Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature
Topic

planets

Venusglobe
Photo: Venus, by NASA/JPL, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Geometric Design in the Solar System

My favorite example of such geometric design arises from the mean orbits of our innermost two planets, Mercury and Venus. Read More ›
Earthrise
Photo: Earthrise, by Bill Anders, Apollo 8, via NASA.

Carl Sagan Aside, Earth Is Significant

Does the view from a vast distance have any relationship to the significance of a human cultural achievement? Read More ›
hubble-ngc1961-potw2517a
Photo credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton, R. J. Foley (UC Santa Cruz), C. Kilpatrick.

The Purpose of Cosmic Fine-Tuning

True, without fine-tuning there would be no life, but that’s only because life depends on everything else, like atoms and stars. Read More ›
hubble-m72-potw2516a
Photo credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Sarajedini, G. Piotto, M. Libralato.

Extraterrestrial Life Would Demonstrate Human Exceptionalism

I hope we do find life elsewhere. It would be another step in our advancement as a species. Read More ›
Cucullie_de_la_scrofulaire_MHNT_Chenille
Photo source: Muséum de Toulouse, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Biologist Michael Levin Is at It Again, Now Pushing at the Mind-Brain Equation

When caterpillars are in their chrysalises, their brains physically dissolve (along with the rest of their bodies) and are rebuilt as butterfly brains. Read More ›
alaska-kachemakbay-oli-20240920-lrg
Photo credit: NASA/Michala Garrison, USGS.

The Growing Evidence of Earth’s Privilege

Astrobiologist Guillermo Gonzalez begins a two-part conversation with host Casey Luskin. Read More ›
Brain_Project_(31729250445)
Photo credit: Sharon VanderKaay from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Looking for Consciousness in All the Wrong Places

If concept cells nestled in the hippocampi were the seat of consciousness, bilateral hippocampal destruction would cause loss of consciousness. It doesn’t. Read More ›
multiverse
Image source: Wikimedia Commons.

The Multiverse Has a Measure Problem

In terms of science, the central problem with the naïve multiverse is that it could explain any observation, so it really explains nothing. Read More ›
Gold_nugget_(Australia)_4_(16848647509)
Photo: A gold nugget from Australia, by James St. John, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Earth’s Gold-Mining Machine

Earth operates an extraordinary natural factory that concentrates gold from barely detectable amounts into rich deposits that humans can mine. How? Read More ›
Omega=Centauri
Photo: Omega Centauri, X-ray:, by NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI/AURA; IR:NASA/JPL/Caltech; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N.

Dark Matter and Intelligent Design: A Prediction

Let’s look at some of the remarkable features of dark matter, already discovered by observations in astronomy and cosmology. Read More ›

© Discovery Institute