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Denyse O'Leary
Date
February 23, 2023
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Animal minds
Intelligent Design
Mind
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Animals’ “sixth sense” is not just human imagination, as often claimed

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February 23, 2023
Animal minds, Intelligent Design, Mind
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At Phys.org: "This study has made significant advances in understanding how animals sense and respond to external magnetic fields—a very active and disputed field." For all we know, humans have that sixth sense too. But we don’t pay much attention to fine points about anything beyond sight, sound, taste, and touch. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 22, 2023
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Epigenetics
Intelligent Design
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Persistence of epigenetic changes “fascinating and confusing”

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February 22, 2023
Epigenetics, Intelligent Design
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At The Scientist: "In a study published February 7 in Cell, a group of scientists tracked an engineered epigenetic mutation across four generations of lab-bred mice, finding evidence of the alteration in each of the subsequent generations. These alterations seemingly resurfaced even after the epigenetic wipe. " Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
February 21, 2023
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Intelligent Design
Proteome
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How did microproteins appear from nowhere?

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February 21, 2023
Intelligent Design, Proteome
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So... old proteins were present in the very earliest life forms (and yet, presumably, were complex enough to be identified as proteins?) And “ most microproteins emerged more or less ‘out of nowhere—in other words, out of DNA regions that weren't previously tasked with producing proteins,’…”? Like we said before, guys, just keep talking. Face the mike and keep talking… Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 19, 2023
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Animal minds
Intelligent Design
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Claim: Cuttlefish can solve problems developed for children

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February 19, 2023
Animal minds, Intelligent Design
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Cuttlefish are a problem for conventional assumptions about animal mind. Like their kin octopuses, they are exothermic invertebrates — not supposed to be smart, as the video points out. But as smart as children? Let us know when they grow up to teach calculus at the local U. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 19, 2023
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Intelligent Design
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Trust in news media plummets further

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February 19, 2023
Intelligent Design, Media
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Thought from an old hack: When mainstream media really mattered — say in the 1970s — they told us things it would have been difficult for us to find out otherwise. Those times are gone. Anyone with an internet connection can find out all kinds of things from a variety of sources. So values like objectivity matter much less to the MSM and they readily ally with any political group that will – by various means – help keep them in business. Read More ›