Tag: University of Oregon

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 31, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, China, climate change, Columbia University, Ecuador, glaciers, Iceland, nature rights, Panama, personhood, pollution, river rights, University of Oregon}

Icelanders Nominated a Glacier for President to Push “Nature Rights” Movement

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 31, 2024

Bioethics, Physical Sciences

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Here is a story on “nature rights” activism that, on first impression, leaves one bemused. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
July 7, 2023

Categories
Geology
Paleontology
Tagged
, circular reasoning, creationism, creationists, dating, Dickinsonia, Ediacaran Period, evolution, falsified theories, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Gregory Retallack, hype, India, interpretation, paleomagnetography, paleontology, peer-reviewed literature, Precambrian, radiometric dating, rocks, South Australia, stratigraphy, University of Florida, University of Oregon, zircon}

Fossil Friday: Alleged Precambrian Fossil Unmasked as Rotten Beehive

_{Günter Bechly
July 7, 2023

Geology, Paleontology

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The scientists revisited the site and discovered that the assumed Ediacaran fossils are neither of Ediacaran age nor represent fossils at all. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
March 29, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, animals, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, circular reasoning, Darwin's House of Cards, Dickinsonia, Ediacaran fossils, Ediacaran organisms, Evans et al. (2021), evolutionary biology, Facebook, Gregory Retallack, Ikaria, lichen, marine protozoans, Mary Droser, muscles, nervous system, paleontology, Precambrian House of Cards Series, Tom Bethell, Tree of Life, Tribrachidium, trilobozoans, University of Oregon}

Evans et al. (2021): All Four Examples Debunked

_{Günter Bechly
March 29, 2021

Evolution, Paleontology

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Evans et al. (2021) seem to have been well aware of the circular reasoning in their argument. Read More ›

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Date
January 12, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, assumptions, bioRxiv, Darwinian theory, diversification, fossil record, intelligent design, models, phylogenetic tree, phylogeny, University of British Columbia, University of Oregon}

Controversy Arising: Timetrees Unconstrained

_{Science and Culture
January 12, 2021

Evolution

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Two theorists have created a stir in evolutionary circles, claiming that Darwinian phylogeny efforts (tree-building) cannot be constrained to one “best” answer. Read More ›

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Date
January 8, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, 3D printing, amino acids, ancient Greeks, astronauts, bacterium, blueprint, Craig Venter, DNA, information, Internet, Internet of things, Nature Biotechnology, New Scientist, polyester, proteins, rabbits, scientists, self-replicating machines, steganography, UCLA, University of Oregon}

DNA of Things: Embedding Machines with Replication Data

_{Science and Culture
January 8, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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In 1901, divers brought up from an ancient shipwreck the first part of the Antikythera mechanism made by Greek inventors. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
November 8, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, amino acids, convergence, Ernst Mayr, evolution, falsification, fitness landscape, intelligent design, Michael Denton, proteins, Stephen Jay Gould, Theodosius Dobzhansky, University of Oregon, unpredictability, Victor Stenger}

Protein Mutations Are Highly Coupled

_{Cornelius Hunter
November 8, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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This is a clear falsification of an evolutionary expectation expressed across many years, and widely held by a consensus of experts. Read More ›