Happy Darwin Day! Significance of New Book on Human Anatomy Cannot Be Overstated

"poor design", anatomy, biology, bridges, design logic, Duke University, dysteleology, Engineering, Evolution, human anatomy, human body, Human Errors, human spine, Intelligent Design, joints, knee, load-baring capacity, longevity, motion, Nathan Lents, optimal design, Steven Vogel, Stuart Burgess, suboptimal design, teleology, tinkering, Ultimate Engineering, upright walking, vertebral disks
Dr. Burgess's own research proved that knee joint geometry and supporting structures are optimally designed to achieve multiple objectives. Source
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Bad Design, or Ultimate Engineering? Two Views of Biology

Abby Hafer, aging, anatomy, arteries, bad design, biology, constraints, decay, Duke University, engineered systems, Engineering, European Space Agency, Evolution, evolutionary biologists, evolutionary mechanism, foresight, Francois Jacob, fungi, genetic flaws, heart, Human Errors, human technology, Intelligent Design, Jerry Coyne, joints, lubrication, Nathan Lents, reproduction, Richard Dawkins, Steven Vogel, suboptimal design, survival, The Greatest Show on Earth, The Not-So-Intelligent Designer, The Origin of Species, theistic design, tinkering, unintelligent design
An intelligent designer can employ foresight to envision a solution well beyond anything in existence at the time, and then set about making that a reality. Source
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To Dance at Two Weddings: Rope Kojonen’s Evolutionary Quest

bacterial flagellum, biological complexity, biology, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, causes, convergent evolution, Darwinian evolution, David Glass, design detection, Emily Reeves, Evolution, Evolution News, explanatory value, fine-tuning, fitness landscapes, ID The Future, Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity, Michael Behe, mutations, preconditions, Rope Kojonen, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design (series), tinkering, weddings, Zygon
According to a proverb, you can’t dance at two weddings at the same time. Dr. Kojonen believes that you can. Source
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