Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

Authors

Douglas Axe
Photo provided by Doug Axe.
Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
Michael J. Behe
Photo courtesy of Celeste Behe.
David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
Photo provided by David Coppedge.
William A. Dembski
Image provided by Bill Dembski
Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
Photo by Nathan Jacobson for Discovery Institute (CC-BY)
Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
Photo by Nathan Jacobson, © Discovery Institute (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Bruce Gordon
Photo courtesy of Bruce Gordon
Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
Photo courtesy of Stephen Iacoboni
David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
Photo by Casey Sernaqué
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
Photo provided by Katja Deborah Lönnig
Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
Photo by Nathan Jacobson, © Discovery Institute (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Andrew McDiarmid
Photo by Casey Sernaqué
Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
Photo by Nathan Jacobson for Discovery Institute (CC BY)
Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
Photo provided by Emily Sandico
Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
Photo by Nathan Jacobson for Discovery Institute (CC-BY)
Wesley J. Smith
Photo by Gary Fong, Used by Permission, All Rights Reserved
Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
Photo by Chris Morgan, © Discovery Institute
Daniel Witt
Photo provided by Daniel Witt.
Jonathan Witt

Topic

neuroscience

leafcutter ants
Photo: Leafcutter ants, by Pjt56, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
June 4, 2022
Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Yes, Ants Think — Like Computers

Denyse O’Leary
June 4, 2022
Biology, Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind
5
Computer programmers have adapted some ant problem-solving methods to software programs (but without the need for complex chemical scents). Read More ›
Large_brown_mantid_close_up_nohair
Photo: A large brown mantis, via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
June 1, 2022
Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Do Invertebrates Have Feelings?

Denyse O’Leary
June 1, 2022
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
4
Just as vertebrates differ greatly in intelligence and sentience, invertebrates may differ greatly too. Read More ›
honeybees
Photo credit: Brad Weaver via Unsplash.
Type
post
Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
May 17, 2022
Categories
Biology
Evolution
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Claim: Honeybees, “Like Humans,” Can Tell Odd Vs. Even Numbers

Denyse O’Leary
May 17, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind
3
Ants, fruit flies, and even plants can also calculate but it does not follow that they are conscious of what they are doing. Read More ›
free will
Photo credit: Vladislav Babienko via Unsplash.
Type
post
Date
May 15, 2022
Categories
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Physics
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , ,

Philosopher Looks for a Way to Redefine Free Will

Science & Culture
May 15, 2022
Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physics
5
Julian Baggini’s proposed new approach assumes the existence of the very qualities that only a traditional view of the mind offers. Read More ›
brain
Photo credit: U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Jason Couillard.
Type
post
Date
April 26, 2022
Categories
Anatomy
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , ,

Can a Human Be Gifted Despite Missing Lots of Brain?

Science & Culture
April 26, 2022
Anatomy, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
3
Most of what is going on in the human mind is not as dependent on the brain as some approaches to neuroscience would require. Read More ›
Dolbadarn Castle
Photo: Dolbadarn Castle, Wales, by Cadw, OGL v1.0OGL v1.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Author
Michael Egnor
Date
April 20, 2022
Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Yes! There Is Evidence for the Intelligent Design of the Brain

Michael Egnor
April 20, 2022
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
3
Imagine that you are on a train in England and you see a collection of stones on a hillside that says BRITISH RAILWAYS WELCOMES YOU TO WALES. Read More ›
Armillaria_ostoyae_MO
Photo credit: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
April 14, 2022
Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Not Just Plants — Even Fungi Like Mushrooms — Talk to Each Other?

Denyse O’Leary
April 14, 2022
Biology, Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind
4
They are NOT judging us but they do have complex communications systems interacting with their environment. Read More ›
Smi32neuron
Photo credit: UC Regents Davis campus, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Author
David Coppedge
Date
April 8, 2022
Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Brain Neurons Are “Comparable to a Library”

David Coppedge
April 8, 2022
Biology, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
7
It’s one of those occasions in biology (not rare) when the term “intelligent design,” despite other merits, falls flat as a description. Read More ›
earthworm
Photo: An earthworm, Swifts Creek, Victoria, by Fir0002/Flagstaffotos.
Type
post
Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
April 7, 2022
Categories
Biology
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Evolutionary Psychologist Argues that Worms Feel Pain. But How?

Denyse O’Leary
April 7, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Neuroscience & Mind
5
Wait. Barash’s hypothesis overlooks the fact that suffering is more than an alarm system. An alarm could be going off in an empty building. Read More ›
Potamotrygon motoro
Photo: Potamotrygon motoro, a freshwater stingray, by Steven G. Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
April 5, 2022
Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, , , , , , , , ,

Did Researchers Teach Fish to “Do Math”?

Denyse O’Leary
April 5, 2022
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
3
Some test fish learned how to how to get food pellets but the difficulty, as so often, lies with interpretation. Read More ›

© Discovery Institute