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Denyse O'Leary
Date
June 24, 2021
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Intelligent Design
Multiverse
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What kind of faith does it take to believe in a multiverse?

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June 24, 2021
Intelligent Design, Multiverse
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Brian Keating: The concept of the Multiverse is an old one, one that has been approached primarily as a matter of metaphysics or philosophy. But is it scientific? And, if it is scientific, why do so many of its most ardent supporters describe their 'faith' in the Multiverse? Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
June 23, 2021
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Human evolution
Intelligent Design
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Early humans at Gobekli Tepe did not live on meat, as earlier supposed

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June 23, 2021
Human evolution, Intelligent Design
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So you still don’t believe that starch is responsible for human brain evolution? Well, there is always sugar. No, wait… also popcorn. To evolve smartness, try popcorn, candy floss, and marshmallows. People had to be smart to invent popcorn, candy floss, and marshmallows. Let’s get in while we can. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
June 23, 2021
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Epigenetics
Intelligent Design
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Epigenetics: Biologists discover 71 new “imprinted” genes in the mouse genome

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June 23, 2021
Epigenetics, Intelligent Design
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Researchers: Scientists have yet to work out how one parental version of a given gene can be switched (or faded) on or off and maintained that way while the other is in the opposite state. It is known that much of the on/off switching occurs during the formation of gametes (sperm and egg), but the precise mechanisms remain unclear. This new study points to the intriguing possibility that some imprinted genes may not be marked in gametes, but become active later in development, or even in adulthood. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
June 22, 2021
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Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Physics
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Celebrity physicists are in a row over, literally, nothing

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June 22, 2021
Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Physics
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Epperson: Quantum mechanics is a physical theory, operative only in a physical universe. To contort it into service as a cosmological engine that generates the physical universe from “nothing” requires that the abstract concept of “nothing” be concretized as physical so that the mechanics of quantum mechanics can function. What’s more, if quantum mechanics is functional enough to generate the universe from nothing, then it’s not really nothing; it’s nothing plus quantum mechanics. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
June 21, 2021
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Cosmology
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
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Can only math solve the mystery at the heart of the universe?

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June 21, 2021
Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Mathematics
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Hartnett, quoting: "“This is [a] very embarrassing thing that we don’t have a single quantum field theory we can describe in four dimensions, nonperturbatively,” said Rejzner. “It’s a hard problem, and apparently it needs more than one or two generations of mathematicians and physicists to solve it.”" Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
June 21, 2021
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Culture
Intelligent Design
Media
Peer review
Science
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Nature attempts to paper over a genuine and reasonable lack of trust in China over COVID-19

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June 21, 2021
Culture, Intelligent Design, Media, Peer review, Science
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This matters to us because it bears on the fate of science in general, as China becomes a global superpower. Nature Editorial: "Such trends are likely to continue if geopolitical tensions with the United States worsen. That would be regrettable." No, it wouldn’t be “regrettable.” Not so long as China cannot be trusted. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
June 20, 2021
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Human evolution
Intelligent Design
Mind
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Child burial from 80,000 years ago shows the existence of abstract ideas

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June 20, 2021
Human evolution, Intelligent Design, Mind
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Perhaps the snail shell with the excisions gave an identity to “Mtoto” — a message to another world, perhaps, about who the child was. As more burials are found, we will start to get more answers. For example, if a number of such graves feature shells or similar objects with excisions, we can infer a symbolic intention. Read More ›