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Image source: Illustra Media, Origin: Design, Chance, and the First Life on Earth.

Cell Membranes: Dynamic, Communicating, Designed

Simple bilayers of lipids? No! Cell membranes have come into their own as masterful players in numerous cellular functions. Read More ›
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Scientist Names Dragonfly Species after Behe. Gets Roasted. Shrugs.

Günter Bechly describes what’s remarkable about this stunning fossil, and explains some problems dragonflies pose for Darwinism. Read More ›
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Photo: Henry Kissinger, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, via Flickr.

Kissinger: A.I. Machines Won’t “Think”

Transhumanists and other anti-human exceptionalists have been arguing of late that artificial-intelligence machines are destined to become so sophisticated that they will become “self-aware.” Read More ›
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Photo: U.S. Air Force/Carol Lawrence.

The Eye Evolution Simulation That Failed

Biologists Jonathan Wells and Ray Bohlin talk about a conversation that Dr. Wells imagined between evolutionists Richard Dawkins and Dan-Eric Nilsson Read More ›
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Photo credit: Gellinger, via Pixabay.

For Selling Evolution, a Little Knowledge Is a Glorious Thing

Many Americans reject evolution, a recent paper suggests, because they’re uninformed.  Read More ›
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Photo: A Volkswagen Beetle compared with its evolutionary ancestor, a Ford Model T, by Manfred Werner - Tsui [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], from Wikimedia Commons.

I Believe in the Evolution of Life and the Evolution of Automobiles

We talk about the “evolution” of automobiles, yet we know there was design at every stage of this evolution. Read More ›
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<p>Photo: Walcott Quary, Burgess Shale, by Mark A. Wilson (Wilson44691) (Department of Geology, The College of Wooster) [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons.</p>

Meyer, Medved on Great Minds — Cambrian Explosion, Burgess Shale, and More

Animal forms come and go, but what links them as “acts of mind” (as Agassiz put it) is a “continuity of ideas,” not, says Meyer, the physical continuity that Darwin asserted. Read More ›
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Photo: Space Needle, Seattle, by Olichel via Pixabay.

Needed at Discovery Institute Seattle Offices — Versatile and Energetic Team Member

Are you passionate about intelligent design? Are you looking for a way to turn your passion into a full-time job? Read More ›
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Photo credit: University of Illinois Library (Textbooks in the Curriculum Collection) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Biased School Textbooks Aren’t Limited to Biology

Textbook publishers use their influence over kids and the appearance of neutrality to advance a set of strong biases. Read More ›

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