Tag: polar bears

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 5, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Cultural Anthropology
Tagged
, Aldous Huxley, algorithms, animals, anthropomorphism, artificial intelligence, Brave New World, cars, chatbots, children, communication, concentration, culture, Delusion, dog care, electronic media, human minds, humans, love, Mind Matters News, Podosphaera leucotricha, polar bears, powdery mildew, Psychology Today, reading, relationships, Richard Stevens, science fiction, Tara Wells, tobacco, toys, trees}

With AI, Anthropomorphism Is High Stakes; But It May Be as Old as the Human Race

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 5, 2026

Computational Sciences, Cultural Anthropology

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Such relationships can lead to delusional spirals, including marrying a bot. One man proposed to his bot when he feared it would run out of memory. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 3, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Andrew Murray, antibodies, ATP synthase, bacteria, bacterial flagellar motor, bacterial flagellum, biochemistry, Biophysical Journal, blood clotting cascade, cells, chemotaxis, cilium, Current Biology, Dan Tawfik, Darwin’s Black Box, David Snoke, Douglas Axe, Eugene Koonin, eukaryotes, eukaryotic cell division, evolutionary pathways, Harvard University, homology, injectisome, irreducibly complex systems, Journal of Theoretical Biology, macrobiological features, Michael Behe, molecular machinery, molecular machines, motility, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Nature Heredity, Nicholas Matzke, Oxford University Press, PNAS, polar bears, protein science, proteins, Quarterly Review of Biology, Ribosome, Science (journal), T3SS, The Edge of Evolution, type three secretory system, universal common ancestor, vision, William Dembski}

Darwin’s Black Box at 30: The Evidence Wins!

_{Casey Luskin
August 3, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Macrobiological features have been cited as irreducibly complex, including animal joints and the trap mechanisms of carnivorous plants, even the cell itself. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 31, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Paleontology
Science Reporting
Tagged
, Africa, animal behavior, anthropology, antiquity, BBC News, Bronze Age, chimpanzees, Côte D’Ivoire, dehumanization, England, Homo sapiens, human mind, humans, Ice Age, Merlin, monkeys, polar bears, Stone Age, stone tools, Stonehenge, tools, vultures}

Science Writing Tries to Smash Human Exceptionalism

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 31, 2025

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Paleontology, Science Reporting

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Stone tool use among animals versus the Stone Age provides a useful illustration of the tendency. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni

Date
April 25, 2024

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Tagged
, Aristotelianism, Aristotle, birds, carbon, computers, flowers, form, function, hydrogen, insects, laboratories, life, Life Itself, microscopes, natural law, nature, nectar, nitrogen, oxygen, Plato, polar bears, pollinators, Pythagoras, René Descartes, Robert Rosen, science of purpose, seals, shape, telescopes, Thomas Aquinas, Thomistic Aristotelianism, water, wood}

A Closer Look at Natural Law

_{Stephen J. Iacoboni
April 25, 2024

Biology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Metaphysics, Philosophy

6}

The property of a keen sense of smell allows a polar bear to smell a seal miles away under the ice. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni

Date
May 16, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Environment & Climate
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adaptability, Alaska, Arizona, biologists, biosphere, birds, cars, cetaceans, Charles Darwin, designer, echolocation, elephants, evolution, fossil record, intelligent design, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, mammals, middle ear, natural selection, naturalists, penguins, physiology, polar bears, whales}

Natural Selection Subtracts, It Doesn’t Add — And That Matters

_{Stephen J. Iacoboni
May 16, 2023

Biochemistry, Biology, Environment & Climate, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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In the wild, all organisms must live within their niche. There are no wild polar bears in Arizona, and no iguanas in Alaska. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 16, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atheism, bacteria, evolution, intelligent design, Jews, Long Term Evolution Experiment, marijuana, Michael Behe, polar bears, Professor Dave, Richard Lenski, YouTube videos, YouTubers}

Michael Behe, Ever Patient, Meets Atheist YouTuber TJump

_{David Klinghoffer
November 16, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

As Behe and TJump discuss Lenski’s experiment, polar bears, and other matters, the commenters are floating in their own strange parallel reality. Read More ›

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Date
August 24, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, common descent, creation, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinian mechanisms, devolution, elephants, evolution, faith, ID the Future, intelligent design, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, Neo-Darwinism, Pat Flynn, Philosophy for the People, polar bears, Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic, skepticism, theology}

Michael Behe Debates Evolution and Catholicism

_{Science & Culture
August 24, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Faith & Science

2}

Dr. Behe says that his skepticism toward neo-Darwinism stemmed purely from his scientific research. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
December 16, 2021

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", adaptation, animals, behavior, biosphere, blind evolution, brown bears, Charles Darwin, convergence, dysteleology, evolution, homology, intelligent design, junk DNA, Life Sciences, microevolution, polar bears, Systems Biology, The Design Revolution, vestigial structures, William A. Dembski, William Paley}

Complex Programmed Behaviors — Intelligently Designed

_{Eric Cassell
December 16, 2021

Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Some discriminators don’t get us very far in deciding which is the better explanation between blind evolution and intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 19, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Geology
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, BIO-Complexity, Brian Miller, censorship, Center for Science and Culture, common design, crocodiles, Current Biology, Darwin Devolves, Darwinism, David Gelernter, dependency graph, Discovery Institute, Evolution News, Günter Bechly, hippos, intelligent design, Jeremy England, Jerry Coyne, John West, Journal of Bacteriology, Journal of Theoretical Biology, junk DNA, Michael Behe, paleomagnetism, polar bears, Richard Lenski, Royal Society, Science (journal), South Africa, Stuttgart, Summer Seminars, UC San Diego, University of Johannesburg, Winston Ewert}

I’m Excited to Return to Discovery Institute to Find Intelligent Design Stronger Than Ever!

_{Casey Luskin
January 19, 2021

Evolution, Geology, Intelligent Design, Science Education

16}

Over the past few years, I’ve seen ID critics advance some wild and amusing conspiracy theories about the reasons for my departure and absence. Read More ›

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Date
November 19, 2020

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, A Mousetrap for Darwin, atheism, biological machines, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinian mechanisms, Darwinists, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, mutations, New York Times, polar bears, scientists, webinar}

Vacuous Attacks from Brilliant Scientists: Behe Will Discuss in a Webinar, Saturday, November 21

_{Science & Culture
November 19, 2020

Biochemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

The Lehigh University biochemist haunts the dreams of Darwinists. Each of his three books sparked a firestorm of criticism. Read More ›