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
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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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neuroscience

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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
September 2, 2024
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Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Psychology
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Biophysicist Proposes “Spiritual Particle”

Denyse O’Leary
September 2, 2024
Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics, Psychology
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It has, Douglas Youvan suggests, a dual nature, interacting with both matter and consciousness. Read More ›
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August 24, 2024
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Mathematics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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What 1,000+ Brain Surgeries Taught About the Mind

Science & Culture
August 24, 2024
Mathematics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy
4
Michael Egnor continues his discussion with Pat Flynn, noting that neither seizures nor Penfield’s brain stimulation provoked abstract thought. Read More ›
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August 19, 2024
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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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Materialism Is a Totalistic Claim — Here’s Why That Matters

Science & Culture
August 19, 2024
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
4
There are aspects of the mind that are not generated in the brain. That sounds like a modest claim. Read More ›
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August 8, 2024
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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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Research with Mice May Explain How the Placebo Effect Works

Science & Culture
August 8, 2024
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
4
The mice had to be placed in a painful situation in order to trigger a placebo effect. With humans, it is often just a matter of communicating orally. Read More ›
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Date
August 1, 2024
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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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Do We Need the Right Half of the Brain?

Science & Culture
August 1, 2024
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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A 29-year-old woman, CB, with no neurological or psychiatric history had a stroke, possibly due to medication issues. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 29, 2024
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Bioethics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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Pig Brains Thought Dead May Be Revived

Denyse O’Leary
July 29, 2024
Bioethics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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Pigs are considered useful biomedical models for humans so the implications of such studies sent waves through the field of resuscitation — and bioethics. Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 18, 2024
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Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
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Near-Death Experiences as Possum Tales

Denyse O’Leary
July 18, 2024
Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology
5
The authors provide a number of accounts from people who experienced altered consciousness when under attack by large animals. Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 17, 2024
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Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
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Near-Death Experiences Compared to Drug Trips

Denyse O’Leary
July 17, 2024
Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind
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There is an effort underway to fully naturalize NDEs — that is, to make them something that just happens to the traumatized brain. Read More ›
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 12, 2024
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Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
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Sleeping Mice Show How the Brain Lays Down Memories

Denyse O’Leary
July 12, 2024
Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind
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Studies of mice running mazes have shed light on the sharp waves of neurons that assist in forming memories. Read More ›
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
July 8, 2024
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Evolutionary Model Can’t Account for Singing

Eric Hedin
July 8, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Our fascination with singing and how enamored we can become with hearing quality vocalists reveals something significant about our identity as humans. Read More ›

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