23, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Christof Koch, climate change, Daphnia pulex, Darwinian evolution, evolution, genes, intelligence, Michael Lynch, National Academy of Sciences, Popular Mechanics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers, University of Arizona, water fleas}

Covering for Darwin, Science Reporter Massages a Study

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 23, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

5}

Genetically, the model organism for studying evolution was just one water flea after another. Read More ›

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post

Author
William A. Dembski

Date
June 22, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, bacterial flagellum, BioEssays, Bruce Alberts, Darwinism, David Hume, Dubai, E. coli, evolution, Guide to Reading Jason Rosenhouse (series), Harvard University, Howard Berg, intelligent design, Jason Rosenhouse, magnetotactic bacteria, mountains, nanomachines, National Academy of Sciences, Stone Age}

From Darwinists, a Shift in Tone on Nanomachines

_{William A. Dembski
June 22, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology

7}

The shift in tone from then to now is remarkable. What happened to the awe these systems used to inspire? Read More ›

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post

Author
Paul Nelson

Date
June 14, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, Arthur C. Clarke, Carl Sagan, Contact (novel), design detection, earth, Fred Hoyle, intelligent design, intelligent life, life, Michael Behe, National Academy of Sciences, naturalism, religion, Richard Dawkins, Science, solar system, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen Meyer, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, theology, William A. Dembski}

Carl Sagan: “An Intelligence That Antedates the Universe”

_{Paul Nelson
June 14, 2022

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

6}

It’s the evidence from Sagan’s fiction and other popular writing that is especially provocative. Read More ›

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post

Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 10, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Biology
Ethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association, cancer, children, conception, egg, embryo, human being, human life, law, National Academy of Sciences, newborn, parasite, public policy, scientists, settled science, sperm, womb, zygote}

Fact Check: Yes, Human Life Begins at Fertilization

_{Michael Egnor
May 10, 2022

Bioethics, Biology, Ethics, Medicine

4}

So what are we to make of a scientific profession in which scientific experts consistently distort the science of human life? Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
February 23, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Animal Algorithms, Casey Luskin, Darwin's Doubt, Elliott Sober, Eric Cassell, Ernst Mayr, Erwin Schrödinger, evolution, Granville Sewell, gravitation, Isaac Newton, Kirk Durston, National Academy of Sciences, naturalism, neo-Darwinian theory, No Free Lunch, PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, punctuated equilibria, Richard Weikart, RNA, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, thermodynamics, vitalism, William A. Dembski}

Evolution Is Not Like Physics

_{David Coppedge
February 23, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Physical Sciences, Physics

10}

A new theory of evolution extends Darwinian processes, making them into physical laws based on “learning theory.” Read More ›

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post

Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
February 11, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, blind chance, Bruce Alberts, defining science, demarcation criteria, Epicureans, evolution, experimental science, intelligent design, Johannes Kepler, Michael Ruse, Müller cells, Nathan Lents, National Academy of Sciences, naturalism, New York Times, Oregon State University, retina, scientific method, Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence, SETI, Sisyphus, Stoics, teleology}

Is Intelligent Design a Science Stopper?

_{Cornelius Hunter
February 11, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

8}

Consider a box with an internal divider such that the box is divided into two separate compartments, A and B. Read More ›

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post

Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 1, 2022

Categories
Medicine
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, Anthony Fauci, censorship, City Journal, COVID-19, Facebook, fake news, free speech, misinformation, National Academy of Sciences, National Public Radio, Nicholas Wade, pandemic, Royal Society, Supreme Court, The Stream, totalitarianism, United States, Wuhan}

Royal Society: Don’t Censor Misinformation; It Makes Things Worse

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 1, 2022

Medicine, Scientific Freedom

8}

While others demand crackdowns on “fake news,” the Society reminds us that the history of science is one of error correction. Read More ›

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post

Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 5, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Geology
Paleontology
Tagged
, abrupt appearance, Casey Luskin, Charles Darwin, Darwinian gradualism, evolution, fossil record, Ian Tattersall, National Academy of Sciences, Niles Eldredge, paleontologists, punctuated equilibrium, Science Uprising, Stephen Jay Gould, Stephen Meyer}

Yes, the Punctuated Equilibrium Model Was Developed to Explain the Lack of Transitional Fossils

_{Casey Luskin
January 5, 2022

Evolution, Geology, Paleontology

20}

Why would Eldredge and Gould propose such a model? Because they knew the data showed that potential transitional fossils are an extreme rarity. Read More ›

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post

Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 22, 2021

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, Big Bang, BioLogos Foundation, faith, ID the Future, intelligent causes, intelligent design, Jay Richards, MIT Press, National Academy of Sciences, Nature, Phillip E. Johnson, podcast, Science, Stephen Meyer, The Conversation, The Design Revolution, theology, Thomas Woodward, William A. Dembski}

Answering Another Objection to Intelligent Design: “You Can’t Prove God Exists”

_{Casey Luskin
February 22, 2021

Biology, Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

10}

Now it’s possible that physics-based arguments for design could extend the argument further than you can go within biological design. Read More ›