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Mount Rushmore

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
November 9, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Amazonia, beavers, forests, Harvard University, Mount Rushmore, New Scientist, New York University, North Africa, PNAS, Rube Goldberg, Science (journal), The Design Inference, University of Portsmouth, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Ahead of New Book Edition, Geoglyphs and Natural Features Test Dembski’s Design Inference

_{David Coppedge
November 9, 2023

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Designed features can hide in plain sight. A closer look can sometimes reveal the intentional acts of a mind. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 20, 2023

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, bats, brains, classrooms, communication, mice, movement, New York University, Scientific American, shape, sound, stem, synchrony, wavelength}

When You Sync with Someone, Your Brains Wave Together

_{Denyse O’Leary
July 20, 2023

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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In research, neuroscientists have found that co-operation results in brain wave synchrony. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 1, 2023

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, Christof Koch, consciousness, David Chalmers, David Papineau, dualism, human nature, information theory, Integrated information theory, Kenneth Miller, King’s College, laboratories, Michael Egnor, mind, neuroscience, New York University, panpsychism, philosophers, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Tel Aviv University, The Human Instinct}

The Philosopher Wins: There’s No Consciousness Spot in the Brain

_{Denyse O’Leary
July 1, 2023

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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After a 25-year search, dualist philosopher David Chalmers won the bet with neuroscientist Christof Koch. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 8, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Medicine
Tagged
, brain activity, consciousness, death, evolution, faith, heart, life after death, materialism, natural selection, near-death experiences, New York University, perception, physicians, Sam Parnia, theology, thinking}

Does a New Scientific Study Offer Evidence of Life after Death?

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 8, 2022

Evolution, Faith & Science, Medicine

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Maybe there is no evolutionary explanation. There is certainly no discernible natural-selection benefit. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
May 24, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, abortion, animals, anti-human exceptionalism, communication, culture, dog, emotion, environmentalism, euthanasia, horse, human rights, humans, memory, New York University, self-awareness}

Professor: We Shouldn’t Necessarily Value Humans Over Other Animals

_{Denyse O’Leary
May 24, 2022

Bioethics, Ethics, Evolution, Human Exceptionalism

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NYU environmentalism prof Jeff Sebo argues that humans are not always rational and that some animals display mental qualities so we aren’t exceptional. Read More ›

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Date
January 7, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Artificial Selection, Charles Thaxton, computer simulations, Darwinian evolution, Darwinism, DNA, entropy, error catastrophe, evolution, intelligent design, interventions, mutation rate, natural selection, New York University, PNAS, randomness, Roger Olsen, science, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Walter Bradley}

NYU Scientists Confuse Artificial Selection with Darwinism

_{Science & Culture
January 7, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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It should be obvious: if you are controlling the mutations and selecting the outcomes, you are not doing Darwinism. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 4, 2020

Categories
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __edited, academic freedom, Austria, Brazil, Christians, creationism, David Berlinski, David Gelernter, Douglas Axe, education policy, evolution, Foresight (book), Germany, Günter Bechly, intelligent design, Israel, Italy, Jews, Marcos Eberlin, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, Muslims, New York University, Nobel Prize, Poland, Science (journal), Scientific Dissent From Darwinism, Thomas Nagel, United Kingdom, Yale University}

New Head of Brazilian Education Agency Supports Free Speech in Origins Debate

_{David Klinghoffer
February 4, 2020

Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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Dr. Benedito Neto hosted a delegation of scientists from Discovery Institute in 2017 for the founding of Discovery-Mackenzie, in partnership with Dr. Marcos Eberlin. Read More ›

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Date
January 15, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, anti-science, Darwinism, DNA repair, epigenetics, evolutionary time, fish, foresight, health, human genome, intelligent design, mechanism, medical research, New York University, PNAS, salmon, strengths and weaknesses, students}

DNA Repair, Fish Shape, Epigenetics: Science Advances, Darwin-Free

_{Science & Culture
January 15, 2020

Evolution, Medicine

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According to a robotically repeated talking point favored by evolution proponents, loyal adherence to Darwin’s theory is crucial to the future of biological research. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
November 7, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, Ardi, Australia, Cambrian Explosion, Canada, Darwin on Trial, Darwinian evolution, DNA, E. coli, evolution, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, Ida, materialism, Michael Denton, Michigan State University, microbes, New York University, On the Origin of Species, Phillip E. Johnson, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, random mutations, Richard Dawkins, Richard Lenski, RNA, Robert Shapiro, Scientific American, tetrapods, The Blind Watchmaker, tiktaalik, U.C. Berkeley}

Darwin on Trial — As Fresh and Relevant as Ever

_{Michael Behe
November 7, 2019

Evolution

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Because of Phillip Johnson’s leadership no informed person will ever again honestly say that Darwin’s theory flows straight from the data. Read More ›

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Date
November 19, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, Alzheimer’s, apoptosis, Biological Information: New Perspectives, brain, cells, Cornell University, Darwin Devolves, DNA repair, Douglas Axe, eggs, Immune System, inflammation, intelligent design, memory, mice, Michael Behe, mutations, National Institutes of Health, New York University, oocyte, Quanta Magazine, Research, Robert J. Marks II, skin, stem cells, UC Davis, William A. Dembski}

Memory — New Research Reveals Cells Have It, Too

_{Science & Culture
November 19, 2018

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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A memory of past events helps a cell learn how to respond to recurring threats and protect the genome. Read More ›