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News Update/Commentary
Supercomputer shows ‘Chameleon Theory' could change how we think about gravity
July 8, 2019 Science Daily
Supercomputer simulations of galaxies have shown that Einstein's theory of General Relativity might not be the only way to explain how gravity works or how galaxies form.
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Hoover Institution Interview with David Berlinski
July 8, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Researcher: “Environmental Crisis” Spurs Some Scientists to Believe Plants Are Conscious
July 8, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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We Are Invited to Consider a Simpler Perspective on the Laws of Physics
July 8, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Changes throughout a Genetic Network Mask the Contribution of Hox Gene Evolution
July 8, 2019 Current Biology, v.29, n.13, p.2157-2166.E6
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Evolution of the Chordate Telencephalon
July 8, 2019 Current Biology, v.29, n.13, p.R647-R662
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How your brain invents morality
July 8, 2019 Vox
Neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland explains her theory of how we evolved a conscience.
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The Sands of Spacetime: Researchers investigate two of physics’ greatest problems
July 8, 2019 physics central (American Physical Society)
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Blog Post
Just How Many Extinct Types of Human Did Our Ancestors Meet?
July 8, 2019 Discover magazine
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Video
Uncommon Knowledge with David Berlinski on “The Deniable Darwin”
July 8, 2019 YouTube
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Video
Mutations: X-Men Flub Evolution (Science Uprising 06)
July 8, 2019 YouTube
Are chance mutations really “the key to our evolution” like they claim in the X-Men films? Or are there strict limits to what mutations can accomplish,
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Blog Post
Psychology Co-Ops ‘Science’ to Fight Biblical Morality
July 7, 2019 Creation-Evolution Headlines
Secular psychology is not science. It uses the word ‘science’ to promote anti-Biblical morality.
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Moreland, Witt: Not “All Body,” but Not “All Spirit” Either
July 7, 2019 Evolution News & Science Today
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Why SETI Is Asking the Public for Help in Dealing with ET
July 7, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Ideologies That Devalue Human Life -- with Historian Richard Weikart
July 7, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Clear as Blood: How Did Antarctic Icefish Survive Their “Evolution”?
July 6, 2019 Answers in Genesis
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Revealing Things Scientists Told Media About Our “Simulated” Universe
July 6, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Well, If Neanderthal History Is As Complex As Other Human Histories…
July 6, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Are we living in a simulated universe? Here's what scientists say.
July 6, 2019 NBC News
“If we are living in a simulation, then the cosmos that we are observing is just a tiny piece of the totality of physical existence."
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Teaching About Intelligent Design at Hong Kong Baptist University
July 5, 2019 Evolution News & Science Today
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Mirror Universe: Now Some Media Market Science Fiction As Science News
July 5, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Researchers: A Big Change in Ocean Life Occurred in the Mid-Jurassic
July 5, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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New York Times falls for “obesity probiotic” hype
July 5, 2019 ars technica
Like many probiotic studies, it’s small, inconclusive, and has financial conflicts.
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Video
James Tour: The Origin of Life Has Not Been Explained
July 5, 2019 YouTube
In this bonus interview footage from Science Uprising, synthetic organic chemist James Tour from Rice University discusses the serious challenges faced by current origin of life research.
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Why the ‘molecular scissors’ metaphor for understanding CRISPR is misleading
July 4, 2019 The Conversation
The metaphors we use when we talk about gene editing shape public perception of the complexity involved.
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Guest Post: A. Kowacs, “Is There a Simpler Perspective on Some Fundamental Laws of Physics?"
July 4, 2019 science20.com
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Scientists Clash Over Why Octopuses Are Smart
July 4, 2019 Mind Matters
New findings show, the brainy seafood breaks all the rules about why some life forms are smart
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J. P. Moreland's Model of the Human Self Survived the Ultimate Field Test
July 4, 2019 Mind Matters
Could the Christian philosopher rely on his model to help himself heal from psychiatric disorder?
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On Independence Day, Remember Thomas Jefferson’s Embrace of Intelligent Design
July 4, 2019 Evolution News & Science Today
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Darwinism Is Taking a Beating in the Anthropocene
July 4, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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The Incorrect Insect Egg Model Relied Too Much on Model Organisms
July 4, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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At Nature: Researcher Smashes Conventional Evolution Doctrine About Insect Egg Shapes
July 4, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Blog Post
Reducing questionable research practices and biases
July 4, 2019 the bmj opinion
The greatest threat to medical science is not fabrication of results but “presentational fraud,” it is also the hardest to deal with
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What’s New in Astrobiology
July 3, 2019 Smithsonian - Air & Space
Progress on many fronts, and one very exciting future mission
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Peer-reviewed Paper
Ancient DNA sheds light on the genetic origins of early Iron Age Philistines
July 3, 2019 Science Advances, v.5, n.7, eaax0061
The ancient Mediterranean port city of Ashkelon, identified as “Philistine” during the Iron Age, underwent a marked cultural change between the Late Bronze and the early Iron Age.
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Could Lab-Grown Brains Develop Consciousness?
July 3, 2019 Singularity Hub
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One big reason you can’t get rid of cockroaches
July 3, 2019 Vox
Cockroaches can quickly evolve resistance to insecticides. But we can still fight back.
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Peer-reviewed Paper
Plants Neither Possess nor Require Consciousness
July 3, 2019 Trends in Plant Science
Although ‘plant neurobiologists’ have claimed that plants possess many of the same mental features as animals, such as consciousness, intentionality, emotions, and the ability to feel pain, the evidence for these abilities in plants is problematical.
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The biologist using insect eggs to overturn evolutionary doctrine
July 3, 2019 Nature
Cassandra Extavour has transformed understanding of animal development -- while championing diversity, and nurturing a side career as a soprano.
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Neanderthals’ history is as complicated as ours
July 3, 2019 ars technica
New study hints at Neanderthal population turnover in Siberia 90,000-120,000 years ago.
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Ecology, Not Physics, Explains Diversity of Insect Eggs
July 3, 2019 The Scientist
Insect eggs can take any shape at almost any size, refuting explanations for their dimensions based on geometric scaling laws or on relationships between egg traits and adult traits.
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Blog Post
More Laetoli Footprints Found
July 3, 2019 Creation-Evolution Headlines
Print characteristics support the conclusion they were made by modern humans
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Tales of the Mind: A Neurologist Encounters the House of Mirrors
July 3, 2019 Mind Matters
Materialism is an intellectual trap, out of which neuroscience needs to climb
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News Update/Commentary
First complete wiring diagram of an animal's nervous system
July 3, 2019 Science Daily
Researchers describe the first complete wiring diagram of the nervous system of an animal, the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans, used by scientists worldwide as a model organism.
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News Update/Commentary
Super-resolution microscopy illuminates associations between chromosomes
July 3, 2019 Science Daily
The findings have brought to light a new understanding to a curious observation first made more than 50 years ago.
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Researchers: Bonobos Eating Swamp Greens Help Explain Human Brain Development
July 3, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Do We Really Need a “Plan” for a Response to Aliens?
July 3, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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News Update/Commentary
New study challenges claim that exogenous RNA is essential for sperm function
July 2, 2019 Science Daily
Scientists are challenging the claims of two high profile papers from 2018 which reported that in the mouse, RNA has to be added to sperm for them to be fully fertile.
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‘It just really ethically scares me': Caution urged as scientists look to create human-monkey chimeras
July 2, 2019 National Post
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The weirdest stars we've ever seen have astronomers utterly baffled
July 2, 2019 New Scientist