Tag: information

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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.

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
November 13, 2017

Tagged
__edited, Big Think, Brian Miller, fine-tuning, Hard Problem of Life, information, John Wheeler, origin of life, Paul Davies, Philip Perry, physics, Santa Fe Institute}

Why Information is the Basis of the Universe

_{Brian Miller

November 13, 2017}

On this episode of ID The Future, Sarah Chaffee talks with physicist Dr. Brian Miller about a recent article that argues that the fundamental basis of the universe is information. In this episode, Miller explains how physicists have come to rethink the role of information, moving from a materialist view in which information is seen as a byproduct of matter to a view in which information is seen as fundamental to the fabric of the cosmos.

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Date
February 23, 2016

Tagged
__edited, entropy, information, physics}

Dr. David Snoke: Information and Entropy

_{February 23, 2016}

On this episode of ID the Future, hear part 2 of a lecture given by David Snoke at a conference sponsored by the Christian Scientific Society. In this segment, Dr. Snoke, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Pittsburg, discusses the relationship between information and entropy.