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2015

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Ann Gauger, circa 2015

Welcoming Ann Gauger — and Farewell to Casey Luskin

The last day of the calendar year is a time of transition, and not least for the staff of Discovery Institute's Center for Science & Culture. Read More ›
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Stone steps cut into a grassy bank lead up the hillside to the summit.
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Big Announcement, and Reflections on a Great Decade

With mixed sadness and excitement, I write this to announce that I am leaving Discovery Institute and moving on to a new adventure. Read More ›
Hominid Hype
Image credit: Paul H.G.M. Dirks et al. [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

#2 of Our Top Stories of 2015: Hominid Hype Over a Species of Unclear Evolutionary Importance

So far, Homo naledi reminds me of other hominin fossils whose "transitional" or "ancestral" status ultimately went belly up. Read More ›
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Digital media browsing on computer screen, hands typing on keyboard, vibrant thumbnails displayed, modern workspace, technology
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Peer-Reviewed Paper Successfully Measures Specified Complexity in Computer Images

"Is information being created when we snap a picture of Niagara Falls?" Read More ›
The Scream by Edvard Munch
Image credit: Edvard Munch [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

#4 of Our Top Stories of 2015: Fear of Intelligent Design Prevents Some Biologists from Accepting ENCODE

In Nature, Philip Ball acknowledges an "anxiety that admitting any uncertainty about the mechanisms of evolution will be exploited." Read More ›
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Big white field flower Ammi majus. Bullwort, Queen Anne lace
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Peer-Reviewed Scientific Paper Develops New Ways of Measuring Complex and Specified Information in Life

The "Game of Life" is a computer simulation that's meant to mimic living systems. Read More ›

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