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 Egnor
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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

Topic

roots

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
March 27, 2025
Categories
Botany
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Missiles and Jackhammers: How Plants Spread Themselves Far and Wide

Andrew McDiarmid
March 27, 2025
Botany, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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I welcome science reporter David Coppedge to explore some fascinating examples of intelligent design in the plant world. Read More ›
seedlings
Photo: Rice seedling, roots, by Myrmux, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
David Coppedge
Date
August 16, 2024
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Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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How Roots Become Jackhammers

David Coppedge
August 16, 2024
Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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How do flimsy, tiny roots get through hard soil? A root tip hitting hardpan switches on a flurry of signals that get to work on anchorage and penetration. Read More ›
pine trees in snow
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Author
Emily Reeves
Date
January 25, 2024
Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Paper Digest: Are Trees Well Designed?

Emily Reeves
January 25, 2024
Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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Consistent with Stuart Burgess’s general strategy, this paper is an excellent example of how ID research can be applied in a scientific discipline. Read More ›
bread
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Author
Eric Hedin
Date
September 18, 2023
Categories
Biology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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For Our Daily Bread, Thank Planetary Fine-Tuning

Eric Hedin
September 18, 2023
Biology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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The existence of progenitor food crops (edible plants) on Earth was a necessary starting point for the availability of our food. Read More ›

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