17Mar 2026 by Post

Research Reveals Elephant’s Amazing Sense of Touch

amplitude, Andrew Schultz, Asian elephants, biology, cats, curb feelers, Engineering, finite element analysis, frequency, Intelligent Design, interoception, Katherine Kuchenbecker, Marc S. Lavine, material intelligence, materials, Max Planck Institute, mechanosensors, medical devices, Merkel cells, neuroscience, peanut, potato chip, power, rat whiskers, rats, rodents, Science (journal), sensory neurons, stiffness gradient, vibrotactile signals, whisker breakage, whisker hairs, zoology
Elephants can turn over a jeep and pull down a tree, but they can also pick up a potato chip without breaking it. Source
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09Nov 2025 by Post

Robert Marks Remembers ID and Tech Pioneer Walter Bradley

Baylor University, car mats, Charles Thaxton, chemical evolution, coconuts, Colorado School of Mines, Dignity Coconuts, Discovery Institute, Douglas Axe, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Jay Richards, materials, mosquitoes, origin of life, Philippines, Robert J. Marks II, Roger Olsen, Stephen Meyer, Technology, Texas A&M University, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Walter Bradley, weapons, William Dembski
In 1984, three scientists dared to probe the mystery of life’s origin by putting the prevailing theories of prebiotic and chemical evolution to the test. Source
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07Jul 2021 by Post

New Paper Investigates Engineering Design Constraints on the Bacterial Flagellum

bacterial flagellum, biology, Colorado State University, computer science, cost, costs, dependency network, design triangulation, dimensions, energy needs, Engineering, form, helical propeller, Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity, logic controls, materials, motility, Paul Nelson, propulsion, redirection, signals, Steve Laufmann, Systems Biology, timing, Waldean Schulz, Waterfall Model
This technique of examining biology through the eyes of engineering is not necessarily new — systems biologists have been doing it for years. Source
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