Tag: University of Sheffield

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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
Michael Flannery

Date
July 14, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, Adrian Desmond, Alfred Russel Wallace, Charles Darwin, culture, Darwinian theory, gender, history, James Moore, morality, prejudices, Racism, Richard Owen, The College Fix, The Descent of Man, University of Sheffield, women}

Charles Darwin: Racist Spokesman for Anglo-Male Superiority?

_{Michael Flannery
July 14, 2021

Bioethics, Evolution

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The University of Sheffield’s teaching and research handbook has declared Charles Darwin a “racist.” Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
May 13, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, Adrian Desmond, cancel culture, Charles Darwin, history, intelligence, James Moore, morality, natural selection, Racism, Richard Owen, The College Fix, The Descent of Man, University of Sheffield, women}

Charles Darwin: Racist Spokesman for Anglo-Male Superiority?

_{Michael Flannery
May 13, 2021

Bioethics, Evolution

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The University of Sheffield’s teaching and research handbook has declared Charles Darwin a “racist.” Read More ›

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Date
March 20, 2019

Categories
Biology
Ecology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, apes, Australia, blue whale, cancer, DNA, epigenetics, evolutionary tree, Harvard University, humidity, humpback whale, Illustra Media, intelligent design, Living Waters, Metamorphosis, MIT, monarch butterfly, mutations, natural selection, NOAA, oxygen, pesticides, photosynthesis, PLOS ONE, Rubisco, Science Advances, spider silk, termites, UCLA, University of Sheffield, Weizmann Institute}

Fairy Circles, Spider Silk, Epigenetics, and More: Intelligent Design in the News

_{Science and Culture
March 20, 2019

Biology, Ecology, Intelligent Design

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So-called “fairy circles” yielded to a natural explanation, according to a research team: they are abandoned termite mounds. Now, however, another natural theory is rising. Read More ›

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Date
July 7, 2017

Categories
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, evolution, hands, Howard Glicksman, information, intelligent design, nerves, physiology, PNAS, sensors, skin, Steve Laufmann, touch, University of Chicago, University of Sheffield}

Design at Your Fingertips: Researchers Struggle to Model Sense of Touch

_{Science and Culture
July 7, 2017

Engineering, Intelligent Design

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Your hands feel in detail thanks to tens of thousands of sensors, and detailed information encoded by their positions and firing times. Read More ›