Tag: TEDx talk

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
December 4, 2023

Categories
Epistemology
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, bias, Big Bang, climate change, closed-mindedness, confirmation bias, denialism, education, epistemic virtues, Eugenie Scott, evidence, evolution, global warming, human evolution, intellectual humility, intelligent design, Julia Galef, motivated reasoning, nanotechnology, open-mindedness, polarization, popular opinion, Science Literacy, self-correcting, self-deception, Stem Cell Research, TEDx talk}

Why Science Needs a Scout Mindset: Lessons from Julia Galef

_{Jonathan McLatchie
December 4, 2023

Epistemology, Scientific Reasoning

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The soldier mindset, also known as motivated reasoning, leads us to defend the stronghold of our belief commitments against intellectual threats, come what may. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
September 5, 2023

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", abduction, adaptation, CELS, Charles Darwin, Columbia University, Current Biology, driver, equilibrium, Eric Anderson, gravity, Herbert Spencer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars, Mars rovers, molecular machines, New Zealand, orbits, planets, PNAS, Science Advances, Second Law of Thermodynamics, selective pressure, software, sponges, TEDx talk, University of Otago, University of Sydney, water}

What’s Driving Darwin’s Driverless Car?

_{David Coppedge
September 5, 2023

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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What drives natural selection? Evolutionary forces. What are evolutionary forces? They’re what drive natural selection. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
December 24, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, An Introduction to Systems Biology, ARF, bioengineering, biological information, Darwinian processes, diarrhea, Erez Ribak, Erika DeBenedictis, gut bacteria, INK4a, intelligent design, MIT, Müller cells, natural selection, neurons, optic nerve, photoreceptors, physiology, random mutation, Technion, TEDx talk, Uri Alon, vertebrate eye, vestigial structures}

#9 Story of 2021: Verdicts of “Poor Design” in Biology Have a Poor Track Record

_{Emily Reeves
December 24, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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For years people cited the wiring of the vertebrate eye as evidence of “poor design” in biology. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 17, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", basketball, bioengineering, diseases, Emily Reeves, engineers, Erika DeBenedictis, evolution, gene editing, genome, intelligent design, materialism, MIT, TEDx talk}

Exploring a TEDx Talk that Argues Biology Is “Imperfect” with “Gigantic Mistakes”

_{Casey Luskin
June 17, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Proponents of intelligent design would agree that biology is imperfect and biomedicine should be encouraged to cure diseases and fix problems. Read More ›

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Author
Elizabeth Whately

Date
June 9, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, ARF, China, Emily Reeves, Erika DeBenedictis, Evolution News, Forbes, gene editing, genome, He Jiankui, HIV, Hong Kong, INK4a, intelligent design, Jordan Peterson, Marxists, Nature (journal), scientists, TEDx talk, twins, U.S. Senate, Wesley Smith}

Erika DeBenedictis and the Cost of Playing God

_{Elizabeth Whately
June 9, 2021

Bioethics, Intelligent Design, Medicine

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I won’t recap the splendid work Emily Reeves has already done here in dissecting the TEDx talk from a scientific angle. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 25, 2021

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bioengineering, Erika DeBenedictis, intelligent design, MIT, optimality, Research, robustness, scientists, TEDx talk}

Concluding Comments: Playing God vs. Respecting Design

_{Emily Reeves
May 25, 2021

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design

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It truly matters that we follow the evidence to its logical end and base our research and applications on that end. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 24, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Biology
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, "poor design", bioengineering, biological information, biotechnology, blindness, design intuition, Erika DeBenedictis, evolutionary processes, genome, genome editing, Hg38, intelligent design, iPhone, MIT, optimality, TEDx talk}

Intelligent Design Has Implications for Genome Editing

_{Emily Reeves
May 24, 2021

Bioethics, Biology, Intelligent Design, Medicine

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Biology is a lavish display of sophisticated designs exceeding all human engineering to date. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 21, 2021

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", An Introduction to Systems Biology, ARF, bioengineering, biological information, Darwinian processes, diarrhea, Erez Ribak, Erika DeBenedictis, gut bacteria, INK4a, intelligent design, MIT, Müller cells, natural selection, neurons, optic nerve, photoreceptors, physiology, random mutation, Technion, TEDx talk, Uri Alon, vertebrate eye, vestigial structures}

Verdicts of “Poor Design” in Biology Don’t Have a Good Track Record

_{Emily Reeves
May 21, 2021

Biology, Intelligent Design

5}

For years people cited the wiring of the vertebrate eye as evidence of “poor design” in biology. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 19, 2021

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", amino acids, biology textbooks, carbon, constraints, development, Drosophila, elements, embryology, Erika DeBenedictis, glycolysis, human engineers, human genome, intelligent design, metabolism, Michael Denton, optimality, Princeton University, TEDx talk, William Bialek}

Optimality Recognized in Core Biological Infrastructure

_{Emily Reeves
May 19, 2021

Biology, Intelligent Design

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I will begin with an example from embryology, then turn to metabolism, and finish with the breadth of chemical space covered by the natural amino acids. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 17, 2021

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", bioengineering, biological information, chance, engineers, Erika DeBenedictis, intelligent design, machines, MIT, Natural Sciences, TEDx talk}

Should Scientists Play God? MIT Biological Engineer Says YES!

_{Emily Reeves
May 17, 2021

Biology, Intelligent Design

5}

The design hypothesis is not currently the consensus. However, as young scientists, we should courageously question what we are told. Read More ›