ocean Type post Author David Coppedge Date December 19, 2022 CategoriesFine-tuningIntelligent DesignLife SciencesPhysical SciencesRare Earth Tagged , A Fortunate Universe, astrobiology, California, earth, Enceladus, freezing, Goldilocks Zone, Jupiter, Michael Denton, NASA, Neptune, Purdue University, salt, Saturn, The Miracle of Man, The Privileged Planet, The Wonder of Water, University of Copenhagen, water Salt of the Earth Regulates Habitability David Coppedge December 19, 2022 Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Rare Earth 10 A planet needs more than location in a habitable zone. It needs the right ingredients, and salt has a surprising role. Read More ›
Phage 2 Type post Date April 1, 2020 CategoriesIntelligent DesignMedicine Tagged , __k-review, bacteria, bacteriophages, cell membrane, COVID-19, crystals, DNA, Elizabeth Pennisi, ID the Future, intelligent design, lipid bilayer, Michael Behe, molecular motor, proteins, Purdue University, RNA, SARS-CoV-2, Science (journal), snowflakes, U.C. Riverside, U.C. San Diego, vaccine, viruses Viruses: An Intelligent Design Perspective Science & Culture April 1, 2020 Intelligent Design, Medicine 10 Certainly, in a context of global anxiety, this is a subject that needs to be approached with sensitivity and humility. Read More ›
Behe-and-Mousetrap Type post Author Michael Behe Date February 19, 2020 CategoriesIntelligent Design Tagged , __edited, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alvin Plantinga, biologists, Boston Review, Charles Darwin, chloroquine, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinian processes, Darwinists, designer, function, genes, H. Allen Orr, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, John McDonald, lungs, Michael Behe, Mount Rushmore, mouse, mousetrap, philosophers, Purdue University, The Design Inference, The Edge of Evolution, Where the Conflict Really Lies, William A. Dembski Philosophical-ish Objections to Intelligent Design: A Response to Paul Draper Michael Behe February 19, 2020 Intelligent Design 22 Recently I was asked by several people whether I had ever responded to an old review of my book Darwin’s Black Box. Read More ›
Purdue Type post Date January 22, 2020 CategoriesBotanyIntelligent DesignLife Sciences Tagged , __edited, algae, Charles Darwin, chloroplasts, Communications Biology, cryo-electron microscopy, Cyanobacteria, diatoms, Discovery Institute, earth, enzyme, eukaryotes, evolution, foresight, Heidelberg University, homology, intelligent design, Maxwell’s demon, microscopes, nanomachines, Nature (journal), photosynthesis, Photosystem II, Purdue University, Second Law of Thermodynamics, University of North Carolina Informed Choice Seen in Cellular Nanomachines Science & Culture January 22, 2020 Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences 8 As imaging techniques approach nanometer resolution, the detailed workings of molecular mechanisms reveal precision engineering designs. Read More ›
hummingbird robot Type post Date May 24, 2019 CategoriesIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, bioRxiv, California, earth, Flight: The Genius of Birds, Florida, hummingbirds, Illustra Media, insects, intelligent design, magnetic field, Mexico, monarch butterfly, navigation, Paul Nelson, PNAS, Popular Science, Purdue University, robot, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, The Design of Life Updates on Design of Life Heroes Science & Culture May 24, 2019 Intelligent Design 8 Since the films showcased their exquisite designs, more discoveries increase the wonder of hummingbirds, sea turtles, and butterflies. Read More ›