Tag: Yale University

Still of David Gelernter on Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 25, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, computer science, creationists, Darwin’s Doubt, David Gelernter, evolution, evolutionary theory, ID the Future, intelligent design, neo-Darwinian evolution, neo-Darwinian paradigm, scientific expertise, scientists, Stephen Meyer, thinkers, Yale University}

Gelernter: Giving Up Darwin’s “Brilliant and Beautiful Theory”

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 25, 2026

Evolution, Scientific Reasoning

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David Gelernter’s confession raised many an eyebrow when it was published in 2019, and for good reason. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
July 9, 2026

Categories
Evolution
History of Science
Tagged
, adaptations, biology, conscious purposiveness, determinism, Edmund Ware Sinnott, environment, epigenetics, Eva Jablonka, evolution, Evolution: The History of an Idea, freedom, George Levine, Georges Cuvier, history, homeostasis, inheritance, instinctive regulation, J. Scott Turner, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Jerry Coyne, Jessica Riskin, Lamarckism, Laurent Larson, Marion Lamb, motivation, neo-Darwinian synthesis, personality, Peter J. Bowler, Purpose and Desire, regeneration, Skeptic Magazine, teleology, The Power of Life, Yale University}

Re-evaluating Lamarck’s Contribution to Evolutionary Thought

_{Michael Flannery
July 9, 2026

Evolution, History of Science

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The rehabilitation of Lamarck and the important work of scholars of the past (i.e., Sinnott) and present (i.e., Turner) suggest an interesting conclusion. Read More ›

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Author
Charles Thaxton

Date
July 2, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Tagged
, apes, bacteria, Bertrand Russell, Bible, California, carbon, Center for Science and Culture, chauvinism, consciousness, Declaration of Human Rights, Declaration of Independence, DNA, dolphins, endowed by our creator, human rights, John Lilly, John West, language, legal protection, Leon Kass, moral crisis, Science (journal), solar system, Thomas Jukes, United Nations, United States, Yale University, zoo}

On Our 250th Anniversary, There Is a Battle for America’s Soul

_{Charles Thaxton and Stephen C. Meyer
July 2, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Legal Science (jurisprudence)

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While some researchers have "personified" their apes, others have mechanized their concept of man. Read More ›

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Author
Granville Sewell

Date
June 13, 2025

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, A Biologist’s View, Alexander Tsiaras, Artificial Selection, birth, conception, development, duplication errors, evolution, foresight, geneticists, genotype, Giuseppe Sermonti, growth, In the Beginning, intelligent design, Jean Rostand, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, natural selection, Oxford University, phenotype, Yale University}

The “Three Cardinal Problems of Biology,” Revisited

_{Granville Sewell
June 13, 2025

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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In the last 70 years it was expected by many that all three of Jean Rostand's "cardinal problems of biology" would be solved without design. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
June 11, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, brain, Bruce Greyson, Charlotte Martial, Mario Beauregard, Michael Egnor, near-death experiences, neuroscience, spaghetti, Susan Blackmore, The Spiritual Brain, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn, University of Michigan, veridical, Yale University}

Near-Death Experiences Are Being Taken More Seriously Now

_{Denyse O’Leary
June 11, 2025

Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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We are seeing a growth in genuine curiosity, which is a welcome change, and likely to be a fruitful one. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
May 16, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinian evolution, David Berlinski, David Gelernter, Hoover Institution, ID the Future, Peter Robinson, podcast, Stanford University, The Deniable Darwin, Uncommon Knowledge, Yale University}

The Mathematical Case Against Darwinian Evolution

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 16, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Science

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The interview was inspired by Professor Gelernter’s essay “Giving Up Darwin: A Fond Farewell to a Brilliant and Beautiful Theory.” Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
March 28, 2025

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, adulthood, adults, babies, Columbia University, hippocampus, infancy, memory, sci-fi, Science (journal), Yale University}

Why Don’t We Remember Being Babies?

_{Denyse O’Leary
March 28, 2025

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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If we were not conscious, we could hardly have learned all that we had to learn in those first few months of life. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 23, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Bret Weinstein, Cambrian Explosion, Charles Darwin, Darwinian evolution, Darwinism, Darwinists, David Gelernter, evolutionary biology, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, jesus, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Meyer, The Selfish Gene, Yale University}

No. 10 Story of 2024: Evolutionary Biologist Concedes Intelligent Design Is Cutting Edge

_{David Klinghoffer
December 23, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying are well-known evolutionary biologists (and husband and wife) with a podcast. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
September 30, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, Darwin's Finches, Darwinists, David Klinghoffer, Discovery Institute, education, Eugenie Scott, hydrogen peroxide, Icons of Evolution, John West, Jonathan Wells, mutations, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Stephen J. Iacoboni, T.H. Huxley, Theodosius Dobzhansky, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, Washington State, William A. Dembski, Yale University}

Remembering a Colleague, Mentor, and Friend: Jonathan Wells

_{Casey Luskin
September 30, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Education

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To get ready for a research stint he shaved his beard and used hydrogen peroxide to dye his hair bleach blond to avoid being recognized. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
September 27, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, COSM, Douglas Axe, evolution, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, Michael Behe, Pacific Ocean, Pajaro Dunes, Paul Nelson, Phillip E. Johnson, Princeton University, San Francisco, Seattle, Stephen Meyer, The Design of Life, UC Berkeley, University of Chicago, University of Illinois, Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Yale University}

Remembering Jonathan Wells, a Key Figure in the Intelligent Design Movement

_{William A. Dembski
September 27, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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When I spoke to Jonathan about the cost he paid in standing for his principles, he remarked that his decision to do prison time contained a blessing. Read More ›