Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

Authors

Doug Axe
Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Carl Linnaeus
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

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Rising Star Cave

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Photo: Research at Rising Star cave, by Simon Fraser University - University Communications, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
July 26, 2025
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Archaeology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Investigation of Ancient Burials Yields Surprises

Denyse O’Leary
July 26, 2025
Archaeology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology
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Archaeologists are reporting on a group culture around death from 100,000 years ago, maybe involving both Neanderthals and modern humans. Read More ›
Homo naledi
Photo credit: Lee Roger Berger research team, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
January 25, 2024
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Bioethics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Science Reporting
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Science or Science Fiction? Scientists Debate

Denyse O’Leary
January 25, 2024
Bioethics, Human Origins and Anthropology, Science Reporting
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Should some Netflix documentaries be labeled science fiction? Two are currently targeted by researchers in paleontology and archeology respectively. Read More ›
Homo naledi
Photo: A femur, by John Hawks, Marina Elliott, Peter Schmid, Steven E. Churchill, Darryl J. de Ruiter, Eric M. Roberts, Hannah Hilbert-Wolf, Heather M. Garvin, Scott A. Williams, Lucas K. Delezene, Elen M. Feuerriegel, Patrick Randolph-Quinney, Tracy L. Kivell, Myra F. Laird, Gaokgatlhe Tawane, Jeremy M. DeSilva, Shara E. Bailey, Juliet K. Brophy, Marc R. Meyer, Matthew M. Skinner, Matthew W. Tocheri, Caroline VanSickle, Christopher S. Walker, Timothy L. Campbell, Brian Kuhn, Ashley Kruger, Steven Tucker, Alia Gurtov, Nompumelelo Hlophe, Rick Hunter, Hannah Morris, Becca Peixotto, Maropeng Ramalepa, Dirk van Rooyen, Mathabela Tsikoane, Pedro Boshoff, Paul H.G.M. Dirks, Lee R. Berger, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Casey Luskin
Date
November 15, 2023
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Archaeology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
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Journal Rejects Claims that Homo naledi Buried Dead, Made Rock Art, Used Fire

Casey Luskin
November 15, 2023
Archaeology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology
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Researchers, led by Lee Berger, had claimed in a Netflix documentary that the species buried its dead, used fire, used tools, and made rock art. Read More ›
Homo naledi
Photo credit: Lee Roger Berger research team, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Casey Luskin
Date
June 7, 2023
Categories
Archaeology
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
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Scientists Are Skeptical that Intelligence in Homo naledi “Erases Human Exceptionalism”

Casey Luskin
June 7, 2023
Archaeology, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology
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Berger et al.’s claims about the species have been disputed and their idea that it lived 2-3 million years ago was exaggerated by a factor of 10. Read More ›
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Image credit: Neanderthal-Museum, Mettmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
December 12, 2022
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Arts
Human Origins and Anthropology
Science
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Early Humans Were More Sophisticated than We Thought

Denyse O’Leary
December 12, 2022
Arts, Human Origins and Anthropology, Science
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Neanderthals were not just downing raw hunks of meat 70,000 years ago, as many of us have assumed. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
Date
April 17, 2018
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Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
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Studying Homo naledi Fossils, Paleoanthropologists Apply ID Principles

Casey Luskin
April 17, 2018
Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design
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This fascinating study also counters arguments that Homo naledi was beginning to develop a human-like intellect. Read More ›

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