Joel Duff
@joelduff.bsky.social
Joel Duff PhD (U. of Tennessee), Professor of Biology, science communicator, author of http://TheNaturalHistorian.com blog, YouTuber (https://www.youtube.com/@DrJoelDuff/), father of 5, and creationist watchdog.
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December 30, 2024 at 2:19 PM
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩. Well, that wasn't much of a challenge today:-)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩. Well, that wasn't much of a challenge today:-)
In this episode of The Dead Sea Chronicles, I explore how the dramatic landscape of the Dead Sea and Jordan Valley formed through plate tectonics.https://youtu.be/bnpCg5Tpa_U?si=O61e3d060OELMuA_
December 24, 2024 at 1:27 PM
In this episode of The Dead Sea Chronicles, I explore how the dramatic landscape of the Dead Sea and Jordan Valley formed through plate tectonics.https://youtu.be/bnpCg5Tpa_U?si=O61e3d060OELMuA_
Goosenecks of the San Juan: Entrenched River Canyons Defy Flood Geology youtu.be/pfuhW1xdCs0?... via @YouTube
Goosenecks of the San Juan: Entrenched River Canyons Defy Flood Geology
YouTube video by Dr. Joel Duff
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December 16, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Goosenecks of the San Juan: Entrenched River Canyons Defy Flood Geology youtu.be/pfuhW1xdCs0?... via @YouTube
I've kicked off an ambitious 12-part series exploring one of Earth's most fascinating features - the Dead Sea. Its about salt, sediments and a huge challenge to young earth creationists. Part I: A Geo-Biblical Exploration youtu.be/nwhNHej0Azk?... via
@YouTube
@YouTube
Dead Sea Chronicles Part I: A Geo-Biblical Exploration
YouTube video by Dr. Joel Duff
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December 12, 2024 at 1:32 PM
I've kicked off an ambitious 12-part series exploring one of Earth's most fascinating features - the Dead Sea. Its about salt, sediments and a huge challenge to young earth creationists. Part I: A Geo-Biblical Exploration youtu.be/nwhNHej0Azk?... via
@YouTube
@YouTube
From my home office right now.
December 7, 2024 at 10:14 PM
From my home office right now.
I don't write much about politics but felt I needed to say something - From Barabbas to Trump: When Christians Choose Political Power Over Kingdom Values thenaturalhistorian.com/2024/12/05/f... via
@naturalhistoria
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From Barabbas to Trump: When Christians Choose Political Power Over Kingdom Values
The contemporary Christian landscape starkly mirrors the biblical choice between Jesus and Barabbas. Many church leaders prioritize political power, embracing figures like Trump as saviors instead …
thenaturalhistorian.com
December 5, 2024 at 4:09 PM
I don't write much about politics but felt I needed to say something - From Barabbas to Trump: When Christians Choose Political Power Over Kingdom Values thenaturalhistorian.com/2024/12/05/f... via
@naturalhistoria
@naturalhistoria
University photographer caught myself and a colleague taking selfies with Zippy at the annual service awards ceremony. I was 25 days short of 25 years so I have to wait until next year to get my tote bag or whatever it will be then (probably a small mug by then).
December 4, 2024 at 7:46 PM
University photographer caught myself and a colleague taking selfies with Zippy at the annual service awards ceremony. I was 25 days short of 25 years so I have to wait until next year to get my tote bag or whatever it will be then (probably a small mug by then).
Building Truth on Sand: The Hidden Cost of Sharing False 'Evidence' for Creation thenaturalhistorian.com/2024/12/04/b... via @naturalhistoria
Building Truth on Sand: The Hidden Cost of Sharing False ‘Evidence’ for Creation
Misinformation masquerading as divine evidence has become pervasive within some Christian circles. A viral post claiming ants intentionally cut seeds to prevent germination is a fabrication. This f…
thenaturalhistorian.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Building Truth on Sand: The Hidden Cost of Sharing False 'Evidence' for Creation thenaturalhistorian.com/2024/12/04/b... via @naturalhistoria
A poem about dinosaur poop? Yep. And this one challenges 19th century creationists (diluvialists) to explain fossilized dino do do just as I have presented a similar challenge based a Nature paper this week on the size and contents of fossilized dinosaur droppings. youtu.be/m6NcjqD8lU8?...
An Ode to Coprology: 19th Century Challenge to Flood Geology (Diluvialism)
YouTube video by Dr. Joel Duff
youtu.be
December 2, 2024 at 10:42 PM
A poem about dinosaur poop? Yep. And this one challenges 19th century creationists (diluvialists) to explain fossilized dino do do just as I have presented a similar challenge based a Nature paper this week on the size and contents of fossilized dinosaur droppings. youtu.be/m6NcjqD8lU8?...
I summarize the results of a really cool paper just published about what we can learn about dinosaur diversification from studying dino droppings and vomit. Then I take a twist on it and show how this data should cause many creationists to lose sleep. youtu.be/8k5LUAXBjn4?... #dinosaurs #coprolites
Flood Geology Can't Explain Dinosaur Poop
YouTube video by Dr. Joel Duff
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December 1, 2024 at 2:58 AM
I summarize the results of a really cool paper just published about what we can learn about dinosaur diversification from studying dino droppings and vomit. Then I take a twist on it and show how this data should cause many creationists to lose sleep. youtu.be/8k5LUAXBjn4?... #dinosaurs #coprolites
Got to remove those fibrous knots from the sweet potatoes to have the right texture in that casserole.
November 27, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Got to remove those fibrous knots from the sweet potatoes to have the right texture in that casserole.
Premiering at 2pm EST I talk about how Moroccan mosasaur teeth are another tooth in the coffin of YEC flood geology. I'll be there to discuss. youtu.be/qAryOZ_7tGw
Flood Geology Failure: Millions of Moroccan Mosasaur Teeth
YouTube video by Dr. Joel Duff
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November 27, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Premiering at 2pm EST I talk about how Moroccan mosasaur teeth are another tooth in the coffin of YEC flood geology. I'll be there to discuss. youtu.be/qAryOZ_7tGw
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#PPOD: This picture may look like a lonely mountain, but this landscape is out of our world—it's one of the closest color images ever taken of the surface of a comet. On March 10, 2015, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft used the OSIRIS camera to take this close-up... 🧪 🔭
November 27, 2024 at 6:22 PM
#PPOD: This picture may look like a lonely mountain, but this landscape is out of our world—it's one of the closest color images ever taken of the surface of a comet. On March 10, 2015, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft used the OSIRIS camera to take this close-up... 🧪 🔭
A really impressive data set brought together for this latest paper. Fascinating stuff...
The new paper from our lab has dropped! 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Digestive contents and food webs record the advent of dinosaur supremacy - Nature
Integrated analyses of bromalites provide robust pictures of past food webs, explaining early dinosaur evolution and the emergence of larger dinosaur faunas with new feeding patterns.
www.nature.com
November 27, 2024 at 5:11 PM
A really impressive data set brought together for this latest paper. Fascinating stuff...
Responding to Ken Ham's most recent blog post on birds not being dinosaurs. thenaturalhistorian.com/2024/11/26/c...
Critiquing Ken Ham and Günter Bechly’s Articles on Bird Origins
Ken Ham’s insistence that feathered dinosaurs are merely birds continues to be an obsession of his. His claims rely on selective evidence and misunderstanding of scientific theories. The robu…
thenaturalhistorian.com
November 27, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Responding to Ken Ham's most recent blog post on birds not being dinosaurs. thenaturalhistorian.com/2024/11/26/c...
Saw this a week ago. Was feeling this way today.
November 25, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Saw this a week ago. Was feeling this way today.
Preview of upcoming series: Dead Sea Chronicles: Where Geology Meets Genesis thenaturalhistorian.com/2024/11/25/d... via @naturalhistoria
Dead Sea Chronicles: Where Geology Meets Genesis
The Dead Sea is more than just a salty pit; it’s a geological and historical goldmine challenging conventional beliefs. Upcoming is a provocative 12-part series that merges science with scrip…
thenaturalhistorian.com
November 25, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Preview of upcoming series: Dead Sea Chronicles: Where Geology Meets Genesis thenaturalhistorian.com/2024/11/25/d... via @naturalhistoria
My evening listen. I have issues with Eric Schmidt but his thoughts on AI are worth listening to. Jonathan Haidt get's some good mentions. youtu.be/AjgwIRPnb_M?...
Eric Schmidt- The Risks and Opportunities of an AI Future | Prof G Conversations
YouTube video by The Prof G Show – Scott Galloway
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November 25, 2024 at 2:06 AM
My evening listen. I have issues with Eric Schmidt but his thoughts on AI are worth listening to. Jonathan Haidt get's some good mentions. youtu.be/AjgwIRPnb_M?...
Hanging with zippy at conference.
November 23, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Hanging with zippy at conference.
State of politics...
"Matt Gaetz is a private citizen. Congress should not investigate a private citizen."
- Mike Johnson
"It doesn't matter that Hunter Biden is a private citizen. The American people deserve to know. Congress needs to investigate to the fullest extent possible."
- Mike Johnson
"Matt Gaetz is a private citizen. Congress should not investigate a private citizen."
- Mike Johnson
"It doesn't matter that Hunter Biden is a private citizen. The American people deserve to know. Congress needs to investigate to the fullest extent possible."
- Mike Johnson
November 23, 2024 at 3:54 PM
State of politics...
"Matt Gaetz is a private citizen. Congress should not investigate a private citizen."
- Mike Johnson
"It doesn't matter that Hunter Biden is a private citizen. The American people deserve to know. Congress needs to investigate to the fullest extent possible."
- Mike Johnson
"Matt Gaetz is a private citizen. Congress should not investigate a private citizen."
- Mike Johnson
"It doesn't matter that Hunter Biden is a private citizen. The American people deserve to know. Congress needs to investigate to the fullest extent possible."
- Mike Johnson
Reposted by Joel Duff
"ChatGPT for DNA" good explainer
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Meet Evo, the DNA-trained AI that creates genomes from scratch
ChatGPT-like model learns on its own to devise new proteins and genetic sequences
www.science.org
November 15, 2024 at 3:22 PM
"ChatGPT for DNA" good explainer
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Around noon light strikes three walls on the building across from my lab that gives the appearance of three colors when all three walls are made of the same brick.
November 14, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Around noon light strikes three walls on the building across from my lab that gives the appearance of three colors when all three walls are made of the same brick.
A week ago I taught a Sunday School class presenting a big picture overview of faith and science. I then recorded a podcast with my pastor to discuss that class and other topics including my history, AI, and how to talk to students about science and faith topics. www.buzzsprout.com/2398861/epis...
Faith and Life: Science - After the Talk
Dr. Joel Duff speaks to Pastor Adam about faith and science.
www.buzzsprout.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:15 PM
A week ago I taught a Sunday School class presenting a big picture overview of faith and science. I then recorded a podcast with my pastor to discuss that class and other topics including my history, AI, and how to talk to students about science and faith topics. www.buzzsprout.com/2398861/epis...
My response to Calvin Smith's article on Answers in Genesis website. #creationism #science thenaturalhistorian.com/2024/11/11/h...
Historical and Scientific Inaccuracies in Calvin Smith’s (AiG) Critique of Charles Lyell
Calvin Smith’s article explores the historical impact of Charles Lyell’s uniformitarianism on societal beliefs, asserting that it contributed to cultural instability by undermining bibl…
thenaturalhistorian.com
November 13, 2024 at 3:12 PM
My response to Calvin Smith's article on Answers in Genesis website. #creationism #science thenaturalhistorian.com/2024/11/11/h...