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Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 20, 2011
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Design inference, Intelligent Design, News

Beavers illustrate complex specified information, they don’t author it.

Denyse O'Leary
August 20, 2011
Design inference, Intelligent Design, News
Would beavers be better off if they could handle abstraction? Well, a leading cause of death in beavers is getting hit by a tree they felled. This cause of death is preventable - but mainly by developing theories about treefall - that is, abstraction. Which they can't do. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 20, 2011
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News, Peer review, Science

National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins faces a problem more challenging than the human genome: Race bias

Denyse O'Leary
August 20, 2011
News, Peer review, Science
Social signals are potent, and among the most potent are “Who You Know” and “Who You Owe.” Trouble is, these signals tend to travel exclusive channels. Subtle checklists lurk at every turn. And quantitative research methods often do not identify key signals like “Do WE need him to succeed?” Insightful qualitative analysis is the next step. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 19, 2011
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Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design, News

Mike Behe on a new journal paper admitting that Darwinian evolution can’t do complex systems

Denyse O'Leary
August 19, 2011
Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design, News
I don’t mean to be unkind, but I think that the idea seems reasonable only to the extent that it is vague and undeveloped; when examined critically it quickly loses plausibility. The first thing to note about the paper is that it contains absolutely no calculations to support the feasibility of the model. This is inexcusable. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 19, 2011
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Culture, Darwinism, News, science education

US Prez hopeful Perry is not useful to ID?

Denyse O'Leary
August 19, 2011
Culture, Darwinism, News, science education

Says political theorist John West here: Earlier this summer, Perry’s education commissioner recommended for use supplementary science curricula that fail to offer any critical analysis of Darwinian claims, contrary to the state’s own science standards. At the same time, Perry’s education commissioner allowed his staff to spike the one proposed curriculum that did try to follow the Texas science standards. Presumably, he thinks everyone who supports him is dumb as a post. More on him here. West thinks Bachmann is sincere, by contrast, based on her record in Minnesota. More on her here.