Tag: William Harvey

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
September 17, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, Barnard Medal, Benoît B. Mandelbrot, cardiod, clouds, Eugene Wigner, Fibonacci series, flow channels, fractal, France, Galileo Galilei, geometry, Gregor Mendel, Heinz-Otto Peitgen, Ignaz Semmelweis, Jews, lakebed, mathematics, mavericks, mountains, Nazis, Poland, Ralph Gomory, reputation, Science (journal), Science News, Stephen Ornes, 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
David Coppedge

Date
February 28, 2024

Categories
Biochemistry
Ecology
Evolution
Geology
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", anesthesia, arteries, astrobiology, autocatalysis, Biomimetics, blood, blood vessels, circulation, coacervates, confession, conservation, genes, George Washington Carver, heart, hydrothermal vents, intelligent design, James Joule, James Simpson, James Tour, Joana Xavier, Johannes Kepler, Leslie Orgel, memory, methodological naturalism, Michael Faraday, mRNA vaccines, Murchison meteorite, Nick Lane, paradigm shift, Paul Nelson, proteinoid microspheres, proteins, reverse-engineering, RNA world, Robert Boyle, Robert Shapiro, scientific revolution, Signature in the Cell, spark-discharge tubes, Stephen Meyer, Susan Mazur, Systems Biology, target of selection, The Origin of Life Circus, University College London, veins, William Harvey}

From Nature, a Devastating Critique of Origin-of-Life Research

_{David Coppedge
February 28, 2024

Biochemistry, Ecology, Evolution, Geology, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Philosophy of Science

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The magazine started by Norman Lockyer in 1869 to promote Darwin’s naturalistic views has had to face judgment day. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
December 13, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Metaphysics
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Abraham Lincoln, blood, consequences, evolution, ID 3.0, intelligent design, iPad, Joana Xavier, money, naturalism, parrots, Perry Marshall, Philip Kitcher, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, theology, University College London, William Harvey, YouTube videos}

Joana Xavier, Skepticism About Design, and a Fable About a Gray Parrot with an iPad

_{Paul Nelson
December 13, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics, Origin of Life

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Xavier, of University College London, is a young origin-of-life researcher who has steadily pursued questions of central importance. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 30, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Aristotle, ATP synthase, Charles Darwin, cryo-electron microscopy, Darwinism, evolution, Galen, intelligent design, Marcello Malpighi, Michael Behe, microscopy, mindless processes, molecular machines, turbine, William Harvey, World Magazine}

Michael Behe in World Magazine — “Game Over” for Darwinism

_{David Klinghoffer
September 30, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Behe was present at a “semi-secret” scientific gathering “whose theme was a specific controversial question: Did Darwinian evolution have any limitations?” Read More ›

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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
April 11, 2022

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, abiogenesis, Alexander Oparin, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Darwinism, evolution, Francesco Redi, Harold Urey, J.B.S. Haldane, Louis Pasteur, materialism, Miller-Urey experiment, Stanley Miller, University of Chicago, Why Words Matter: Sense and Nonsense in Science (series), William Harvey}

Considering “Abiogenesis,” an Imaginary Term in Science

_{Neil Thomas
April 11, 2022

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Faith & Science

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In the 17th century, medical pioneer Sir William Harvey and Italian scientist Francesco Redi both proved the untenability of spontaneous generation. Read More ›

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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
November 10, 2021

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Charles Darwin, evolution, How I Came to Take Leave of Darwin (series), Louis Pasteur, macromutations, Mars, micromutations, Niles Eldredge, Paul Davies, sociobiologists, sociobiology, Stanley Miller, Stephen Jay Gould, Steve Stewart-Williams, Viking mission, William Harvey}

Fables of Evolutionary Psychology (aka Sociobiology)

_{Neil Thomas
November 10, 2021

Chemistry, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Paleontology

7}

Evolutionary psychologists are prone to make up just-so stories which are then passed off as being entirely veridical. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 24, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, A New Birth of Freedom, Adam Smith, Africans, Alexander H. Stephens, alt-right, Charles Darwin, Civil War, Confederacy, Confederate flag, Cornerstone Speech, Darwinian evolution, dreamscape, eugenics, Galileo Galilei, genocide, Harry Jaffa, Human Zoos, John West, March for Science, NASCAR, Nextdoor, Oregon, Portland, Psalms, Racism, religion, Seattle, Southerners, The Biology of the Second Reich, The Descent of Man, vacation homes, William Harvey}

Scientific Racism and the Confederate Flag

_{David Klinghoffer
July 24, 2021

Bioethics, Evolution

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Alexander H. Stephens was Vice President of the Confederacy. In 1861 he delivered an oration justifying slavery and rebellion on scientific grounds. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 15, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, A New Birth of Freedom, Adam Smith, Africans, Alexander H. Stephens, alt-right, Charles Darwin, Civil War, Confederacy, Confederate flag, Cornerstone Speech, Darwinian evolution, dreamscape, eugenics, Galileo Galilei, genocide, Harry Jaffa, Human Zoos, John West, March for Science, NASCAR, Nextdoor, Oregon, Portland, Psalms, Racism, religion, Seattle, Southerners, The Biology of the Second Reich, The Descent of Man, vacation homes, William Harvey}

Scientific Racism and the Confederate Flag

_{David Klinghoffer
June 15, 2020

Evolution

7}

Alexander H. Stephens was Vice President of the Confederacy. In 1861 he delivered an oration justifying slavery and rebellion on scientific grounds. Read More ›