puppet Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date November 7, 2023 CategoriesEvolutionNeuroscience & MindPhysics Tagged , Albert Einstein, brain, Dan Falk, Determined (book), determinism, evolution, Free Agents, humans, Jerry Coyne, Kevin Mitchell, livestock, materialists, Michael Egnor, Nautilus, neuroscientists, paramecium, quantum world, Robert Sapolsky, Sabine Hossenfelder, Sam Harris, Stanford University, totalitarianism, Trinity College Could Evolution Give Us Free Will? Denyse O’Leary November 7, 2023 Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics 6 From one corner we learn that free will could possibly exist, provided that it is materialized or, if you like “evolutionized.” Read More ›
axolotl Type post Date October 19, 2020 CategoriesAnatomyEngineeringEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , 3D printing, amoeba, beetles, chick, crabs, Darwinism, Douglas Axe, embryonic development, eukaryotes, evolution, functional whole, Harvard University, Hydra, Illustra Media, information, Information Technology, intelligent design, liver, Michael Levin, morphogenesis, octopuses, paramecium, Stentor, The Scientist, Tufts University, Undeniable (book), Wyss Institute Morphogenesis: Coding for Shape Science and Culture October 19, 2020 Anatomy, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design 10 How do you get a 3-D shape from a linear code? That is the puzzle of morphogenesis. Read More ›
Radiolarian shells Type post Author Michael Denton Date October 2, 2020 CategoriesIntelligent Design Tagged , amoeba, bacterial flagellum, bacterium, behaviorism, cytoplasm, E. coli, fitness, Lawrence Henderson, liver cells, molecular biology, Nature (journal), paramecium, protozoans, skin cells, Stentor, The Fitness of the Environment, third infinity Excerpt — The Infinite Complexity of Cells Michael Denton October 2, 2020 Intelligent Design 8 The unique powers of cells — their “demonic catalytic powers” — and their fitness to play their unique role as the building blocks of all life are a wonder. Read More ›
fairyfly Type post Date December 14, 2018 CategoriesEngineeringIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, climbing, Current Biology, Flight, Oxford University, paramecium, Rockefeller University, Science Advances, sea anemones, Spider-Man, The Conversation, walking, wasps, water, whales, wings Gecko, Fairyfly, Manta Ray: Animals Push the Limits of the Possible Science and Culture December 14, 2018 Engineering, Intelligent Design 9 What are we to think of humble animals that make the semi-miraculous look routine? Read More ›