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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
June 25, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, Andrew McDiarmid, bonobos, Bornean orangutans, Casey Luskin, chimpanzees, DNA, genetics, genomes, gorillas, humans, junk DNA, Nature (journal), Pan paniscus, reality, Research, siamangs, Smithsonian Institution, statistics, Sumatran orangutans}

Why Is the 1 Percent Myth So Beloved?

_{Denyse O’Leary
June 25, 2025

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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When a belief conflicts with common sense present-day reality, it is usually upholding an irrational value. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
June 19, 2025

Categories
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, biological systems, biology, Brian Miller, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, Darwinian assumptions, Discovery Institute, Emily Reeves, engineering, engineering principles, engineers, evolution, four-bar linkage, ID the Future, intelligent design, life, Research, scholars, scientists, Stuart Burgess, vertebrate limbs}

Advancing Biology Through an Engineering Lens

_{Andrew McDiarmid
June 19, 2025

Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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I spoke with physicist Dr. Brian Miller about the fruitful research that can result when engineering principles are applied to the study of biological systems. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
June 4, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abstract thought, artificial intelligence, brain, computational processing, conjoined twins, Denyse O'Leary, disintegration, dualism, free will, gullibility, ID the Future, intentionality, materialism, meaning, Michael Egnor, near-death experiences, neuroscience, podcast, Research, soul, split-brain surgery, syntax, The Immortal Mind}

A Neurosurgeon Pulls Back the Curtain on the Soul

_{Andrew McDiarmid
June 4, 2025

Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Dr. Michael Egnor tackles provocative ideas, making a case that the human soul exists and that the mind is immortal. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 27, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, 1 percent myth (series), ape genomes, biologists, biology, chimpanzees, chromosomes, common descent, diploidal genome, gap divergence, genome, genomic analysis, haploid, human exceptionalism, human genome, humans, Nature (journal), non-sex chromosomes, nucleotides, Progressive Cactus, Research, sex chromosomes, software, Supplementary Data}

Additional Method of Analysis Confirms Human-Chimp Genomes Are About 15 Percent Different

_{Casey Luskin
May 27, 2025

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

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This number is only looking at the non-sex chromosomes. When you look at the sex chromosomes, the differences seem to be even greater. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
May 12, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, Anthony Fauci, anti-science, BioLogos, climate change, Congress, COVID, Darwinian evolution, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Evangelical Christians, evolutionists, Federal Government, fossil fuels, Francis Collins, Harvard University, Jay Bhattacharya, John West, junk science, mice, Michael Behe, misinformation, pandemic, Research, Richard Dawkins, scientific atheists, scientism, skepticism, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, taxpayers, Trump Administration, universities, University of Pittsburgh, Washington DC}

Group Founded by Francis Collins Launches PR Campaign for “Science”

_{John G. West
May 12, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Trustworthiness

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If your research at Harvard costs $1 million to conduct, Harvard will get an extra payment of nearly $900,000 to sweeten the deal. Who wouldn’t want free money? Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
April 28, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abortion, awareness, BBC News, birth, brain activity, cancel culture, Centers for Disease Control, Christof Koch, consciousness, Research, Science Focus, stimuli, third rail, United States}

Consciousness in Unborn Children: Touching the Third Rail

_{Denyse O’Leary
April 28, 2025

Bioethics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Leading neuroscientist Christof Koch became a target of Cancel Culture in part because his popular theory of consciousness might threaten the right to abortion. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
April 21, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
Tagged
, Baylor College of Medicine, brain, Carl Zimmer, Francis Crick, Margherita Bassi, mouse, neurons, neuroscience, New York Times, PBS, Princeton University, Research, Smithsonian Magazine, The Matrix}

Even a Mouse Brain Reveals Staggering Complexity

_{Denyse O’Leary
April 21, 2025

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

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Mapping a small part of a mouse's brain required 1.6 petabytes of data, which is equivalent to 22 years of nonstop high-definition video. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
April 11, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, abortion, animals, brain, brain size, cerebral cortex, chimpanzees, conjoined twins, genes, Human, human brain, human mind, intelligence, mice, Michael Egnor, neocortex, Research, split brain, The Immortal Mind}

Big Human Brain from…Just Two Genes?

_{Denyse O’Leary
April 11, 2025

Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning

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The genes, unique to humans, spurred brain growth when introduced in mice and chimpanzee stem cells. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
April 1, 2025

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, anesthesia, brain, brain hemispheres, brainstem, cerebellum, cognition, consciousness, Denyse O'Leary, hydranencephaly, immortality, Karina Kofman, Michael Levin, mind, neurons, neuroscience, neurosurgeons, Research, souls, terminal lucidity, thalamus, The Immortal Mind}

We Can Learn About the Mind from Damaged Brains

_{Michael Egnor
April 1, 2025

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Now we have solid neuroscience to show that the theologians and philosophers were and are right. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 31, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, ATP synthase, bacterial flagellar motor, biological systems, biologists, biology, cancer, Emily Reeves, engineered systems, engineers, glycolysis, ID the Future, living systems, methodology, nanotechnology, podcast, Research, scientific literature, systems engineering}

Emily Reeves: How to Study Biology with Systems Engineering Principles

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 31, 2025

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Traditional methods in biology have proven insufficient for understanding and accurately predicting complex biological systems. Why? Read More ›