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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 15, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, __cedited, Daphne Major, Darwinian theory, evolution, Galápagos Islands, hybridization, Icons of Evolution, ID the Future, Jonathan Wells, microevolution, Peter and Rosemary Grant, podcast, Princeton University, Ray Bohlin, speciation, Zombie Science (book)}

Big Bird — Evolution’s “Smoking Gun”?

_{David Klinghoffer
January 15, 2018

Biology, Evolution

1}

Against the backdrop of research of Princeton’s Peter and Rosemary Grant, Darwin’s finches are among the most hyped illustrations of evolution in action. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 18, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, Brazil, events, evolution, ID the Future, John West, Jonathan Wells, junk DNA, speciation, Turkey, Woodland Park Zoo, Zombie Science (book)}

“Cookies on the Bottom Shelf”: Interrogating Jonathan Wells

_{David Klinghoffer
May 18, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

We celebrated the release of Jonathan Wells’s new book Zombie Science: More Icons of Evolution last month at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo. Read More ›

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Date
April 27, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, __cedited, Charles Darwin, DNA, genetic information, hybridization, insects, Neo-Darwinism, speciation}

Two Genetic Blows Against Darwinian Speciation

_{Science & Culture
April 27, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science

7}

Animals have different ways of sharing information without having to invent it by mistake. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
October 13, 2016

Categories
Biology
Philosophy
Tagged
, __tedited, Aristotle, essence, evo-devo, morphology, speciation, structuralism}

Of the Essence — Denton and Aristotle

_{Sarah Chaffee
October 13, 2016

Biology, Philosophy

4}

An Oxford philosopher argues that in evolutionary developmental biology, the idea of essence isn't necessarily a contradiction. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
July 31, 2016

Categories
Environment & Climate
Evolution
Tagged
, __tedited, “consensus science”, defining terms, scientific reasoning, speciation}

Theory or Fact?

_{Sarah Chaffee
July 31, 2016

Environment & Climate, Evolution

3}

Whether the subject is climate change or evolution, who determines what is considered scientific fact? A climate scientist weighs in. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
July 1, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __cedited, evolution, Research, Science, speciation}

Alleged Instances of Observed Speciation — Evolution’s Smoking Gun Is Still Missing

_{William A. Dembski
July 1, 2016

Evolution

10}

Most alleged instances are in fact analyses of existing species that are used to defend one or another theory of how they might have originated. Read More ›

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Author
Lee M. Spetner

Date
June 21, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, __tedited, absence of evidence, common descent, epigenetics, evolutionary mechanisms, gain of function, genetic mutations, mutation rate, natural selection, scientific theories, speciation, transposable elements}

Common Descent: An Obituary

_{Lee M. Spetner
June 21, 2016

Evolution, Genetics

5}

Common Descent (CD) has been offered as a scientific theory and must therefore be judged as such. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
May 12, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __tedited, adaptive mutations, Barry Hall, citrate, contingency, dishonesty, E. coli, Elizabeth Pennisi, epigenetic change, genetic changes, hype, loss-of-function mutations, LTEE, media, motivated reasoning, peer review, public opinion, Richard Lenski, science journalism, Science News, science reporting, Scott Minnich, speciation}

Richard Lenski and Citrate Hype — Now Deflated

_{Michael Behe
May 12, 2016

Evolution, Genetics, Science Reporting

8}

For more than 25 years, Lenski's lab has grown a dozen lines of the bacterium E. coli in small culture flasks. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
April 16, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Psychology
Science Education
Tagged
, __tedited, "teach the controversy", academic freedom, adaptation, Age of Exploration, common sense, critical thinking, design intuition, development, fact, imagination, intellectual freedom, intuitions, microevolution, natural selection, opinions, psychology, public education, reproduction, science education, scientific method, speciation, teleology, The Guardian, United Kingdom, United States, Universal Design Intuition}

Evolution in Kindergarten

_{Sarah Chaffee
April 16, 2016

Evolution, Psychology, Science Education

5}

Experimenting with children's natural mental inclinations to bring about a predetermined conclusion -- sounds like brainwashing, doesn't it? Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 3, 2012

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, speciation}

Specious Speciation in Sea Stars

_{Casey Luskin
August 3, 2012

Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

Researchers say sea stars have undergone "superfast evolution" as a new species has emerged in merely in the past 6,000 to 22,000 years. Read More ›