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Denyse O'Leary
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February 5, 2020
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Biology, Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
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The wholly accidental world of the placenta…

Denyse O'Leary
February 5, 2020
Biology, Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
… in which we encounter the remarkable phenomenon of microchimerism ("These cells find their way into mother’s tissue and start acting like the tissue in which they find themselves. This process is known as feto-maternal microchimerism") Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 5, 2020
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Culture, Intelligent Design, Peer review
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Steve Fuller in Times Higher: Academics are the last “feudal lords”

Denyse O'Leary
February 5, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Peer review
Fuller: Many if not most academics fancy themselves as “anti-capitalist”, but that may be because they are the last feudal lords. They alone take the metaphors “domain of knowledge” and “field of research” literally, which ultimately explains the fixation on plagiarism. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 4, 2020
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Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physics
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Sabine Hossenfelder asks: Does nature have a minimal length? Could it point to a final theory?

Denyse O'Leary
February 4, 2020
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physics
Hossenfelder: What does this all mean? Well, it means that we might be close to finding a final theory, one that describes nature at its most fundamental level and there is nothing more beyond that. That is possible, but. Remember that the arguments for the existence of a minimal length rest on extrapolating 16 orders magnitude below the distances what we have tested so far. That’s a lot. That extrapolation might just be wrong. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 4, 2020
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Culture, Darwinism, Ethics, Intelligent Design
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But why need a Darwinist care about fairness in hiring?

Denyse O'Leary
February 4, 2020
Culture, Darwinism, Ethics, Intelligent Design
If so many of us are talking about Darwinian evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne’s moral philosophy anyway, here’s an illustration of the conundrum it creates. Jerry is concerned about unfairness in diversity hiring. Why?: Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 3, 2020
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Evolution, Intelligent Design, Naturalism
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Huge mystery: Why are embryos timed correctly?

Denyse O'Leary
February 3, 2020
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Naturalism
The research group can iterate in the greatest detail all the examples of the perfect timing throughout nature, via exquisitely designed controls, but dogma requires them to insist that it is all just an accident. A question arises: Will that requirement become a conceptual handicap? Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 3, 2020
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Darwinism, Intelligent Design, science education
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The Darwin inquisition, we are told, is furious about Brazil

Denyse O'Leary
February 3, 2020
Darwinism, Intelligent Design, science education
Jay L. Wile: The progress of science depends on questioning the scientific consensus. Whether or not it was intentional, Brazil’s government decided to appoint someone who is skeptical of the consensus in a position of influence when it comes to science education. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 2, 2020
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Culture, Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design, theism
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ID as a big tent

Denyse O'Leary
February 2, 2020
Culture, Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design, theism
Michael Denton in interview: He goes on, “As for your hint that you can only be an intelligent design [proponent] if you have some a priori theological or religious view, I disagree with that entirely because it doesn’t apply to me. Most of my life I have been pretty agnostic and would only describe myself perhaps as a backsliding Christian, though I’m not in any sense a fervent believer in a God, or the Christian God.” Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 2, 2020
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Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Religion, Science
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Are Christians just “less hireable” in science?

Denyse O'Leary
February 2, 2020
Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Religion, Science
Note: “Taken together, these studies indicate that perceived bias against Christians in science may contribute to underrepresentation of Christians but actual bias against Christians in science may be restricted to a specific type of Christianity that scientists call fundamentalist and/or evangelical.” Well, Christians pay taxes for science and it’s really up to them to launch actions against actual bias incidents. No? Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 2, 2020
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Intelligent Design, Peer review, Philosophy, Science
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Is lavish taxpayer funding killing science?

Denyse O'Leary
February 2, 2020
Intelligent Design, Peer review, Philosophy, Science
Before you say no, at least read this.. One senses that the massive increase in research misconduct masks a deeper issue. Why don’t scientists want to be more honest? In most systems whose practitioners are distinguished for a high standard of integrity, integrity is actually a value. Can science thrive without it? Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 2, 2020
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Intelligent Design, Peer review, Philosophy
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End of science prediction from 2014: Are we there yet?

Denyse O'Leary
February 2, 2020
Intelligent Design, Peer review, Philosophy
Daniel Greenfield on the Saganization of science: This form of science measures itself not against the universe, but against the intellectual bubble inhabited by those who share the same worldview or those who live under their control. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 1, 2020
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Evolution, Exoplanets, Extraterrestrial life, Intelligent Design, Religion
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Some people think they can tell us what space aliens will be like

Denyse O'Leary
February 1, 2020
Evolution, Exoplanets, Extraterrestrial life, Intelligent Design, Religion
So if aliens exist, they must be just like us because… evolution. This is a religion. Didn't say it was a bad religion. But definitely a religion. Read More ›