Tag: Sports

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Author
Terrell Clemmons

Date
July 29, 2026

Categories
Anatomy
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, apes, biomechanics, bipedal walking, birth canal, BMXing, childbirth, Christians, Discovery Institute Press, evolution, eyes, feet, human body, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, Judeo-Christian tradition, Lucy Hyde, mountain, optimization, pain, pelvis, pregnancy, quadrupeds, Responding to Lucy Hyde (series), running, skateboarding, skiing, Sports, Stuart Burgess, theology, Ultimate Engineering}

Multi-Objective Optimization: Empty Criticism of Birth Biomechanics

_{Terrell Clemmons
July 29, 2026

Anatomy, Evolution, Intelligent Design

5}

An engineer would say that the female pelvis is the perfect compromise, the perfect size. Read More ›

Football scene at night match with close up of a soccer shoe hitting the ball with power

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 20, 2026

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, American flag, Ari Hoffman, Australia, Belgium, biologists, bones, cadaver, Christian Pulisic, connective tissue, crowds, Diego Maradona, Egypt, FIFA, goalkeeper, human foot, inconvenience, intelligent design, ligaments, movement, multifunctionality, pedestrian area, Seattle, shock, soccer, Sports, tendons, terrorism, Townhall, trains, unguided evolution, United States, World Cup}

Real Star of the World Cup: The Human Foot

_{David Klinghoffer
June 20, 2026

Biology, Intelligent Design

3}

In few sports, perhaps, does the foot stand out more. Emily Reeves offers an appreciation. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
October 16, 2024

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atheism, bioengineering, engineers, evolution, flexibility, intelligent design, joints, Nathan Lents, Sports, stress, Stuart Burgess, tissues}

Stuart Burgess Overturns the Claim that the ACL Is Poorly Designed

_{Brian Miller
October 16, 2024

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

4}

The explanation for ACL injuries is not poor design. Burgess noted in my interview with him that ACL tears were far less frequent in past centuries. 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

8}

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 ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
April 20, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amniotes, amphibians, babies, balance, Current Biology, fish, hair cells, head, Howard Glicksman, mammals, mechanotransduction, middle ear, morphology, nervous system, neurons, PNAS, reflexes, Sports, Steve Laufmann, Your Designed Body}

Balance: Bipeds Need It; Where Did It Come From?

_{David Coppedge
April 20, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

10}

“The calyx appeared,” says Dr. Rob Raphael. A more magical explanation could hardly be fabricated. Read More ›

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Date
December 13, 2018

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, ants, Apollo 8, astronauts, cancer, censorship, Christmas Eve, cosmic fine-tuning, cosmos, digital code, DNA, earth, Earthrise, economy, Genesis, molecular machines, Moon, NASA, protests, Racism, Roman Catholic, Sports, unemployment, violence, women}

Apollo 8 and Intelligent Design, Then and Now

_{Science & Culture
December 13, 2018

Physical Sciences

5}

Half a century ago, as 1968 came to a close, one event brought people together not only in America but also around the globe. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 14, 2018

Categories
Biology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, Ann Gauger, apes, Biola University, charity, chimpanzees, common ancestor, humans, humor, Sports, theistic evolution}

Gauger: Rebel Science Versus Theistic Evolution

_{David Klinghoffer
July 14, 2018

Biology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Philosophy

2}

Is it really plausible to say that humans and chimps share an evolutionarily recent common ancestor, some 6 million years ago? Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
July 18, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, animals, boxing, exercise, Howard Glicksman, humans, specified complexity, Sports}

Soccer and Human Exceptionalism

_{Sarah Chaffee
July 18, 2017

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design

2}

About a billion people watched the final match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. That’s around 1/7th of the world’s population. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 6, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __tedited, behavior, competition, controversy, discrimination, evolutionary psychology, female sports, feminism, hunter-gatherers, imagination, instinct, just-so stories, masculinity, motivation, policymakers, Politics, population dynamics, pre-human ancestors, public opinion, Science Daily, science writers, speculation, Sports, surprise}

As an Exercise, Write a Research Article in Evolutionary Psychology, Off the Top of Your Head

_{David Klinghoffer
May 6, 2016

Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Science Reporting

4}

Right now. You can do it. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
January 22, 2015

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, News, Sports, Views}

Comparing the Odds: The Seahawks Game Versus…Evolution?

_{Ann Gauger
January 22, 2015

Evolution, Intelligent Design

1}

Even the most die-hard Seattle fans would agree that the odds of last week's Seahawks win were quite small. Read More ›