Tag: Penn State

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
August 5, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Planetology
Rare Earth
Tagged
, atmosphere, Biosphere 2, David Coppedge, desert, dirt, earth, ecosystem, Evolution News, greenhouse effect, habitability, intelligent design, Mars, Mother Nature, Penn State, perchlorates, planets, Saturn, soil, temperature, terraforming, The Privileged Planet, Titan, water, weathering}

Earth and Mars — A Rare Gem and a Sharp Contrast

_{Eric Hedin
August 5, 2024

Intelligent Design, Planetology, Rare Earth

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Apparently, simple living organisms must exist for eons on a planet before more advanced life can thrive. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 24, 2023

Categories
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, annelids, antennae, bacteria, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Cambrian Period, China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Colorado State University, crustaceans, earthworms, eyes, fishing, food, GUT, legs, Michael Denton, mud dragons, muscles, NASA, nerves, Penn State, Privileged Species, roundworms, scalidophorans, soil, termites, underground, University of Birmingham, worms}

Hidden Service Animals: Earthworms Are Only the Beginning

_{David Coppedge
October 24, 2023

Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Soil biodiversity is still a black box. Some scientists are beginning to explore the global underground that services the health of plants and animals. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 12, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, angiosperms, birds, butterflies, Chicxulub impact, Cretaceous Period, dinosaurs, evolution, Field Museum, flowering plants, frogs, ichthyosaurs, intelligent design, Israel, Jordan, Jurassic Park, Lebanon, mammals, Mars rover, orchids, Paleogene, Palestine, Patagonia, Penn State, pterosaurs, roses, Science Advances, storytelling, Syria, Turkey, UC Santa Barbara, University of Bath, worms}

Chinks in the Chicxulub Story

_{David Coppedge
October 12, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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If an asteroid impact wiped out the dinosaurs as believed by the scientific consensus, its effects on evolution seem strained and inconsistent. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
June 27, 2023

Categories
Biology
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, animals, bacteria, biosphere, cancer, complex life, defluorination, Duke University, intelligent design, Mercury, microbes, Nature (journal), Nature Microbiology, New Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ocean, oil spills, Penn State, pollutants, pollution, Science Advances, seafood, tuna, UC Riverside, Yujie Men}

Gifted Microbes Elevate the Case for Intelligent Design to the Entire Biosphere

_{David Coppedge
June 27, 2023

Biology, Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Far from being humble, primitive steppingstones to higher life, microbes display superpowers that so-called “higher” forms of life depend on. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
February 22, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Zoology
Tagged
, American Geophysical Union, atmosphere, California, carbon, carbon emissions, climate change, diatoms, foresight, global warming, habitability, jellyfish, NASA, Nature Communications, New Zealand, notochord, Penn State, phylogeny, plankton, polychaetes, providence, reporters, Science (journal), sea salps, sea squirts, silicate weathering, Southern California, Southern Ocean, thermostat, tunicates}

Meet the Ghostly Organisms that Rescue the Planet

_{David Coppedge
February 22, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Zoology

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A man was paddleboarding last month when he came across a mysterious creature three miles off the shoreline of California. Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks II

Date
July 5, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Ada Lovelace, artificial intelligence, bullies, chess, computer code, computer programs, creativity, games, Go (game), Lovelace test, Penn State, programmer, rules, software, swarms, Turing test}

For AI to Be Creative, Here’s What It Would Take

_{Robert J. Marks II
July 5, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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AI can appear smart when it generates a surprising result. But surprise does not equate to creativity. Read More ›

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Date
November 4, 2020

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Aleksandr Oparin, Ann Gauger, bubbles, Charles Thaxton, coacervates, Darwinian theory, Encyclopedia Britannica, evolution, Frankenstein, Geppetto, Illustra Media, intelligent design, Marxists, Nature (journal), Nature Communications, Penn State, Pinocchio, replication, RNA, RNA world, Sidney Fox, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, University of Basel, University of Chicago}

Sorry, Origin-of-Life Researchers, But Bubbles Are Not Cells

_{Science and Culture
November 4, 2020

Chemistry, Evolution, Origin of Life

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Oparin is back. Some origin-of-life researchers are using his coacervate theory without giving him credit or realizing they are retreading dead-end ideas. Read More ›

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Date
January 3, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, aquaporins, archaea, archaellum, ATP, bacteria, bacterial flagellum, biologists, Design Inference, extraterrestrial intelligence, eyes, human body, industry, insects, intelligent design, kidneys, larvae, microbes, nanomachine, Nature Microbiology, New York Post, outboard motor, Penn State, proteins, river, stars, toilet, University of Cambridge, University of Wisconsin-Madison}

For Your Post-Holiday Enjoyment, Healthy ID Snacks

_{Science and Culture
January 3, 2020

Intelligent Design

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Among other design inspirations, the “ultimate non-stick coating” developed at McMaster University is based on the lotus leaf. Read More ›

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Date
December 2, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, BBC News, Caltech, cave fish, Current Biology, desert ants, earthworms, flies, habitat, India, intelligent design, Michael Dickinson, Michael Marshall, miniature designs, Nature (journal), New Scientist, Paul Nelson, Penn State, Sahara Desert, Science (journal), United States, vestigial structures}

Small Wonders: Design in Tiny Creatures

_{Science and Culture
December 2, 2019

Intelligent Design

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Miniature designs often require more foresight and delicate engineering than large designs. Examples are abundant in the living world. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 20, 2019

Categories
Biology
Science Education
Tagged
, __edited, American Biology Teacher, biologists, Eric Plutzer, J. Budziszewski, Neo-Darwinism, Penn State, scientists, students, teachers, The Atlantic, Theodosius Dobzhansky, University of Texas}

When Biologists Speak to Biology Teachers

_{David Klinghoffer
September 20, 2019

Biology, Science Education

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Why should the reality be hidden from young people? Or from teachers? Read More ›