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Author
David Coppedge

Date
December 21, 2022

Categories
Anatomy
Ecology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Science
Tagged
, Caltech, Cnidaria, Douglas Axe, foresight, functional whole, jellyfish, krill, Living Waters, Monterey Bay, physiology, PNAS, Smithsonian Magazine, swimming, taxonomy}

Synchronized Swimming in Siphonophores: A Design Worth Imitating

_{David Coppedge
December 21, 2022

Anatomy, Ecology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Science

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It must be good if engineers want to copy it. Siphonophores are colonial animals that have mastered the sport of synchronized swimming. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 28, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, abstraction, crying, Dogs, emotions, joy, pain, pets, Research, Scientific Reports, Smithsonian Magazine, The Scientist}

Study: Dogs Cry for Joy as Well as Pain

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 28, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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That shouldn’t really be too surprising because the fact that humans and dogs can share emotions is part of what forms bonds between us. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
March 2, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, apes, birds, chimpanzees, golf, intelligence, invertebrates, mammals, New Zealand, octopuses, Smithsonian Magazine, vertebrates}

The Remarkable Things We’re Learning About Bird Intelligence

_{Denyse O’Leary
March 2, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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These findings are only among birds that have actually been studied; most birds have not been studied for intelligence. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 11, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Australia, consciousness, evolution, honeybees, human consciousness, insects, intelligent design, Macquarie University, PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Smithsonian Magazine}

Can Insects Be Conscious? Let’s Look at Bees First

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 11, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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It is important to qualify what “consciousness” means when we are talking about bees. Read More ›

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Date
February 12, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacteria, beehive, bioRxiv, E. coli, enzymes, Francis Bacon, honey, honeybees, hydrogen peroxide, intelligent design, Michael Behe, pain, Smithsonian Magazine, sugar, UC Davis, University of Zurich, viscosity}

Put Some of This on That Wound, Honey

_{Science & Culture
February 12, 2021

Intelligent Design

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The antiseptic properties of natural honey are getting more attention as antibiotic-resistant bacteria proliferate. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
April 30, 2020

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, anagenesis, Ann Gauger, annus horribilis, Associated Press, Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus anamensis, Bernard Wood, BIO-Complexity, Denisovans, Ethiopia, genetic diversity, gradualism, Günter Bechly, Homo sapiens, human evolution, human origins, Nature (journal), Ola Hössjer, paleoanthropology, population genetics, primates, punctuated equilibrium, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Magazine}

A Disappointing Decade for the Study of Human Evolution

_{Casey Luskin
April 30, 2020

Human Origins and Anthropology

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Perhaps in ten years we’ll be having this conversation again — and perhaps at that time the Smithsonian Institution will give us all a more objective analysis of the evidence. Read More ›

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Date
March 31, 2020

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, bees, Charles Darwin, China, consciousness, cosmos, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, Darwinism, empirical science, extraterrestrial intelligence, Fox Broadcasting Company, Maimonides, National Geographic Channel, natural selection, religion, Smithsonian Magazine, vitalism}

Another Cosmos Episode, Another Sermon from Pastor Tyson

_{Science & Culture
March 31, 2020

Physical Sciences

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Eventually, Dr. Tyson gets to Saint Charles. No, we mean that literally. Tyson calls Darwin “the greatest spiritual teacher of the last 1000 years.” Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
January 21, 2020

Categories
Evolution
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, __edited, Bioscience, CNN, evolution, exoskeleton, fossils, horseshoe crabs, Nature Scientific Reports, Ohio, Ohio State University, paleontology, poison, publish or perish, Science (journal), scorpions, Smithsonian Magazine, Uncommon Descent, Wall Street Journal, Wisconsin}

The Oldest Scorpion and the Decadence of Evolutionary Science

_{Günter Bechly
January 21, 2020

Evolution

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What do we learn from this case? In today’s science world it is no longer sufficient to objectively describe some nicely preserved ancient fossils. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 4, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Technology
Tagged
, __edited, artificial intelligence, computers, determinism, life, machines, moral agency, moral value, robots, Smithsonian Magazine, toaster}

Blade Runner 2049 Poses Questions about AI Machines and Moral Value

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 4, 2017

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Technology

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Rather than get all caught up in esoteric musing, I suggest an entry level test for determining whether an entity has any moral value. Read More ›