Tag: Stanford University

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
October 2, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, communication, elevator pitch, epistemologists, Fred Dretske, information, Inquiry (book), intelligent design, John Archibald Wheeler, John Horgan, Logic and the Flow of Information, MIT, My Personal History with Information (series), naturalists, physical causality, possibilities, Robert Stalnaker, Scientific American, semantic content, Shannon information, Stanford University, teleology}

An Elevator Pitch About What Information Is

_{William A. Dembski
October 2, 2026

Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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The conception of information as ruling out possibilities allows for teleological as well as non-teleological processes to generate information. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
September 29, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Tagged
, Arthur Fine, asymmetry, Bill Wimsatt, Christianity, computer science, David Malament, doctorate, economics, faith, Guinness Book of World Records, Harold Booher, Harvey Friedman, James Gleick, mathematics, My Personal History with Information (series), New York Times, nonrandomness, Northwestern University, Noûs, Ohio State University, Persi Diaconis, philosophy, psychology, randomness, Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, statistics, The Design Inference, University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago}

Randomness by Design: A Derivative Idea, and a Fundamental One

_{William A. Dembski
September 29, 2026

Intelligent Design, Philosophy

5}

My Christian faith was indispensable here. From the vantage of naturalism or materialism, randomness is fundamental. Read More ›

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Date
September 28, 2026

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Ars Technica, brain, designer, engineering, evolution, forebrain, hindbrain, John Timmer, midbrain, Nature (journal), nervous system, neurons, neuroscience, reptilian brain, signaling molecules, skin, Stanford University, tail, Tudor Tarita, two brains, vertebrates, ZME Science}

Remarkable Engineering and the “Two Brains” Myth

_{Science & Culture
September 28, 2026

Biology, Engineering, Neuroscience & Mind

3}

Did two brains evolve into one? This is not a left brain/right brain thing. It is more like claims for a reptilian brain underlying our mammalian one. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 4, 2026

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, Alex Rosenberg, behavior, consciousness, coworkers, David A. Oakley, Duke University, Edward Feser, eliminative materialism, folk psychology, Joe Gough, mental causation, mind-body problem, Newton’s Second Law, Patricia Churchland, Paul Churchland, philosophers, philosophy, souls, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, The Immortal Mind, Thomas Metzinger, University of Mainz}

Overhyping the Mind-Body Interaction Problem

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 4, 2026

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy of Science

5}

Eliminative materialism is best seen as a nice try at cementing materialism in a world where it faces mounting serious challenges. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 10, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Computational Sciences
Medicine
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, bacteria, biotech, chatbots, ChatGPT, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, complacency, drug-resistant bacteria, human viruses, Peter Koo, poisons, Science (journal), Stanford University, technology, virus, Wall Street Journal, World Health Organization}

Hey, Great News! Scientists Used AI to Create Viruses

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 10, 2026

Bioethics, Computational Sciences, Medicine

3}

What about attempts to test their virulence in humans? The approach in the Stanford lab sure sounds like a new form of gain-of-function research to me. Read More ›

Two scientists wear futuristic goggles, analyze complex data on transparent screen. Work together in modern lab, conducting research, development. Advanced tech helps innovation, showing digital info

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 22, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, argumentation, Casey Petroff, Claude Shannon, consilience, cosmology, cosmos, engineering, evolutionary biology, Gary King, information theory, intelligent design, James Evans, Jonathan Osborne, life, molecular biology, paleontology, reasoning, Science (journal), Science & Education, science education, scientific fields, scientific knowledge, scientific literacy, Stanford University}

Papers: Argumentation and Surprise Are Best Ways to Do Good Science

_{Casey Luskin
July 22, 2026

Intelligent Design, Science Education

7}

I’m sure the authors of these papers didn’t mean to pay ID any compliments, but everything we’ve seen here closely tracks with intelligent design literature. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 17, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Science Reporting
Tagged
, atheists, beauty, Bethel McGrew, Big Bang, Charles Murray, Christianity, churches, complexity, cosmos, DNA, documentary, evolution, fine-tuning, Hoover Institution, Joan Didion, life, material processes, materialism, New York Times, Peter Robinson, Return of the God Hypothesis, scientific discoveries, secularization, Stanford University, Stephen Meyer, stories, Taking Religion Seriously, The Story of Everything, The White Album, Uncommon Knowledge, Wall Street Journal}

A Big Deal: In Wall Street Journal, Peter Robinson Welcomes Story of Everything

_{David Klinghoffer
April 17, 2026

Faith & Science, Science Reporting

5}

My colleague asked, “Has that happened before?” Not that I recall. Is something changing? Perhaps. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 16, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, beauty, faith and science, Hoover Institution, ideas, intelligent design, mathematical structure, mathematics, Peter Robinson, Plato, Plato's Revenge, Princeton University, Return of the God Hypothesis, Richard Sternberg, Sergiu Klainerman, Stanford University, The Republic, Uncommon Knowledge, universe}

Math, Mystery, and the Mind of God: A Conversation

_{David Klinghoffer
January 16, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

3}

The discussion takes place against a stunning Alpine background, which is appropriate since the mysterious beauty of mathematics, is a theme. Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks II

Date
January 16, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Engineering
Tagged
, ADALINE, Adolf Hitler, algorithms, artificial intelligence, Bell Labs, Bernard Widrow, Boeing, Claude Shannon, copper, copper plating, Earl Sannard Herald, electrical engineering, electroplating, English, Frank Rosenblatt, French, IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal, IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Medal, Japanese, Least Mean Squares, MADALINE, Marcian Hoff, National Academy of Engineering, Neural Networks, neurons, pennies, Science in Action, Seattle, silver nitrate, speech recognition, Stanford University}

Remembering Bernie Widrow, a Great Engineer and a Wise Scientist

_{Robert J. Marks II
January 16, 2026

Computational Sciences, Engineering

11}

Widrow called his learning machine a neural network because it was loosely based on the 1943 McCulloch-Pitts model of the biological neuron. Read More ›

The concept of control and dictatorship over people

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 3, 2026

Categories
Ethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Alain Aspect, Anton Zeilinger, atheists, Benjamin Libet, Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will, free will, J. D. Vance, John F. Clauser, logic, meat puppets, Michael Egnor, Minority Report, neuroscience, neuroscientists, physics, readiness potential, Robert Sapolsky, Sam Harris, Soviet Union, Stanford University, The Immortal Mind, totalitarianism, United States, Wilder Penfield, Yuval Noah Harari}

Free Will vs. the Totalitarian Temptation

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 3, 2026

Ethics, Neuroscience & Mind

7}

If our thoughts and choices really are wholly determined, well then what follows? Read More ›