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Mariclair Reeves

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September 8, 2025

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, adaptation, Ann Gauger, causation, correlation, Darwinism, defining terms, Douglas Axe, Evolution, follow the science, information argument, Intelligent Design, invention, limits of evolution, Marci Reeves, Materialism, molecular biology, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, protein evolution, raw data, red wine, scientific consensus, trust the science, universal common descent, waiting times problem}

Evaluating Evolutionary Claims By Thinking Like a Scientist

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September 8, 2025

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To critically evaluate scientific claims, we must think like a scientist. But what are the qualities of a good scientist? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes molecular biologist and research scientist Dr. Marci Reeves to the show to remind us how to think like a scientist to properly assess the claims of important scientific theories, including the neo-Darwinian account of life and the universe.Key principles discussed include following the evidence where it leads, distinguishing raw data from interpretation, defining terms clearly, acknowledging that invention requires information, and more. Read More ›

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Paul Nelson

Date
January 25, 2023

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, Albert Einstein, Barry Marshall, Challenger disaster, consensus science, conservative behavior, consolidating science, Cornel University, courage, decline of science, Delta function, disruption, disruptive science, federal science funding, follow the science, Gregor Mendel, groundbreaking science, herd effect, history of science, incremental science, Intelligent Design, John Horgan, Michael Park, Paul Nelson, peptic ulcers, Peter Thiel, Richard Feynman, risk, risky behavior, Robert Crowther, scientific consensus, scientific creativity, scientific dogma, scientific progress, scientific specialization, scientific trailblazers, self-citation, The End of Science, The Paradox of Consensus, Thomas Gold, Watson and Crick}

Nature Paper: Groundbreaking Science on the Decline

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January 25, 2023

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On today’s ID the Future philosopher of science Paul Nelson discusses a new paper in Nature making waves in the scientific community, “Papers and Patents are Becoming Less Disruptive over Time.” According to Michael Park and his fellow researchers, the rate of groundbreaking scientific discoveries is declining while the percentage of consolidating (or incremental) science is coming to dominate. Is the spirit of groundbreaking scientific discovery withering, and if so, why? Nelson notes a 1997 book by John Horgan, The End of Science. Nelson credits Horgan for seeing the trend a generation ahead of the Park paper, but Nelson breaks with Horgan on the diagnosis. Horgan posits that groundbreaking science is declining because we have already made most of the Read More ›