Tag: trade-offs

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
February 17, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Zoology
Tagged
, animal behavior, Apis mellifera, bees, behavior, behavioral decisions, brain, communication systems, decision-making, depth, engineering, flower print, flowers, food, foraging, honeybees, intelligent design, Lars Chittka, learning, mantids, memory, mimicry, nectar, noise, pollen, predators, primates, psychology, punishment, quinine, Radar, reward, signal-to-noise ratio, spiders, sugar, trade-offs, University of Sheffield, vegetation, World War II}

Sophistication of Bee Decision-Making Is a Mystery, Unless Design Hypothesis Is Permitted

_{Eric Cassell
February 17, 2026

Intelligent Design, Zoology

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Distinguishing a real flower from a flower print on a woman’s dress can come into play, possibly requiring some experimental probing. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
February 11, 2026

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biological complexity, designers, designs, engineering, engineers, evolution, evolutionary theory, human body, ID the Future, intelligent cause, intelligent design, mindless processes, naturalism, optimal engineering, podcast, researchers, scientific evidence, Stuart Burgess, trade-offs, Ultimate Engineering, University of Bristol}

Introducing Ultimate Engineering: A Conversation with Stuart Burgess

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 11, 2026

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Evolutionary theory, unlike intelligent design, predicts a living world crowded with substandard designs. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
December 25, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Reporting
Tagged
, archetype, biological systems, biology, cold-spots, Daphne Major, Darwin's Finches, DNA, evolution, finches, fitness, Galápagos Islands, generalists, genetic variation, haplotype blocks, intelligent design, line, optimality, Pareto front, Pareto trajectory, Peter and Rosemary Grant, polytope, radiation, random mutations, randomness, specialists, systems biologists, trade-offs, triangle, Uppsala University, Uri Alon, Vilfredo Pareto}

Merry Christmas! No. 8 Story for 2025: Optimization and “Evolution Before Our Eyes”

_{Emily Reeves
December 25, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Reporting

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On Daphne Major, a Galápagos island, there are three major types of finch food: large seeds, small seeds, and pollen and insects. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
October 22, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Reporting
Tagged
, archetype, biological systems, biology, cold-spots, Daphne Major, Darwin's Finches, DNA, evolution, finches, fitness, Galápagos Islands, generalists, genetic variation, haplotype blocks, intelligent design, line, optimality, Pareto front, Pareto trajectory, Peter and Rosemary Grant, polytope, radiation, random mutations, randomness, specialists, systems biologists, trade-offs, triangle, Uppsala University, Uri Alon, Vilfredo Pareto}

Optimization: The Engineering Explanation for “Evolution Happening Before Our Eyes”

_{Emily Reeves
October 22, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Reporting

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On Daphne Major, a Galápagos island, there are three major types of finch food: large seeds, small seeds, and pollen and insects. Read More ›

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Author
Tova Levengood

Date
June 24, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atoms, C.S. Lewis, cancer, Center for Science and Culture, Darwinists, David Klinghoffer, evil, evolution, Ferrari, Frans de Waal, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, John West, Jonathan Witt, laws of nature, molecules, morality, natural evil, Nicholas Wade, Return of the God Hypothesis, Stephen Meyer, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, trade-offs}

To Address the Problem of Evil, Intelligent Design Is Better Situated than Darwinism

_{Tova Levengood
June 24, 2024

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The questions I see coming into the Center for Science and Culture from our readers, friends, and supporters are thought-provoking. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
June 19, 2024

Categories
Faith & Science
Geology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astrobiologists, cancer, Darwinism, Discovery Institute Press, earthquakes, factories, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, novels, problem of pain, The Farm at the Center of the Universe, The Privileged Planet, trade-offs, young adults}

Novel for Young Adults Highlights the Problem of Pain

_{Granville Sewell
June 19, 2024

Faith & Science, Geology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

4}

For most people, the main issue in the debate pitting design versus Darwinism is not scientific, but the problem of pain. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
April 21, 2024

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, dexterity, efficiency, evolution, evolutionary processes, evolutionists, ID the Future, intelligent design, NOMA, non-overlapping magisteria (NOMA), Panda's Thumb, philosophers, podcast, precision, religion, science, Stephen Dilley, Stephen Jay Gould, suboptimality, theology, trade-offs}

The Panda’s Thumb: An Extraordinary Instance of Design?

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 21, 2024

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

Optimizing a structure can sometimes come at the cost of certain design constraints. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
February 9, 2024

Categories
Computational Sciences
Science Reporting
Tagged
, algorithms, artificial general intelligence, artificial intelligence, deception, deep learning, democracy, historical figures, hype, images, Neural Networks, post-trust, public opinion, robot, robotics, security, skepticism, trade-offs, trust, video}

Deep Fakes and Propaganda for Artificial General Intelligence

_{William A. Dembski
February 9, 2024

Computational Sciences, Science Reporting

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The video shows a supposed table tennis match between a robot and a top human player. Yet the video is not of an actual match. Read More ›

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Author
Howard Glicksman

Date
December 14, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, "poor design", abuse, aesthetics, aging, breathing, choking, communication, constraints, disease, esophagus, evolution, evolutionists, intelligent design, lungs, Nathan Lents, Parkinson’s disease, pharynx, respiratory system, singing, speech, stroke, syllogism, tongue, trade-offs}

The Supposed Bad Design of the Human Pharynx

_{Howard Glicksman and Steve Laufmann
December 14, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Science, Scientific Reasoning

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The pharynx affords us the abilities to breathe and swallow, but it does much more. It affords the ability for speech, language, and singing. Read More ›

Illustration of the systems of the human body. An image with a human skeleton, nervous and muscular system. Generative AI.

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
February 5, 2016

Categories
Anatomy
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, __edited, engineering, suboptimality, theology, trade-offs}

Are Our Bodies the Product of “Unintelligent Design”?

_{Ann Gauger
February 5, 2016

Anatomy, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Science Education

5}

A couple of years ago prominent evolutionary biologist David Barash opened a remarkable window on his classroom teaching. Read More ›