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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 30, 2022
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Animal minds
Biomimicry
Intelligent Design
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At Mind Matters News: Do ants think? Yes, they do — but they think like computers

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May 30, 2022
Animal minds, Biomimicry, Intelligent Design
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Navigation expert Eric Cassell points out that algorithms have made the ant one of the most successful insects ever, both in numbers and complexity. Computer programmers use some of the same basic structures. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 30, 2022
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Evolution
Information
Intelligent Design
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At Mind Matters News: Information theory: Evolution as the transfer of information

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May 30, 2022
Evolution, Information, Intelligent Design
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The authors of the open-access paper, marine researcher Rasmus Skern-Mauritzen and forester Thomas Nygaard Mikkelsen make clear that they understand information to be immaterial. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 29, 2022
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Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physics
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Sabine Hossenfelder: The big problem with quantum theory is chaos

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May 29, 2022
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physics
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Hossenfelder: "... the chaotic motion of Hyperion tells us that we need the measurement collapse to actually be a physical process. Without it, quantum mechanics just doesn’t correctly describe our observations. But then what is this process? No one knows. And that’s the problem with quantum mechanics." Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 22, 2022
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Animal minds
Genetics
Intelligent Design
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Gene-edited hamsters did not behave as expected

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May 22, 2022
Animal minds, Genetics, Intelligent Design
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Hamsters from hell. Quote of the decade: “We don't understand this system as well as we thought we did.” One suspects that some of these people are going to learn respect for the design of life the hard way. Hope it’s not too hard on the rest of us. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 22, 2022
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Intelligent Design
Mind
Neuroscience
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At Mind Matters News: Study: Eight-week mindfulness courses do not change the brain

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May 22, 2022
Intelligent Design, Mind, Neuroscience
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O'Leary: Eight-week courses don't provide enough time. Tibetan monks can control metabolism and even brain waves through meditation but they devote their lives to it. It would be more surprising if that fact had no effect on their brains than if it does. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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May 22, 2022
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Intelligent Design
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At Evolution News: Natural Machinery Operates Without Intervention; But How?

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May 22, 2022
Intelligent Design
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David Coppedge: "The old mechanical philosophy is hopelessly inadequate for these realities. The reason? We know from our experience that unguided natural law does not produce machinery, factories, and quality control. Something else is required: information." He recommended Bill Dembski's book, Being as Communion. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 21, 2022
Categories
Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Physics
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Sabine Hossenfelder on the closest we have to a theory of everything

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May 21, 2022
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Physics
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She argues that the principle of least action is the closest we have to a theory of everything but, of course, along comes quantum mechanics and… Quantum mechanics keeps the world interesting and reminds us that this is not a deterministic world after all. Read More ›