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Photo: A schoolyard bully. Did evolution make him do it? By Thomas Ricker, via Flickr.

Why Social Science Does Not Need Evolutionary Theory

The example that Professor Cristine Legare proffers is schoolyard bullying. Read More ›
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Photo credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute.

Is There Information in Saturn’s Rings?

Or in a rock? Or a snowflake? This is a common contention from ID critics. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Greta Keenan, Francis Crick Institute, via EurekAlert!

An Intimate Reminder About What “Was Once Thought to Be Unnecessary ‘Junk’ DNA”

“Male mice grow ovaries instead of testes if they are missing a small region of DNA that doesn’t contain any genes,” reports the Francis Crick Institute. Read More ›
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Image: Bone structure of a human hand, by Henry Gray (1918), Anatomy of the Human Body, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

The “Botched” Human Body, Revisited

As a systems architect, I’ve spent decades designing and implementing large and complex systems of information systems. Read More ›
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Photo: Arizona Republic Building, by Zeb Micelli [CC0], from Wikimedia Commons.

Stop the Presses! Columnist Reports Accurately on Arizona Science Standards

It’s always encouraging when this happens. The problem is, it happens all too rarely. Read More ›
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Photo: Peter Salovey, by Ash Carter (160523-D-DT527-335) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Yale President Calls for Objectivity in Science Education

He might not welcome my saying so, but his emphasis on thinking critically and examining evidence is spot-on. Read More ›
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Photo credit: GatorEG [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons.

Lindsay Shepherd’s University Endorses Free Speech

She was called into a meeting and chastised by faculty members. She recorded the meeting and publicized the recording. Read More ›
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Congratulations to Bruce Chapman, “Godfather” of Intelligent Design

In his new book he discusses some of the overlooked virtues of politicians, and asks, in one chapter, “What Makes a Politician Good?” Read More ›

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