Tag: Scientific American

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 22, 2025

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, biology, Canada, colonization, Darwinism, decolonization, evolution, evolutionary biologists, group supremacy, human biology, is one forlorn casualty of late-stage materialism., Jerry Coyne, Laura Helmuth, materialism, Nature (journal), private truth, public truth, residential schools, Scientific American, sex binary, Why Evolution Is True}

Missing the Irony, an Evolutionist Decries Private Truth

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 22, 2025

Biology, Evolution, Scientific Reasoning

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Ironically, the ultimate origin of private truth is the materialism that you yourself, Dr. Coyne, espouse. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
June 10, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, body, brain, consciousness, death, delusions, dementia, Denyse O'Leary, Discover Magazine, dreams, family members, hallucinations, hospice workers, illusions, Jordan Kinard, Langone Medical Center, last words, materialists, mind, neuroscience, New York University, rationalism, researchers, Sam Parnia, Scientific American, terminal lucidity}

Excerpt: As Death Approaches, a Sudden Light

_{Michael Egnor and Denyse O’Leary
June 10, 2025

Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Needless to say, such lucid episodes imply that the mind is more than the disjointed activities of a failing brain. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
May 23, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Science Reporting
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, 1 percent myth (series), American Museum of Natural History, Casey Luskin, chimpanzees, common decent, de novo, Emily Reeves, human exceptionalism, human genome, humans, ID the Future, National Geographic, new york, order of magnitude, podcast, Science (journal), Scientific American}

Breaking: New Study Shatters the 1 Percent Human-Chimp Difference Myth

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 23, 2025

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Science Reporting

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The 1 percent statistic has become so widely cited and accepted that it could be considered an “icon of evolution.” Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
March 9, 2025

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Alan McComas, Alzheimer’s disease, Aristotle, atoms, behaviorism, Benjamin Libet, brain, breathing, concept cells, conception, consciousness, eliminative materialism, functionalism, galaxies, glaciers, heartbeat, hippocampi, hydranencephaly, identity theory, Justine Sergent, machine, molecules, neurons, neuroscience, perception, pineal gland, planets, pseudoscience, René Descartes, Roger Sperry, Scientific American, soul, trees, Werner Heisenberg, Wilder Penfield, Yair Pinto}

Looking for Consciousness in All the Wrong Places

_{Michael Egnor
March 9, 2025

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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If concept cells nestled in the hippocampi were the seat of consciousness, bilateral hippocampal destruction would cause loss of consciousness. It doesn’t. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 19, 2025

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, animal behavior, apes, awareness, bonobos, cats, Dogs, humans, Johns Hopkins University, Neurologica, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, puppy, Scientific American, Smithsonian Magazine, Steven Novella, theory of mind, ZME Science}

As a Cudgel Against Human Exceptionalism, Researchers Push for Bonobo “Theory of Mind”

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 19, 2025

Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind

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Is it true that “recognizing when someone else lacks information” has been thought to be a distinctly human trait? Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 12, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, activists, atmosphere, climate change, documentary, electronics, engineers, Forrest Mims, ID the Future, ozone, ozone layer, podcast, Radio Shack, Scientific American, scientists}

Forrest Mims on Winning the Rolex Award (And How You Can Too!)

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 12, 2024

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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By the early 1990s, Mims had built a reputation as one of America’s foremost citizen scientists. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 1, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, atheism, brain function, Bruce Greyson, consciousness, Daniel Dennett, Grossman School of Medicine, human soul, Lucid Dying, materialism, Michael Egnor, near-death experiences, NYU, Sam Parnia, Science Daily, Scientific American, Sean Carroll, The Immortal Mind}

Scientists Ask: Does the Soul Survive Death?

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 1, 2024

Faith & Science, Neuroscience & Mind

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Gradually, medical findings about what happens to the mind around the time of death are undermining assumptions that the soul dies with the body. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 19, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Science Reporting
Tagged
, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Council for Science and Health, bleach, Cameron English, Colin Wright, Darwinian scientists, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, gender-affirming care, ideology, Kamala Harris, Politics, President, public health, science, Scientific American, trust, United States, voting, Wesley Smith}

By Endorsing Political Candidates, Science Mag “Inflames Disdain for Science,” Says Science Writer

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 19, 2024

Bioethics, Science Reporting

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He added, however, “The upside is that it could incentivize needed reforms in our ideologically slanted academic and public health institutions.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 17, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Science Reporting
Tagged
, activism, COVID-19, Democrats, endorsements, filmmakers, Hollywood, Kamala Harris, March for Science, money, moviemakers, movies, National Review, Nature (journal), Politics, public health, Republicans, Scientific American, sex, Wesley Smith}

Weaponizing Science, Journals Indulge in Political Partisanship

_{David Klinghoffer
September 17, 2024

Bioethics, Science Reporting

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I would say the same thing if they abused the name of science to wrap a Republican, or a Democrat, in it. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 13, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Genetics
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, boxing, Canada, censorship, chromosomes, evolutionary biologists, Facebook, free speech, Jerry Coyne, misinformation, Moon, Olympics, religion, Richard Dawkins, science, Scientific American, sex binary, Sports, testosterone, The Last Supper, wokeness, women}

Dawkins and Other Evolutionary Biologists May Be Learning a Hard Lesson

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 13, 2024

Bioethics, Evolution, Genetics, Scientific Freedom

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Dawkins and others believe that Facebook’s ban hammer fell on his questions about Imane Khalif competing in the women’s division boxing at the 2024 Olympics. Read More ›