Tag: information

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
September 8, 2021

Categorized
Life Sciences

Tagged
abiogenesis, Area 51, Biological Information, cell membrane, cells, Craig Venter, design inference, DNA, emergence, entropy, epicycles, genetic information, geocentrism, heliocentrism, homeostasis, information, Intelligent Design, James Tour, Jeremy England, Justin Brierley, methodological materialism, minimally complex cell, mysterious physics, nanotechnology, noise, origin of life, Paul Davies, Ptolemaic system, scientific Materialism, scientific revolutions, self-organization, self-reproducing machine, the mystery of life’s origin}

Physicist Brian Miller Talks Nanotech, Origin of Life, and Area 51

_{Brian Miller

September 8, 2021

Life Sciences}

On today’s ID the Future physicist Brian Miller and host Eric Anderson continue their exploration of a recent conversation between origin-of-life investigators Jeremy England and Paul Davies on Justin Brierley’s Unbelievable? radio show. Miller begins with a quick flyover of the many nanotechnologies essential to even to the simplest viable cell. A minimally complex cell is vastly more sophisticated than our best human nanotechnology. What about England’s insistence that real progress has been made in origin-of-life studies since the 1950s? True, Anderson says, but the progress has been principally in better understanding how the simplest cells function, and in figuring out what doesn’t work to blindly evolve life from non-life. That is, the direction of discovery has been to throw Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
June 30, 2021

Categorized
Life Sciences

Tagged
abiogenesis, Arthur Hobson, Boundaries of Science, crystals, entropy, generalized second law of thermodynamics, information, information content of a system, open systems, ordered systems, origin of life, primordial soup, single-celled organism, star formation}

Physicist Eric Hedin: Information, Entropy, First Life

_{Eric Hedin

June 30, 2021

Life Sciences}

On today’s ID the Future, Canceled Science author and physicist Eric Hedin talks with host Eric Anderson about the challenge the generalized second law of thermodynamics poses for purely naturalistic scenarios for the origin of the first living organism. The problem is generating the reams of exquisitely orchestrated biological information required for even the simplest self-reproducing cell, and fundamental principles of physics, Hedin argues, mitigate against chemical processes getting the job done. What about the fact that the Earth is an open system, gaining energy from the sun? Does that provide an end-run around the second law? Hedin says no and explains why, using easy-to-grasp illustrations. His recent book from Discovery Institute Press, Canceled Science: What Some Atheists Don’t Want Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
May 12, 2021

Categorized
Evolution

Tagged
abiogenesis, Academic Freedom, Arthur Hobson, Ball State University, Biological Information, entropy, Evolution, generalized second law of thermodynamics, information, Intelligent Design, life comes from life, Omne vivum ex vivo, origin of life, quantum theory, second law of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics}

Physicist Eric Hedin Talks Entropy and the Origin of Life

_{Eric Hedin

May 12, 2021

Evolution}

On today’s ID the Future, host Eric Anderson sits down with Canceled Science* author and physicist Eric Hedin to discuss Hedin’s new book and, in particular, the book’s take on the origin-of-life problem. Hedin says the second law of thermodynamics poses a serious problem for the idea of a mindless origin of the first single-celled organism from prebiotic materials. Such an event would have involved a breathtaking increase in new information, and Hedin says that physics tells us pretty clearly that mindless nature degrades information; it doesn’t create it. Are there workarounds? Listen in as he explains why he’s not optimistic. And grab a copy of his new book to get his extended take. (*As an Amazon Associate, Discovery earns Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 14, 2020

Categorized
Faith and Science

Tagged
amino acid chains, amino acids, ATP, ATP synthesis, Biological Information, cells, cellular information, chemical evolution, chemical reactions, disorder, DNA, Elbert Branscomb, energy, engines, entropy, enzymes, equilibrium, feedback loops, fidelity, free energy, high energy, improbable states, information, Jeremy England, low entropy, Michael Russell, molecular engines, Molecular Machines, Natural Selection, non-equilibrium thermodynamics, order, origin of life, physical impossibilities, polymers, pre-biology, Proteins, Stanley Miller, Yasir Demirel}

James Tour and Brian Miller Talk Engines We Can’t Live Without

_{Brian Miller

December 14, 2020

Faith and Science}

Today’s ID the Future features Part 1 of an extended interview that first appeared on a podcast show hosted by distinguished Rice University synthetic organic chemist James M. Tour. As he typically does, since it’s the Science & Faith podcast, Dr. Tour begins his show by asking his guest for a statement of faith. Miller, a Christian, gives his, and then they dive into origin-of-life science. In a surprisingly accessible discussion given the depth of the material, the pair cover a range of issues—thermodynamics and the origin of the first cell, entropy, free energy, order and disorder, molecular engines, non-equilibrium thermodynamics, and the need for engines and information to overcome the vicissitudes of entropy. Also in the mix—feedback loops, Jeremy Read More ›

Michael Behe Still from Secrets in the Cell

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
November 18, 2020

Categorized
Evolution

Tagged
appearance of design, bacterial flagellum, biochemistry, Biological Information, Bruce Alberts, Charles Darwin, Darwin Devolves, Darwin’s Black Box, Darwinism, DNA, Eric Davidson, Evolution, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, genetic information, information, Intelligent Design, irreducible complexity, Lehigh University, Michael Levine, molecular biology, molecular machinery, Neo-Darwinism, origins science, protein nanomachines, scientific consensus, scientific paradigm, The Edge of Evolution, unguided evolution}

Michael Behe Reads from His New Book

_{Michael Behe

November 18, 2020

Evolution}

On this ID the Future, Lehigh University biochemist Michael Behe reads from A Mousetrap for Darwin, his latest book making the case against blind evolution and for intelligent design. The volume contains some brand new material alongside a substantial collection of essays he’s written over the years in response to critics of his three previous intelligent design books. His pro-Darwin critics have jumped all over Behe. Some have even claimed he’s ignored their objections. A Mousetrap for Darwin gives the lie to that charge. Behe has answered his critics, and done so decisively, in everything from the New York Times and prominent blogs to major science journals. Listen in as he lays the groundwork for his fourth fascinating book, in Read More ›

walnuts black hats on stone and gray background. Creative food design poster. Macro view selective focus photo

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Author
Robert P. Waltzer

Date
July 6, 2020

Categorized
Evolution, Science

Tagged
__edited, cardiopulmonary system, Charles Darwin, common descent, hemoglobin, information, Intelligent Design, irreducible complexity, neutral evolution, Proteins, Tree of Life}

In a Nutshell: Three Great Problems for Evolution

_{Robert P. Waltzer

July 6, 2020

Evolution, Science}

On this episode of ID the Future, Andrew McDiarmid continues his conversation with Robert Waltzer, chair of the department of biology at Belhaven University and co-author of Evolution and Intelligent Design in a Nutshell, on three big problems faced by naturalistic evolutionary theory. First, it appears that science has turned up several instances of what is known as irreducible complexity, something that Darwin himself said would falsify his theory if ever discovered. Second, various proposed “trees of life” conflict with each other, a problem that has grown worse as additional evidence and methods have arisen, a trend that makes theories of common descent difficult to sustain. And third, we know of no case where information is generated or improved without Read More ›

Purple transparent molecule model over purple

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Author
Eric H. Anderson

Date
June 10, 2020

Categorized
Intelligent Design, Science

Tagged
__edited, abiogenesis, biochemists, control systems, Emperor’s New Clothes, information, James M. Tour, Nutshell, origin of life, parasites, self-replicating molecule, Signature in the Cell, spontaneous generation}

New ID Book Puts “Self-Replicating Molecules” Under the Microscope

_{Eric H. Anderson

June 10, 2020

Intelligent Design, Science}

On this episode of ID the Future, Andrew McDiarmid interviews Eric Anderson, one of the co-authors of the new book Evolution and Intelligent Design in a Nutshell. The two discuss Eric’s chapters on the origin-of-life problem. There’s the problem of generating the information required of the first life form. And there’s another problem, one Anderson uses his engineering background to explore — the insuperable challenges to generating a self-replicating molecule, a hypothetical entity at the heart of some recent attempts to render plausible the evolution of non-life into cellular life.

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Author
Daniel Reeves

Date
June 8, 2020

Categorized
Science

Tagged
__edited, appearance of design, astrobiology, Biological Information, chance, Darwin, Design, DNA, exobiology, explanatory filter, Francis Crick, genetic code, genetic information, human genome, information, information theory, Intelligent Design, Maurice Wilkins, nanomachinery, necessity, random, randomness, Rosalind Franklin, SETI, specified complexity, William Dembski}

Information, Specified Complexity and the Explanatory Filter

_{Daniel Reeves

June 8, 2020

Science}

On this episode of ID the Future, we hear the third and final portion of a talk given at the 2020 Dallas Science and Faith conference. Daniel Reeves, education outreach coordinator at Discovery Institute, rounds out his extended explanation of intelligent design theory. Far from being “Gee whiz that’s complicated; it must be designed!,” the theory relies on well-defined concepts such as specified complexity and an explanatory filter that allows one to distinguish designed events from either chance, necessity, or a combination of the two. The key in the molecular biological realm: detecting functional information.

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Author
Stephen C. Meyer

Date
October 31, 2018

Tagged
__edited, Altenberg 16, changing minds, Darwinian Evolution, Dennis Prager, DNA, explanatory deficits, groupthink, ideological commitments, information, methodological naturalism, origin of information, origin of life, Royal Society of London}

How Stephen Meyer Changed Dennis Prager’s Mind, Pt. 1

_{Stephen C. Meyer

October 31, 2018}

On this episode of ID the Future we hear part one of Dennis Prager’s remarkable Prager Show conversation with Dr. Stephen Meyer, director of the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. Prager had been agnostic on evolution, but reading and talking with Meyer changed his mind, he says. And it wasn’t any religious concerns, Prager explains. It was the science. Please consider donating to support the IDTF Podcast.

DNA as Clue: How Intelligence Detects Information, and Creates It

_{Michael Newton Keas

June 20, 2018}

On this episode of ID the Future, attorney and engineer Eric Anderson continues his discussion hosted by Mike Keas on what it means that there’s information in DNA, and how this distinguishes it from most other physical objects. He talks about what intelligence really is and does — and why we know it’s involved in creating the unique information in DNA. And he recommends an answer we can give to those who “dig their heels in” and disagree on what information is about. Please consider donating to support the IDTF Podcast.