Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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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

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August 12, 2026
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Neuroscience & Mind
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This Is Your Brain Under Anesthesia

Science & Culture
August 12, 2026
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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Even with lighter anesthesia, the stuff of nightmares is unlikely. Your mind is still there, just not taking calls. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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July 24, 2026
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Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
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What’s an Explainaway? Here Is an Example from the Debate on Near-Death Experiences

Denyse O’Leary
July 24, 2026
Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning
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Explainaways, whether possum tales or optical illusions, exist to protect a system from unwanted evidence by ignoring or dismissing it. Read More ›
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Emily Reeves
Date
March 10, 2026
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Biology
Evolution
Life Sciences
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In Stories from Max Telford’s New Book, Failed Predictions of Common Descent

Emily Reeves
March 10, 2026
Biology, Evolution, Life Sciences
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Well-documented examples of organisms show remarkable stasis over hundreds of millions of years. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
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August 18, 2025
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Evolution
Scientific Reasoning
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Materialism Is Sounding Super Tired Lately

Denyse O’Leary
August 18, 2025
Evolution, Scientific Reasoning
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This sort of cross between a fairy tale and pop psychology helps pop science readers pass the time while listening to the latest announcement of a flight delay. Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 22, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
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On Fish Intelligence, We’re Misled by Darwinian Assumptions

Denyse O’Leary
July 22, 2025
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology
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The world of life is full of intelligence. Its intensity varies not with distance from the supposedly accidental human but with the life form’s need for it.  Read More ›
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July 1, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
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When Schools of Fish Lose Their Memories

Science & Culture
July 1, 2025
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology
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Because we don’t tend to think of fish as being very smart, we don’t think they could have memories that matter. Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
June 20, 2025
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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy of Science
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Weighing Whether Matter Itself Is Conscious

Denyse O’Leary
June 20, 2025
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy of Science
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To say that consciousness is real is to say that the immaterial world is, in principle, real. Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
May 2, 2025
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Anatomy
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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Study Probes the Origins of Consciousness

Denyse O’Leary
May 2, 2025
Anatomy, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
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Understanding consciousness by these means is going to be a much slower process than the researchers had hoped. Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
January 27, 2025
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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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Scientists Examining Consciousness — Here’s the Problem

Denyse O’Leary
January 27, 2025
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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Many researchers do like to write about consciousness and here are two recent contributions to the accessible literature. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
Date
August 14, 2024
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Fine-tuning
Geology
Intelligent Design
Rare Earth
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Study: Geological Habitability Parameters Imply Earth is Special and Advanced Life Extremely Rare

Casey Luskin
August 14, 2024
Fine-tuning, Geology, Intelligent Design, Rare Earth
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One thing that is likely to get some pushback is the study’s claim that modern-style plate tectonics on Earth did not commence until the Neoproterozoic. Read More ›

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