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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 9, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __edited, California, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, forests, Lake Erie, nature rights, npr, Ohio, Toledo, University of Melbourne}

NPR Discovers the “Nature Rights” Movement

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 9, 2019

Bioethics

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If “nature rights” laws become widespread, there will be plenty of money to pay lawyers to sue developers and resource-using enterprises into the dirt. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 24, 2019

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __edited, Chris Mooney, conservatives, Darwin Devolves, fear, intelligent design, liberals, Michael Behe, National Geographic Channel, Neil deGrasse Tyson, npr, patriotism, physiology, Science (journal), Slate}

Following Behe Review, Another Disturbing Peek Behind the Scenes at Science

_{David Klinghoffer
June 24, 2019

Neuroscience & Mind

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Back in 2008, Science published an influential research article claiming evidence for a physiological basis behind differences in political views. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 17, 2019

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __cedited, algorithms, ambiguity, artificial intelligence, bison, computers, elephant, Gary Smith, humans, humor, laughter, npr, Robert J. Marks II, Twitter, Walter Bradley Center}

Robert J. Marks: Humor, Ambiguity, and AI

_{David Klinghoffer
June 17, 2019

Neuroscience & Mind

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Dr. Marks thinks it’s possible that AI may improve in its ability to resolve ambiguous language. Right now it’s not looking so good. Read More ›

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Date
May 27, 2019

Categories
Botany
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, __nedited, Africa, bacteria, Darwin Devolves, Darwinism, diabetes, diet, foresight, fuel, genomics, Heretic, India, intelligent design, Marcos Eberlin, Matti Leisola, Michael Behe, nitrogen, npr, nutrients, obesity, Phys.org, soil, toxins, Tree of Life, wood}

Try This Tree of Life Instead of Darwin’s

_{Science & Culture
May 27, 2019

Botany, Intelligent Design, Medicine

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Take a look at a plant that takes nothing but gives everything. Why should it deliver so much good to so many? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 13, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Botany
Genetics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, agriculture, biotechnology, GMO, good, humanity, npr, photosynthesis}

Don’t Let Anti-GMO Fanatics Thwart Improved Photosynthesis Crops

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 13, 2019

Bioethics, Botany, Genetics, Life Sciences

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It is flat-out unreasoning — and in my view, anti-human. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 16, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __cedited, __image, Belgium, colonialism, Darwinian theory, evolution, history, human evolution, Human Zoos, indigenous people, John Hawks, John West, Maine, npr, paleoanthropology, Philippines, Politics, Racism, scientific racisim, St. Louis World's Fair, U.S. Presidents, United States}

Human Zoos — International, Still Being Airbrushed

_{David Klinghoffer
October 16, 2018

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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The Belgian human zoo sounds exactly like the St. Louis equivalent just a few years later. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 2, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, birth defects, cancer, Darwinists, embryo, ENCODE, fly, gene, Icons of Evolution, Jonathan Wells, junk DNA, Nature Genetics, npr, nucleus, piano, Princeton University, Research, Science (journal), The Guardian, The Independent, The Myth of Junk DNA, Time Magazine, Zombie Science (book)}

Princeton Researchers Watch “Junk DNA” at Work

_{David Klinghoffer
August 2, 2018

Intelligent Design

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In “real time” they show the function of an enhancer in switching a gene from off to on. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 5, 2018

Categories
Biology
Human Exceptionalism
Physical Sciences
Planetology
Tagged
, __cedited, Adam Frank, aliens, Avi Loeb, Carl Sagan, cosmos, earth, exoplanets, facts, Harvard University, humans, materialism, npr, optimism, science, University of Rochester}

“Optimism” and a Lonely Planet

_{David Klinghoffer
April 5, 2018

Biology, Human Exceptionalism, Physical Sciences, Planetology

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Adam Frank (University of Rochester) interviewed fellow astrophysicist Avi Loeb (Harvard) about the future possibility of detecting “techno-signatures” from space. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 24, 2018

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, __image, Cambridge University, Darwinian theory, evolution, ID the Future, intelligent design, J. Scott Turner, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, npr, podcast, Purpose and Desire: What Makes Something "Alive" and Why Modern Darwinism Has Failed to Explain It, Robert Crowther, Scopes Monkey Trial, State University of New York, Stephen Meyer, storytelling, worldview}

How Scott Turner Evolved

_{David Klinghoffer
March 24, 2018

Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Turner is a really interesting case of a scientist who straddles design and evolutionary thinking. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
November 29, 2017

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, abiogenesis, Ann Gauger, astrobiology, chicken-and-egg problem, Columbia University, computer code, DNA, evolution, intelligent design, matter, metaphor, molecular machines, NASA, npr, universe}

“The Ultimate Bootstrap”

_{Sarah Chaffee
November 29, 2017

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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Caleb Scharf explores the degrees of magnitude separating the immensity of the universe from the smallest particle of matter. Read More ›