Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature
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2018

Kepler crater
Johannes Kepler
Photo: The Moon’s Kepler crater, named for Johannes Kepler, by NASA via Wikimedia Commons.

Melissa Cain Travis Talks About Science and the Mind of the Maker

From Johannes Kepler to Max Planck, scientists have seen their work as much more than merely uncovering how things work. Read More ›
Meyer Christmas

Stephen Meyer: Looking Forward to Highlights of 2019, a Big Year for ID

Even Richard Dawkins can’t quite shake the idea that a sublime world like ours doesn’t come about by chance, but by “intelligent design.” Read More ›
Apollo 8 crew
intelligent design
Photo: Crew of Apollo 8, James A. Lovell Jr., William A. Anders, Frank Borman, by NASA [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. 

Intelligent Design from Space: Guillermo Gonzalez, Stephen Meyer on the Apollo 8 Anniversary

Much as the world appreciated the “noble and poetic moment,” at the time it could be waved away as mere poetry — more sentiment than science. Read More ›
squirrel
Photo credit: Caleb Martin via Unsplash.

Stocking Stuffers: Smart Squirrels, DNA Origami, and More

Here’s a collection of short news items of interest from the animal and human worlds. Read More ›
Merry Christmas from the Moon

“Merry Christmas from the Moon”: Recalling a Historic Anniversary

As sort of a holiday card in video form, our friends at Illustra Media offer this about the Apollo 8 and its famous Christmas Eve message of 1968. Read More ›
Meyer Israel

Meyer, Medved: Discovery Insiders Tour Will Include Meetings with Pro-ID Israeli Scientists

The trip in September 2019 promises a mix of past, present, and future that no other visit to Israel can match. In a brief conversation with Mr. Medved, Dr. Meyer details some of what you can expect. Read More ›
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Photo: Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood, home of Discovery Institute (which to be candid is not actually shown in this evocative photo), by Luka Reedy via Unsplash.

What Discovery Institute Means to Me: A Reflection

How interesting and how odd, I thought. I am in Seattle. But what’s a think tank that promotes intelligent design doing in Seattle? Read More ›
Medved Meyer

Miracles Ancient and Modern — Insiders Tour of Israel with Stephen Meyer and Michael Medved

Dr. Meyer sat down with Michael Medved at Discovery Institute's Christmas party to talk about several of the absolutely unique aspects of this trip. Read More ›

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