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Jonathan Bartlett

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Denyse O'Leary
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December 13, 2021
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Academic Freedom, Intelligent Design, Peer review
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At Mind Matters News: Jonathan Bartlett: Will the Sokal hoaxes worsen the academic echo chamber?

Denyse O'Leary
December 13, 2021
Academic Freedom, Intelligent Design, Peer review
There’s nothing wrong per se with mainstream thinking — it probably became mainstream for good reasons. However, when only mainstream thinking is allowed, this leads to insularity and an echo chamber mentality. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 1, 2021
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Intelligent Design, Logic and Reason, Philosophy, Science
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At Mind Matters News: Jonathan Bartlett Coming to the Defense of Classical Logic

Denyse O'Leary
November 1, 2021
Intelligent Design, Logic and Reason, Philosophy, Science
Bartlett: It seems odd that classical logic would need defending, but, in modern times, this seems to indeed be the case. Many modern scholars see the need for demoting the place of classical logic and viewing it as an aspect of western cultural imperialism. In reality, classical logic is a gift to civilization. It was created in the classical west, but its benefit is that it belongs to everyone and can be equally wielded by anyone who chooses to do so. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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May 16, 2021
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Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Linnean Society is sponsoring a meeting on teleonomy in living systems 28th – 29th June 2021

Denyse O'Leary
May 16, 2021
Evolution, Intelligent Design
Linneans: "Although it is now widely accepted that living systems exhibit an internal teleology, or teleonomy, the full implications of this distinctive biological property have yet to be explored." Are the Linneans trying to come to grips with design in nature within a framework they can handle? Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 26, 2021
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Education, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Racism
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Jonathan Bartlett: Antiracism in Math Promotes Racism and Bad Math

Denyse O'Leary
February 26, 2021
Education, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Racism
Bartlett: … one thing that is helpful for parents, students, and teachers is for students to show their work. I know it can be hard to get students to do this. My own children hate to do it. However, being explicit about the steps in their reasoning is important for a number of reasons. First, showing their work helps students with harder problems... So, what does Equitable Math say about this practice? According to their published guide, "White supremacy culture shows up in math class when students are required to show their work" Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 27, 2020
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Information, Intelligent Design, Origin Of Life
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Jonathan Bartlett: Elon Musk inadvertently tumbles to a big problem in origin of life theory

Denyse O'Leary
September 27, 2020
Information, Intelligent Design, Origin Of Life
Bartlett: Indeed, whatever the difficulty of creating life in the lab, making individual prototypes is not nearly as problematic as making “the machine that makes the machine,” which all reproducing living cells can do. That is, the ability of an organism to reproduce is at least an order of magnitude harder that the ability of an organism to just live. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 26, 2020
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Artificial Intelligence, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Evolutionary computing cannot produce an AI superintelligence

Denyse O'Leary
September 26, 2020
Artificial Intelligence, Evolution, Intelligent Design
Bartlett: “The interesting thing about this paper is that it shows that the principles demonstrated in the 1990s by Wolpert and Macready still have not really sunk in yet. As their “No Free Lunch” theorems point out, there is no universally good search through any search space. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 8, 2020
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Academic Freedom, Books of interest, Intelligent Design
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Forrest Mims honored in dedication of new electronics book

Denyse O'Leary
September 8, 2020
Academic Freedom, Books of interest, Intelligent Design
Readers may recall that Forrest M. Mims III, despite his gifts in electronics and citizen science, was denied a column in Scientific American because he was not a Darwinist or a supporter of live baby dismemberment. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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May 17, 2020
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Intelligent Design, Mind, Naturalism, Neuroscience
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Jonathan Bartlett on Elon Musk’s myths of the mind

Denyse O'Leary
May 17, 2020
Intelligent Design, Mind, Naturalism, Neuroscience
Bartlett: What I found most interesting about the conversation, however, is not the technology itself but the (secular) mythology embedded in Musk’s lengthy descriptions of what he thinks his device can do… Read More ›