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Date
January 7, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Science
Scientific Freedom
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, Big Tech, COVID-19, Humanize, Jay Bhattacharya, lockdown, pandemic, podcast, Politics, public health, Stanford University, Wesley Smith, World Health Organization}

Listen: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on COVID-19 as One of the Most Divisive Events in American History

_{Science & Culture
January 7, 2023

Bioethics, Medicine, Science, Scientific Freedom

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Action was taken to suppress heterodox voices. Wesley Smith’s guest is one of those caught in this cultural oppression. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
December 5, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Antarctica, Arthropoda, arthropods, Darwinism, etymology, evolution, Georgia Tech, imitation, insects, intelligent design, just-so stories, Latin, PNAS, Science Uprising, South Korea, springtails, Stanford University}

Springtails: Wingless Arthropods that Can Fly

_{David Coppedge
December 5, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The fossil record shows a “Hexapod Gap.” Unfortunately for Darwin, the two leading theories to explain the gap can be ruled out. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 4, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, birds, bread, chimpanzees, cuttlefish, Homer, humans, intelligence, Stanford University, timing}

Researchers: More Intelligent Jays Show More Self-Control

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 4, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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The researchers say that the same relationship holds true for cuttlefish, chimpanzees, and humans. Read More ›

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Date
July 22, 2022

Categories
Ethics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, autism, birth, brains, consciousness, dementia, embryos, New Scientist, organoids, sentience, skin cells, Stanford University, UC San Diego}

Yikes, Lab-Grown Brains Are Getting Closer

_{Science & Culture
July 22, 2022

Ethics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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The excitement is the prospect of better understanding and treatment of dementia, autism, and motor neuron disease (ALS). Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 26, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, adrenaline, algorithms, artificial intelligence, Blake Lemoine, computer science, DNA, emotions, engineers, feelings, free will, Google, human cells, imagination, LaMDA, life, love, machines, materialists, René Descartes, self-awareness, sentience, software, soul, Stanford University, toaster, Washington Post, William Hurlbut}

Five Reasons Why AI Programs Are Not “Human”

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 26, 2022

Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind

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A Google engineer, Blake Lemoine, mistakenly designated one AI program "sentient." Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
June 11, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, California, fish, hair cells, intelligent design, Lake Malawi, Living Waters, marine biology, Nature Communications, NOAA, Science (journal), Stanford University, toxins, University of Minnesota, Wikipedia}

Lateral Line: A “Sixth Sense” for Fish (And Other Cool Tricks)

_{David Coppedge
June 11, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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What’s remarkable is that this organ constitutes an analog-to-digital converter, as pressure waves (analog) are converted to electrical signals. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
June 4, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, agriculture, algorithms, antennae, ants, brains, cities, computer, computer programmers, E.O. Wilson, eggs, evolutionary biologists, foraging, humans, intelligent design, larvae, mammals, neurons, neuroscience, pheromones, slavery, Stanford University, superorganism}

Yes, Ants Think — Like Computers

_{Denyse O’Leary
June 4, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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Computer programmers have adapted some ant problem-solving methods to software programs (but without the need for complex chemical scents). Read More ›

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Date
June 1, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Physical Sciences
Planetology
Tagged
, carbon, David Coppedge, Europa, Europa Clipper, Ganymede, geophysics, Greenland, hydrogen, Jupiter, moons, NASA, nitrogen, ocean, oxygen, phosphorus, photosynthesis, seafloor, Stanford University, sulfur, water}

Why Scientists Think There Could Be Life on Europa

_{Science & Culture
June 1, 2022

Evolution, Physical Sciences, Planetology

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Jupiter’s moon Europa, somewhat smaller than Earth’s moon, may have surface water and organic chemicals, researchers say. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
March 7, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Bacillus subtilis, beauty, biological systems, design triangulation, E. coli, elegance, enzymes, evolution, fitness, function, gene expression, genetic information, intelligent design, Neo-Darwinism, optimality, precision, proteins, robustness, speakers, sporulation, Stanford University, transmission}

Application of ID: Leveraging Design Triangulation to Anticipate Biological Redundancy

_{Emily Reeves
March 7, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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In previous posts, I’ve covered how neo-Darwinism can make biological redundancy more confusing than it should be. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
March 2, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Science Reporting
Tagged
, amino acids, bacteria, bioengineering, Brownian motion, cells, chemical reactions, cytoplasm, drugs, evolution, Evolution News, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, molecular machines, signals, Stanford University, The Design of Life, The New Yorker, William A. Dembski}

The New Yorker Takes “A Journey to the Center of Our Cells”

_{Casey Luskin
March 2, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Science Reporting

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There’s a problem that biologists have long pondered — how do proteins find other proteins within the cell that they are supposed to interact with? Read More ›