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Does Nature Obey Laws? | Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogue 95.

The conviction that the natural world is obedient, adhering to laws, is a widespread assumption of modern science. But where did this idea originate and what beliefs does it imply? In this episode of the Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues, Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon discuss the impact on science of the Elizabethan lawyer, Francis Bacon. His New Instrument of Thought, or Novum Organum, put laws at the centre of science and was intended as an upgrade on assumptions developed by Aristotle. But does the existence of mind-like laws of nature, somehow acting on otherwise mindless matter, even make sense? What difference is made by insights subsequent to Baconian philosophy, such as the discovery of evolution or the sense that the natural world is not machine-like but behaves like an organism? Could the laws of nature be more like habits? And what about the existence of miracles, the purposes of organisms, and the extraordinary fecundity of creativity?

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Dr Rupert Sheldrake, PhD, is a biologist and author best known for his hypothesis of morphic resonance. At Cambridge University, as a Fellow of Clare College, he was Director of Studies in biochemistry and cell biology. As the Rosenheim Research Fellow of the Royal Society, he carried out research on the development of plants and the ageing of cells, and together with Philip Rubery discovered the mechanism of polar auxin transport. In India, he was Principal Plant Physiologist at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, where he helped develop new cropping systems now widely used by farmers. He is the author of more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals and his research contributions have been widely recognized by the academic community, earning him a notable h-index for numerous citations. On ResearchGate his Research Interest Score puts him among the top 4% of scientists.

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Scientists found that species cluster in core bioregions and spread outward, likely due to environmental filtering, a pattern that could inform conservation and climate planning. A new study in Nature Ecology & Evolution has identified a simple rule that appears to shape how life is organized

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A series of studies sheds light on the origins and characteristics of intermediate-mass black holes. In the world of black holes, there are generally three size categories: stellar-mass black holes (about five to 50 times the mass of the sun), supermassive black holes (millions to billions of times the mass of the sun), and intermediate-mass black holes with masses somewhere in between.

While we know that intermediate-mass black holes should exist, little is known about their origins or characteristics – they are considered the rare “missing links” in black hole evolution.

However, four new studies have shed new light on the mystery. The research was led by a team in the lab of Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Karan Jani, who also serves as the founding director of the Vanderbilt Lunar Labs Initiative. The work was funded by the National Science Foundation and the Vanderbilt Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation.

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One of the biggest mysteries of evolution is how species first developed complex vision. Jellyfish are helping scientists solve this puzzle, as the group has independently evolved eyes at least nine separate times. Different species of jellyfish have strikingly different types of vision, from simple eyespots that detect light intensity to sophisticated lens eyes similar to those in humans.

Biologists have studied jellyfish eye structure, light sensitivity, and visual behavior for decades, but the exact genes involved in jellyfish eye formation remain unknown.

Aide Macias-Muñoz, a professor of ecology and , is exploring how eyes and light detection evolved using genetic tools. Her lab has just completed a high-quality genome sequence of Bougainvillia cf. muscus, a small jellyfish-like animal in the Hydrozoa group that has an astonishing 28 eyes.

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Using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), European astronomers have investigated a galaxy cluster designated CIZA J2242.8+5301, dubbed the Sausage cluster. The observations conducted at very low radio frequencies provide more insights into the properties of radio relics in this cluster. The new findings are presented in a research paper published May 29 on the arXiv preprint server.

Galaxy clusters consist of up to thousands of galaxies bound together by gravity. They are the largest known gravitationally-bound structures in the universe, and therefore serve as excellent laboratories for studying galaxy evolution and cosmology. Observations show that galaxy clusters generally form as a result of mergers and grow by accreting sub-clusters.

CIZA J2242.8+5301 is a well-studied merging at a redshift of 0.192. It contains prominent double radio relics (diffuse, elongated radio sources of synchrotron origin) and other diffuse radio sources. CIZA J2242.8+5301 was nicknamed the Sausage cluster due to the distinctive morphology of its northern relic.

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To Shakespeare’s Hamlet, we humans are “the paragon of animals.” But recent advances in genetics are suggesting that humans are far from being evolution’s greatest achievement.

For example, humans have an exceptionally high proportion of fertilized eggs that have the wrong number of chromosomes and one of the highest rates of harmful genetic mutation.

In my new book, “The Evolution of Imperfection,” I suggest that two features of our biology explain why our genetics are in such a poor state. First, we evolved a lot of our human features when our populations were small, and second, we feed our young across a placenta.

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What if the most powerful organ in your body isn’t your brain, but your heart? In this deeply revealing compilation from Gaia’s MISSING LINK Series 👉 https://www.gaia.com/lp/mindful-maste…, Gregg Braden uncovers a forgotten truth buried in both science and ancient wisdom—that your heart holds 40,000 brain-like cells capable of memory, emotion, and thought.
Learn how you can unlock total recall, deep intuition, and spontaneous healing through harmonizing two forgotten systems: your heart and your brain.
00:00 – The Nightmare That Solved a Murder.
03:15 – Human Chromosome 2: Engineered Evolution?
07:30 – The Brain in the Heart: 40,000 Neurites.
11:00 – Transferred Memories in Organ Transplants.
16:20 – Little Girl’s Memory Solves a Crime.
21:15 – Heart Intelligence vs Brain Intelligence.
25:00 – Ancient Cultures & Heart-Based Education.
28:40 – Unlocking Superhuman Abilities.
32:20 – Total Recall & Intuition on Demand.
36:10 – Reprogramming the Subconscious.
39:00 – Heart-Brain Harmony Triggers 1,300 Biochemical Reactions.

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Scientists have revealed a novel means of tracking everything from wildlife to illicit substances using environmental DNA detectable in the air around us.

The findings, outlined in a new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, show that tracking virtually anything using environmental DNA can be achieved as simply as capturing this ever-present genetic material from the air using a vacuum.

The discovery, made by a team led by David Duffy, Ph.D., reveals DNA as a powerful new tool for detecting and tracking living organisms and a range of substances in virtually any environment.

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