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Distrust of Science Is Due to Tribal Loyalty
July 18, 2022 Mind Matters
In Part 2 of 4, we look at a claim arising from a recent study: We blindly believe those we identify with, ignoring the wisdom of science
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Historical Evidence for the Exodus from Egypt
July 19, 2022 YouTube
Despite common claims to the contrary, Titus Kennedy believes a solid historical case can be made that the Bible got it right. We discuss key findings that support the traditional biblical chronology of the exodus.
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Peer-reviewed Paper
Can a Neandertal meditate?
July, 2022 Intelligence, v.93, 101668
An evolutionary view of attention as a core component of general intelligence
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Peer-reviewed Paper
A simple measure for biocomplexity
July, 2022 Biosystems, v.217, 104670
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Black holes may die differently than we thought
July 19, 2022 space.com
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New fossil shows four-legged fishapod that returned to the water
July 20, 2022 University of Chicago
Researchers discover a new fossil that is closely related to other animals that made the transition to land, but with features more suited for swimming and life in the water.
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Mammals were not the first to be warm-blooded
July 18, 2022 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Karoo fossils provide “smoking gun” on clues to when warm-bloodedness evolved in pre-mammalian ancestors.
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CET Model in Plants Is Clearly Seen
July 21, 2022 Institute for Creation Research
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Gregor Johann Mendel and Modern Evolutionary Biology
July 18, 2022 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
The Special Feature celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Gregor Johann Mendel, who discovered the genetic mechanism of trait inheritance, the missing component of Darwin’s evolutionary theory.
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2020 Genetics Society Haldane Lecture
June 14, 2022 Royal Institution
“Why’d you have to go and make things so complicated?” -- Non-Darwinian routes to the evolution of life’s complexity.
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How the ‘Diamond of the Plant World’ Helped Land Plants Evolve
July 19, 2022 Quanta Magazine
Structural studies of the robust material called sporopollenin reveal how it made plants hardy enough to reproduce on dry land.
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Famed paleontologist Yves Coppens has died
June 22, 2022 CNRS -- French National Center for Scientific Research
The co-discoverer of Lucy, who joined the CNRS in 1956, died this month at the age of 87.
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Consciousness is irrelevant to Quantum Mechanics
July 19, 2022 iai News
an interview with Carlo Rovelli
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The true legacy of Gregor Mendel: careful, rigorous and humble science
July 19, 2022 Nature
The friar’s experiments laid the groundwork for genetics -- and his understated approach to his work is inspirational.
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How researchers have pinpointed the origin of ‘warm-blooded’ mammals
July 20, 2022 Nature
Ancient inner ears give clues to when mammals evolved ‘warm-bloodedness’, and an efficient enzyme that pulls carbon dioxide out of the air.
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Radiocarbon dating: going back in time
July 19, 2022 Nature
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Evolution of thermoregulation as told by ear
July 20, 2022 Nature
An analysis of fossil specimens of the inner ear helps to refine the timeframe of a key transition in vertebrate evolution -- when our mammal-like ancestors began to regulate and maintain a high body temperature.
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Ear fossils hint at origin of warm-blooded mammals
July 20, 2022 Nature
Analysis suggests that the cold-blooded ancestors of mammals evolved faster metabolisms in the Late Triassic period, roughly 230 million to 200 million years ago.
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Investigators found plagiarism and data falsification in work from prominent cancer lab
July 20, 2022 Nature
Ohio State University investigations identified misconduct by two scientists in lab of high-profile cancer researcher Carlo Croce. The university has cleared Croce of misconduct, but disciplined him over management problems.
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Wasps can grasp abstract concepts such as ‘same' and ‘different'
July 20, 2022 New Scientist
Paper wasps can be trained to choose between pairs of stimuli that are either alike or different, suggesting the propensity for abstract thought may be more widespread than we thought
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What lab-grown ‘mini-brains' are revealing about this mysterious organ
July 20, 2022 New Scientist
Blobs of human brain cells cultivated in the lab, known as brain organoids or “mini-brains”, are transforming our understanding of neural development and disease. Now, researchers are working to make them more like the real thing
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Penguins Are Among the World’s Slowest-Evolving Birds
July 19, 2022 The Scientist
The findings mean that penguins may struggle to adapt under rapid climate change, researchers say.
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News Update/Commentary
Discovery of molecular signatures of immature neurons in human brain throughout life provide insights into brain plasticity
July 18, 2022 Science Daily
Analysis also shows severe reduction of these neurons in the brains of people with Alzheimer's Disease
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Warm-Bloodedness in Mammals May Have Arisen in Late Triassic
July 21, 2022 The Scientist
Researchers mapped ear canal shape to body temperature to predict when ancestors of mammals first became endothermic.
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News Update/Commentary
New fossil shows four-legged fishapod that returned to the water while Tiktaalik ventured onto land
July 20, 2022 Science Daily
Researchers discover a new fossil that is closely related to other animals that made the transition to land, but with features more suited for swimming and life in the water
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News Update/Commentary
When did the genetic variations that make us human emerge?
July 19, 2022 Science Daily
Predominance of behavioral and facial-related variations
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News Update/Commentary
The size of mammal ancestors' ear canals reveal when warm-bloodedness evolved
July 20, 2022 Science Daily
Higher body temperatures went hand-in-hand with runnier ‘ear fluid' and narrower ear canals
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News Update/Commentary
Plant study hints evolution may be predictable
July 20, 2022 Science Daily
Evolution has long been viewed as a rather random process, with the traits of species shaped by chance mutations and environmental events -- and therefore largely unpredictable.
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Birds Break Evolution Stories
July 20, 2022 Creation-Evolution Headlines
Evolutionary theory is not just for the birds. The birds actively challenge Darwinism
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Politicians Overplay Climate Science
July 21, 2022 Creation-Evolution Headlines
With hype exploding around the internet, there has never been a bigger need to understand the limitations of science
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This Cambrian Explosion “Explanation” Qualifies as Propaganda
July 20, 2022 Evolution News & Science Today
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Unknown Cicada from the Cretaceous
July 22, 2022 Evolution News & Science Today
Fossil Friday
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Neanderthal Art, if That’s What It Is, Would Upset the Evolutionary Paradigm
July 19, 2022 Evolution News & Science Today
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Lowly Organisms Help Rescue the Planet from Pollution
July 21, 2022 Evolution News & Science Today
Foresight in the biosphere
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‘Unlucky’ Creatures That Enter Rare Red Sea Brine Pools Are Immediately Stunned to Death
July 19, 2022 Uncommon Descent
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Under Anesthesia, Where Do Our Minds Go?
July 20, 2022 Uncommon Descent
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WASP-96b the Most Detailed Spectrum of an Exoplanet Atmosphere
July 19, 2022 Uncommon Descent
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Different Vertebrate Classes Arise in “Radically Diverse Ways”
July 21, 2022 Uncommon Descent
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The Layered Hills of Mars’ Arabia Terra
July 18, 2022 Uncommon Descent
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Scientists Pinpoint the Exact Moment in Evolutionary Time When Mammals Became Warm-Blooded
July 20, 2022 Uncommon Descent
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Study: Brain Scans Show That Mindfulness Reduces Acute Pain
July 11, 2022 Mind Matters
The volunteers who meditated during a controlled pain experiment reported a 32% reduction in severity
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Why Some Life Forms Are Smarter Than Others Is Still a Mystery
July 14, 2022 Mind Matters
Brains are not simple so many “just common sense” theories have fallen by the wayside
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Recent Research: Imaginary Numbers Are Part of the Real World
July 17, 2022 Mind Matters
If we try to leave them out of quantum mechanics, our description of nature becomes faulty
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AI: The Shadow of Frankenstein Lurks in the Uncanny Valley
July 12, 2022 Mind Matters
The fifth and final excerpt from Non-Computable You (2022), from Chapter 6, focuses on the scarier AI hype
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Why Is Neanderthal Art Considered Controversial?
July 17, 2022 Mind Matters
It makes sense that whenever humans started to wonder about life, we started to create art that helps us think about it.
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Why Many Now Reject Science ... Do You Really Want to Know? Part 1
July 17, 2022 Mind Matters
COVID demonstrated -- as nothing else could -- that the “science” was all over the map and didn’t help people avoid panic
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The Nose Really Does Know, It Turns Out ...
July 15, 2022 Mind Matters
But we usually don’t notice. Our sense of smell may have declined in recent millennia but it is sharper than we think
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Scientists Marvel at NASA Webb Telescope’s New Views of the Cosmos
July 12, 2022 New York Times
On Tuesday, NASA rolled out a series of unforgettable scenes of the universe captured by the largest space observatory ever built.
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The Problem of God-talk in Biology Textbooks
June 2, 2019 Communications of the Blyth Institute
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Darwin’s corrosive idea
January, 2017 Creation Ministries International