Tag: Northwestern University

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
June 29, 2026

Categories
Medicine
Political Science
Tagged
, Andrea Gawrylewski, Armageddon, arXiv, autoethnography, Carole LaBonne, Colin Wright, COVID-19, Democrats, Gallup, government, Grant Witness, grants, H. Winet, hallucinations, Harvard University, Keir Starmer, NIH, Northwestern University, references, Republicans, Research, researchers, Science Alert, Scientific American, Scott Delaney, Today in Science, Vannevar Bush, Vitomir Kovanovic}

Is Government’s Relationship with Science “Crumbling”?

_{Denyse O’Leary
June 29, 2026

Medicine, Political Science

6}

The people who do not trust science today would probably like to be able to. And the people who do trust it may simply be unaware of the problems. Read More ›

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Author
Bruce Gordon

Date
June 24, 2026

Categories
Cosmology
Physics
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, Aeon, Baylor University, bouncing cosmologies, conformal cyclic cosmology, Conservation of Information, Cumrun Vafa, cyclic cosmologies, dark energy, David Olive, Don Page, empirical record, erebonic field, erebons, eternal recurrence, faith, fantasy, fine-tuning, geometers, Gordon Kane, John Polkinghorne, John Roberts, John Roe, Krzysztof Meissner, Laurie Brown, Michael Denton, Michael Dickson, Northwestern University, Page curve, Paul Tod, Phil Halper, Phillip Johnson, physics, quantum theory, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Dalitz, Richard Dawkins, Roger Penrose, Sean McDowell, Simon Saunders, Stephen Meyer, The Nature of Nature, The Story of Everything, Weyl Curvature Hypothesis, William Dembski}

Fashion and Faith in Conformal Cyclic Cosmology

_{Bruce Gordon
June 24, 2026

Cosmology, Physics, Scientific Reasoning

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This brings us, at last, to the remaining “cyclic” proposal, that of Roger Penrose, which is perhaps the most quixotic of all. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
January 19, 2026

Categories
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, 4D Nucleome Project, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, cell types, central dogma, chromatin loops, chromosomes, cohesin, Darwinists, diseases, DNA, double helix, dynamic architecture, fourth dimension, genes, intelligent design, interactome, Job Dekker, junk DNA, kilobases, loop extrusion, molecular machines, mutations, Nature (journal), NIH Common Fund, Northwestern University, nucleic acid, nucleome, nucleus, proteins, topologically associating domains, UMass Chan Medical School}

4-D Nucleome Mapping Opens New Vision of Dynamic DNA Architecture

_{David Coppedge
January 19, 2026

Genetics, Intelligent Design

10}

DNA is not a static sequence to read; it is a code that builds and operates its own factory. Read More ›

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Date
August 28, 2025

Categories
Environment & Climate
Psychology
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, “consensus science”, Approved Views, carbon dioxide, climate change, Northwestern University, political correctness, psychology, The College Fix, The Hill, transgenderism, University of Michigan}

Even Scientists Are Starting to Doubt “Approved Views”

_{Science & Culture
August 28, 2025

Environment & Climate, Psychology, Scientific Freedom

3}

A recent Orwellian firing gives some insight into what happens when an academic collides with Political Correctness. Read More ›

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Date
August 6, 2025

Categories
Ethics
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, artificial inteligence, citations, government, misconduct, Moore’s law, Northwestern University, PNAS, publications, science, science fraud, scientific literature, scientific process, standards, technology, trust}

Fraudulent Science Networks Outpace Legitimate Science

_{Science & Culture
August 6, 2025

Ethics, Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind

3}

"Before the public loses confidence in the scientific process"? Hasn't that train already left the station? Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
February 13, 2025

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, arthropod, brain injuries, Emily Reeves, evolutionary fitness landscape, Hubble Space Telescope, intelligent design, James Webb Space Telescope, mantis shrimp, Nature (journal), Northwestern University, Science (journal), structural color}

Sophisticated Energy Shield Found in a Shrimp

_{David Coppedge
February 13, 2025

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

12}

A sophisticated energy-absorbing structure has been discovered in the mantis shrimp’s dactyl club that protects the animal from its own shock waves. Read More ›

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Date
July 4, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, Carly Cassella, emotions, feelings, human brain, neurons, neuroscience, Northwestern University, phase transition, ScienceAlert, thoughts, universe, water}

Research: Our Brains Float Between Two Phases, Dodging Disorder

_{Science & Culture
July 4, 2024

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

4}

The good news, according to recent research, is that unsteadiness is the normal state of the human brain. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
December 11, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Philosophy
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", Alvin Plantinga, Barbara Forrest, brain, C.S. Lewis, censorship, Charles Darwin, Christian colleges, Christianity, cosmologists, goodness, intelligent design, Lawrence Krauss, materialism, monkey, National Association of Scholars, Northwestern University, Paul Gross, physical laws, post-truth, Richard Dawkins, scientific materialism, Steven Pinker, William Graham, woke ideology, worldview}

How Scientific Materialism Begot Woke Ideology

_{William A. Dembski
December 11, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Philosophy, Reproductive Science

9}

I’m seeing people like Krauss assume the role as champions of traditional academic values (reason, merit, free discourse) against the barbarian hordes. Read More ›

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post

Date
September 16, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, blood pressure, cats, Darwinism, Dogs, evolutionary theory, information, intelligent design, lobsters, Northwestern University, PNAS, rabbits, rats, rodents}

Rats! Another Code Found in Whiskers

_{Science & Culture
September 16, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

9}

Neurons in a rat’s whiskers “represent multiple stimulus features in a tiled and continuous manner, thus encoding large regions of a complex sensory space.” Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 20, 2021

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, Alister McGrath, Bruce Gordon, Christianity, consciousness, Daniel Dennett, dialogue, Discovery Institute, Houston Baptist University, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Kalam cosmological argument, methodological naturalism, Michael Ruse, Northwestern University, On the Origin of Species, public education, Robert Boyle, theistic evolution}

New “Three Views” Book Explores the Relationship of Faith and Science

_{Casey Luskin
May 20, 2021

Faith & Science

11}

Unfortunately, this is not the first time we have seen inaccurate descriptions of intelligent design from Professor McGrath. Read More ›