Tag: salmon

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Date
July 23, 2026

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
Tagged
, adults, Argentina, Ars Technica, Beneath The Waves, Carlyn Kranking, carnivores, Frontiers in Ethology, great white sharks, Gulf of California, Jennifer Ouellette, Jordan Strickler, juveniles, Kathryn Ayres, Masturus lanceolatus, Mexico, Nature (journal), New Zealand, oceans, orcas, Pacific Ocean, prey, rudders, salmon, sea lions, Smithsonian Magazine, stingrays, Strait of Gibraltar, sunfish, wolves, ZME Science}

When Orcas Play — With a Dead Sunfish

_{Science & Culture
July 23, 2026

Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

3}

While the orcas’ sunfish-exploding behavior is remarkable, it is consistent, after all, with their reputation as the “wolves of the sea.” Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
June 5, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, bioRxiv, Bright Angel Shale, Burgess Shale, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Canadian Rockies, chelicerates, China, compound eyes, cosmos, Current Biology, Darwin's Dilemma, Douglas Axe, Ediacaran strata, fossil record, Grand Canyon, Hallucigenia, Illustra Media, Intelligent Design Collection, jellyfish, Jerry Harned, Jonathan Wells, Lad Allen, marine worms, Mark Edward Lewis, mites, Nature (journal), New York Times, olfactory organs, paleontology, Paul Nelson, PNAS, polychaetes, priapulids, Richard Sternberg, salmon, Science Advances, Science and Culture Today, scorpions, South Australia, spiders, stars, Stephen Meyer, The Origin of Species, The Privileged Planet, trilobites, Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Utah}

Cambrian Explosion Remains the Gift that Keeps on Giving

_{David Coppedge
June 5, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

7}

These representative papers show that the Cambrian Explosion remains a huge enigma for evolutionists. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 31, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, Andrew McDiarmid, artificial intelligence, baked salmon, ChatGPT, Chicago Tribune, complexity, computer assistance, Copilot, createdness, creativity, engineering, Gemini, Grok, humans, living systems, Nikolai Berdyaev, salmon, scientists}

AI Dependence Makes Us Dumber, but That’s Not the Worst Thing About It

_{David Klinghoffer
January 31, 2026

Computational Sciences, Human Exceptionalism

2}

I realized this when I found myself, not for the first time, asking Grok to remind me again how long to bake salmon at 400 degrees. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 24, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Arctic terns, birds, brain, Current Biology, Duke University, evolution, hummingbird, intelligent design, Live Science, migration, mimicry, odors, parrots, phytoplankton, PLOS ONE, salmon, zoologists}

Appreciating Bird Mimicry and the Other Exceptional, Designed Talents

_{David Coppedge
July 24, 2023

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

7}

Let the reader enjoy the 350+ word vocabulary of Clover, alleged to be the best talking parrot in the world. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
April 3, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, ATP synthase, bacterial cell, cells, complexity, DNA, efficiency, evolution, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, evolutionary biologists, humpback whale, Illustra Media, intelligent design, Living Waters, Michael Denton, molecular machines, natural selection, PNAS, proofreading, proteins, Richard Sternberg, salmon, Uppsala University}

Denton’s “Puzzle of Perfection,” Then and Now

_{David Coppedge
April 3, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

9}

The flip side of Darwin’s proposal of natural selection as a designer substitute is that “things look designed — because they are designed.” Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
January 11, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, complexity, fish, gills, Illustra Media, intelligent design, ions, kidneys, Lad Allen, life cycle, Living Waters, muscles, navigation, nerve cells, nerves, Nobel Prize, olfaction, Pacific Salmon, potassium, PubMed, salmon, senses, sodium, spawning, University of New Mexico, urine}

Appreciating the Irreducibly Complex Design of Salmon Osmoregulation

_{David Coppedge
January 11, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Science

7}

Three main things must occur for the young salmon, called a smolt, to prepare for life in the salty ocean. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
November 9, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacteria, beavers, chance, evolution, humans, intelligent design, intentionality, natural selection, salmon, selection pressure, University of Helsinki, whales}

What’s “Natural”? Engineering Creates a Conundrum for Evolutionists

_{David Coppedge
November 9, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design

4}

I do not know Dr. Merilä’s stance on human origins, but it is a safe bet that he denies intelligent design, and believes humans evolved from other animals. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 6, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, California, Caltech, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Cnidaria, dolphins, flippers, George Washington University, Illustra Media, jellyfish, Lad Allen, Living Waters, Phys.org, salmon, sea lion, sea turtles, The Conversation}

Secrets that Give Sea Lions and Jellyfish Their Edge as Swimmers

_{David Coppedge
October 6, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

5}

The world’s best human designers are attempting to build machines to mimic what these animals “naturally do. Read More ›

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post

Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni

Date
September 16, 2022

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Physics
Science
Tagged
, bees, biosphere, birds, goal, gymnosperms, honey, intelligent design, natural phenomena, organisms, pollen, prey, purpose, ruminants, salmon, science of purpose, snakes, wolves}

Defining the “Science of Purpose”

_{Stephen J. Iacoboni
September 16, 2022

Biology, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Physics, Science

3}

The "science of purpose" is new to the analytic framework, and is thus obliged to make the case for its claim to validity. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 16, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, California, convergent evolution, dinosaurs, dolphins, Hawaii, humpback whale, Illustra Media, intelligent design, Living Waters, natural selection, Nature Communications, NOAA, Paul Nelson, phylogeny, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Richard Sternberg, salmon, Science (journal), Taiwan, testes, veins, whale evolution, whales}

Whales Give More “Design of Life” Evidence, Defying Explanations Based on Natural Selection

_{David Coppedge
May 16, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

9}

Biologist Richard Sternberg explains how the whale-evolution sequence is more “artistic license” than demonstrable fact. Read More ›