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Photo credit: David Coppedge.

Is Geomimetics an Intelligent Design Science? Well, Yes and No

Biomimetics, the imitation of nature’s designs, clearly qualifies as an ID science. What about “geomimetics” — the imitation of geophysics? Read More ›
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Photo credit: Maurizio Carlini, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Physicist Eric Hedin: Information Processing as a Hallmark of Life

I begin a two-part conversation with Dr. Eric Hedin, a physicist and author who’s been asking bold questions about the hidden patterns of life. Read More ›
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Photo: Cupules, by Max Ronnersjö, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Human Origins and the Beginning of Art

There is now evidence of something like artwork among several ancient human types, not just Neanderthals. Thus, an academic controversy has arisen. Read More ›
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Photo: Natural backdrop for this year's Summer Seminar, by Emily Sandico.

The Rocks Cry Out — Looking Back on My Year

We enjoyed our staff Christmas lunch yesterday at Ivar’s in downtown Seattle and a number of colleagues spoke movingly. Read More ›
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Photo: Assorted bacteria, by 148LENIN, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Quorum Sensing: A Clever Trick by Microbes

Robot designers are learning tricks from bacteria: how to communicate with and respond to other unseen members of a swarm. Read More ›
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Photo: <I>Dickinsonia</I>-like pseuodofossil, Bhimbetka cave, Retallack et al. 2021, fair use.

Fossil Friday: Alleged Precambrian Fossil Unmasked as Rotten Beehive

The scientists revisited the site and discovered that the assumed Ediacaran fossils are neither of Ediacaran age nor represent fossils at all. Read More ›
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Photo: Gabonionta, Ventus55 via Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fossil Friday: How an Austrian Scientist Concocted a New Domain of Life called Gabonionta

Is there any other evidence that this sensational discovery was nothing but hype? Sure there is. Read More ›
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Image: ʻOumuamua, by ESO/M. Kornmesser. Derivative: nagualdesign [CC BY-SA 4.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons.

Avi Loeb Bumps Up Against Methodological Naturalism 

Jonah Goldberg talked with Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb about “Oumuamua, Alien Life & Fighting the Mainstream Science Community.” Read More ›
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Photo credit: Sakurai Midori, CC BY-SA 2.1 JP <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.1/jp/deed.en>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Monkey-Made “Tools” Cast Doubt on High Intelligence in Early Hominids

Macaque monkeys from Lobi Bay, Thailand, have been observed “unintentionally” producing stone tools. Read More ›
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Image credit: Johannes Vermeer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Depths of Design: Seductive Optics and Skeuomorphic Intelligence

The effort to mirror objects in the world in our artistic creations reaches back into prehistory. Read More ›

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