Tag: U.S. National Academy of Sciences

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
September 17, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, clouds, Eugene Wigner, France, Galileo Galilei, geometry, Gregor Mendel, Ignaz Semmelweis, Jews, mathematics, mountains, Nazis, Poland, reputation, Science (journal), Science News, trees, truth, U.S. National Academy of Sciences, William Harvey}

Benoît B. Mandelbrot: A Maverick Who Broke the Consensus

_{David Coppedge
September 17, 2025

Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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The Mandelbrot set reminds me of the Fibonacci series that, in a similar way, gives rise to aesthetically pleasing patterns in a wide variety of natural phenomena. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 8, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Metaphysics
Tagged
, analogy, ATP synthase, Bruce Alberts, Cell (journal), historical sciences, Hubert Yockey, humans, intelligence, intelligent agency, intelligent design, Journal of Theoretical Biology, machines, mutations, natural selection, specified information, theology, U.S. National Academy of Sciences}

No, Intelligent Design Doesn’t Reason by Analogy; Here’s Why

_{Casey Luskin
August 8, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics

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We also see machines in living systems. That’s not to say that cells or living systems on the whole are “machines,” but they do contain machines. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
June 12, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, abominable mystery, animal phyla, Big Bangs, Cambrian Explosion, Charles Darwin, Darwin's Doubt, discontinuity, Ediacaran fauna, evolutionary biologists, fossil record, paleontologists, Princeton University Press, Stephen Meyer, U.S. National Academy of Sciences}

Darwin’s “Abominable Mystery” Is Not Alone: Gaps Everywhere!

_{Günter Bechly
June 12, 2021

Evolution

5}

There is clearly a pattern of discontinuities that requires an adequate explanation, and Darwinism is not it. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 15, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Origin of Life
Tagged
, chemists, Denis Lamoureux, DNA, Goldilocks, Harvard University, heat, hydrothermal vents, James Tour, Jeffrey Bada, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, John Sutherland, Lawrence Krauss, monomers, Nature (journal), nucleotides, Peter Ward, polymers, RNA, Stanley Miller, Stephen Meyer, U.S. National Academy of Sciences, UV radiation, water}

Nature Article Admits Unanswered Origin-of-Life Questions, Exposing Broken Promises of ID Critics

_{Casey Luskin
February 15, 2021

Evolution, Origin of Life

10}

In 2016, physicist Lawrence Krauss promised, “We’re coming very close” to explaining the origin of life via chemical evolutionary models. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 6, 2020

Categories
Science Education
Tagged
, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Ann Reid, climate change, creationism, Darwinian theory, Discovery Institute, education, Eugenie Scott, evolution, intelligent design, National Association of Biology Teachers, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Nature (journal), public education, Sarah Chaffee, strengths and weaknesses, U.S. National Academy of Sciences}

NCSE Underreports Teachers Who Support Intelligent Design

_{Casey Luskin
July 6, 2020

Science Education

5}

The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) is a non-profit group that has one primary mission: to censor minority scientific viewpoints on hot-button issues like evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
March 2, 2020

Categories
Science Education
Tagged
, __edited, academic freedom, Center for Science and Culture, Discovery Institute, evolution, Harvard University, public education, scientific inquiry, students, U.S. National Academy of Sciences}

Bring “Visible Thinking” to Evolution Education

_{Sarah Chaffee
March 2, 2020

Science Education

6}

This work reminds me strongly of the Center for Science & Culture’s emphasis on analysis, evaluation, and examining the evidence in public school evolution education. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
January 6, 2020

Categories
Psychology
Science Education
Tagged
, __edited, books, college, critical thinking, Denis Noble, education, engineers, Khan Academy, Modern Synthesis, Nature (journal), physicians, Royal Society, scientists, Stanford University, U.S. National Academy of Sciences}

Science Education and the Growth Mindset

_{Sarah Chaffee
January 6, 2020

Psychology, Science Education

6}

Growth mindset is an idea popularized by Stanford psychology professor Carol Dweck. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
February 15, 2019

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, Ann Gauger, ATP synthase, Berra's Blunder, biosynthesis, Bruce Alberts, Corvette, Daniel Nicholson, Darwinism, evolution, Immanuel Kant, intelligent design, kinesin, machine metaphor, machines, Massimo Pigliucci, organisms, Phillip E. Johnson, philosophy of biology, protein machines, proteins, René Descartes, Ribosome, RNA, software, Tim Berra, U.S. National Academy of Sciences}

Why the Design in Living Things Goes Far Beyond Machinery

_{Jonathan Wells
February 15, 2019

Biology, Intelligent Design

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French philosopher René Descartes conceived of living things as complex machines, a concept now known as the “machine metaphor.” Read More ›