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Why Did a Prominent Science Writer Come to Doubt the AI Takeover
April 16, 2021 Mind Matters
John Horgan’s endorsement of Erik J. Larson’s new book critiquing AI claims stems from considerable experience covering the industry for science publications
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A Physicist and Philosopher Examines Panpsychism
April 16, 2021 Mind Matters
Idealism says everything is an idea in the mind of God. Panpsychism says everything participates in consciousness (thus is not just an idea)
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Peer-reviewed Paper
Absolute abundance and preservation rate of Tyrannosaurus rex
April 16, 2021 Science, v.372, n.6539, p.284-287
Estimating the abundance of a species is a common practice for extant species and can reveal many aspects of its ecology, evolution, and threat level. Estimating abundance for species that are extinct, especially those long extinct, is much trickier
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Who Decides What Is Misinformation About Science?
April 16, 2021 Creation-Evolution Headlines
Can scientists recognize their own fallibility? Must they portray themselves as judges over the public?
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The alphabet may have been invented 500 years earlier than we thought
April 16, 2021 New Scientist
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News Update/Commentary
A rich marine algal ecosystem 600 million years earlier than previously thought
April 16, 2021 Science Daily
The first photosynthetic oxygen-producing organisms on Earth were cyanobacteria. Their evolution dramatically changed the Earth allowing oxygen to accumulate into the atmosphere for the first time
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Why Idealism Is Actually a Practical Philosophy
April 15, 2021 Mind Matters
Not what you heard? Philosopher of science -- and pianist -- Bruce Gordon says, think again
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Blog Post
Faith, Reason, and Conspiracy Theories
April 15, 2021 Word on Fire
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Conference;
Darwin's Three Big Ideas That Impacted Humanity
April 15, 2021 Discovery Institute
Darwin's theory fueled ideas with significant consequences for humanity
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First monkey-human embryos reignite debate over hybrid animals
April 15, 2021 Nature
The chimaeras lived up to 19 days -- but some scientists question the need for such research.
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Denisovan DNA may have aided Pacific migration
April 15, 2021 Cosmos Magazine
Genomic study traces the spread of humans across the Oceanic region.
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Why Aristotle didn't invent modern science
April 15, 2021 Big Think
Modern science progresses with an intensity and even irrationality that Aristotle could not fathom.
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The Brain ‘Rotates’ Memories to Save Them from New Sensations
April 15, 2021 Quanta Magazine
Some populations of neurons simultaneously process sensations and memories. New work shows how the brain rotates those representations to prevent interference.
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Neanderthal DNA Unearthed from Dirt
April 15, 2021 Inside Science
For the first time, researchers have obtained the nuclear DNA of archaic humans from cave sediments.
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Yet another synthetic life claim?
April 15, 2021 Creation Ministries International
What should we make of the new Syn3A cells?
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Human-Monkey Chimeras Shed Light on Development
April 15, 2021 The Scientist
Human stem cells injected into early monkey embryos proliferate and contribute to multiple cell lineages over 20 days of embryonic development.
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Giraffe Genome Doesn’t Support Darwinism
April 15, 2021 Creation-Evolution Headlines
When evolutionists ran divination on giraffe genes, did the visage of Darwin appear?
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Heat overrides genes to make bearded dragon embryos change sex
April 15, 2021 New Scientist
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News Update/Commentary
One year of SARS-CoV-2 evolution
April 15, 2021 Science Daily
The review discusses the findings of over 180 research articles and follows the changes that have taken place in the SARS-CoV-2 genome, and the variants that have occurred as a result.
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News Update/Commentary
The architect of genome folding
April 15, 2021 Science Daily
Epigenetic regulator HPI1a drives de novo genome reorganization in early Drosophila embryos
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News Update/Commentary
Bearded dragon embryos become females either through sex chromosomes or hot temperatures
April 15, 2021 Science Daily
Ancient cellular processes are likely involved in temperature-dependent sex reversals
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News Update/Commentary
Scientists generate human-monkey chimeric embryos
April 15, 2021 Science Daily
The research, despite its ethical concerns, has the potential to provide new insights into developmental biology and evolution. It also has implications for developing new models of human biology and disease.
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News Update/Commentary
How many T. rexes were there? Billions
April 15, 2021 Science Daily
Analysis of what's known about the dinosaur leads to conclusion there were 2.5 billion over time
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A Contradiction in Charles Marshall’s “White Smoker” Origin-of-Life Argument?
April 15, 2021 Uncommon Descent
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Researchers: There Were Billions of T Rexes
April 15, 2021 Uncommon Descent
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‘First Steps’ shows how bipedalism led humans down a strange evolutionary path
April 14, 2021 Science News
A new book argues that upright walking had profound effects on human anatomy and behavior
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NAS Considers Expulsion of Two Scientists for Sexual Harassment
April 14, 2021 The Scientist
The National Academy of Sciences is reviewing complaints about astronomer Geoffrey Marcy and geneticist Francisco Ayala, who left their academic positions following investigations at their institutions.
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Rupturing a Myth: The Human Appendix Is Not Vestigial
April 14, 2021 Creation-Evolution Headlines
Darwin’s story of useless organs was wrong yet the myth about the human appendix lives on
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Quantum computers are revealing an unexpected new theory of reality
April 14, 2021 New Scientist
A powerful new idea about how the laws of physics work could bring breakthroughs on everything from quantum gravity to consciousness
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News Update/Commentary
The chillest ape: How humans evolved a super-high cooling capacity
April 14, 2021 Science Daily
Penn Medicine discovery illuminates human sweat gland evolution
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News Update/Commentary
Gigantic flying pterosaurs had spoked vertebrae to support their ‘ridiculously long' necks
April 14, 2021 Science Daily
One of the pterosaur's most notable features for such a large flighted animal was a neck longer than that of a giraffe. Now, researchers report an unexpected discovery: their thin neck vertebrae got their strength from an intricate internal structure
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News Update/Commentary
Genetic admixture in the South Pacific: From Denisovans to the human immune response
April 14, 2021 Science Daily
Using genome sequencing of 320 individuals, the scientists have investigated how human populations have biologically adapted to the environments of the Pacific islands and how this has affected their current state of health.
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News Update/Commentary
Shape-shifting Ebola virus protein exploits human RNA to change shape
April 14, 2021 Science Daily
A new study shows how one of Ebola virus's key proteins, VP40, uses molecular triggers in the human cell to transform itself into different tools for different jobs.
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News Update/Commentary
RNA holds the reins in bacteria: Researchers observe RNA controlling protein synthesis
April 14, 2021 Science Daily
To better understand how RNA in bacteria gives rise to protein -- and potentially target these processes in the design of new antibiotics -- researchers are turning their attention to the unique way this process happens in bacteria.
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News Update/Commentary
Telescopes unite in unprecedented observations of famous black hole
April 14, 2021 Science Daily
In April 2019, scientists released the first image of a black hole in galaxy M87 using the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). However, that remarkable achievement was just the beginning of the science story to be told.
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Ten Reasons Why Birds Are Not Living Dinosaurs
April 14, 2021 Evolution News & Science Today
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig Offers Ten Reasons Birds Are Not Living Dinosaurs
April 14, 2021 Uncommon Descent
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Peer-reviewed Paper
New hominin remains and revised context from the earliest Homo erectus locality in East Turkana, Kenya
April 13, 2021 Nature Communications, v.12
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News Update/Commentary
Frog species with 6 sex chromosomes offer new clues on evolution of complex XY systems
April 13, 2021 Science Daily
The O. swinhoana frog species is the first vertebrate known to retain descendant genes that now determine sex in mammals, birds, and fishes inherited from a common ancestor.
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News Update/Commentary
Dueling evolutionary forces drive rapid evolution of salamander coloration
April 13, 2021 Science Daily
Understanding the processes that maintain biological diversity in wild populations may allow researchers to predict how species will respond to global change.
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News Update/Commentary
Study warns of ‘oxygen false positives' in search for signs of life on other planets
April 13, 2021 Science Daily
In the search for life on other planets, the presence of oxygen in a planet's atmosphere is one potential sign of biological activity that might be detected by future telescopes.
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“Follow the Science” Is Becoming a Jibe in the Age of COVID Panic
April 13, 2021 Uncommon Descent
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Larry Moran to Write New Book: Claims Genome Is 90% Junk
April 13, 2021 Uncommon Descent
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Scott Turner, Author of Purpose & Desire, Has a New Video Series on Evolution
April 13, 2021 Uncommon Descent
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Educators Scheme to Indoctrinate Children into the Darwin Cult
April 13, 2021 Creation-Evolution Headlines
They used to wait till high school to begin indoctrination. Now, they want to “prime” 7- and 8-year olds to love Charlie.
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Dragonflies Demonstrate Design!
April 12, 2021 Answers in Genesis
Amazing Animals (Part 1 of 7)
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A 75-Year-Old Warning about Those Who Say ‘Listen to the Science’
April 12, 2021 Foundation for Economic Education
When people say “follow the science,” often what they’re really saying is “follow our plan.”
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Human Genome 20th Anniversary -- Junk DNA Hits the Trash
April 12, 2021 Institute for Creation Research
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Who Publishes Science? The Rich
April 12, 2021 Creation-Evolution Headlines
If you make a discovery on your own, good luck getting it published. Science is a game for rich guys.
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News Update/Commentary
New Jurassic flying reptile reveals the oldest opposed thumb
April 12, 2021 Science Daily
A new 160-million-year-old arboreal pterosaur species, dubbed ‘Monkeydactyl', has the oldest true opposed thumb -- a novel structure previously not known in pterosaurs.