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2019

Cupples Basement
Nathan Lents
Photo: Basement of Cupples Hall, Washington University, by John West.

According to Biologist Nathan Lents, It’s “Racist” to Invite Condemnation of Racism

Not content with ripping Dr. Behe, Professor Lents now seeks to assassinate my character. Try to follow his logic if you can. Read More ›
Brian Miller
Education Day
Photo: Brian Miller teaches at ID Education Day in Seattle, by Daniel Reeves. 

In Seattle and Dallas, Education Days Will Offer Students the Latest In Intelligent Design Research

These opportunities are rare, to be sure, which is why you won’t want to miss out on these upcoming events. Read More ›
Oxytricha trifallax
Ciliated Protozoa
Photo: Oxytricha trifallax, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

The Wonders of Genomic Acrobatics: Ciliated Protozoa as a Case Study

Explaining this sort of phenomenon by slight, successive modification, as Darwin envisaged, seems problematic. Read More ›
science fiction
occult
Image: An illustration from H.G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds, by Henrique Alvim Correa [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Mike Keas: Modern-Day Atheism Meets the Occult

Keas describes the surprisingly religious role played by much atheistic science fiction. The discussion includes 2001: A Space Odyssey and H.G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds. Read More ›
Cupples Hall
Washington University

Human Zoos and a Cruel Past: A Visit to Washington University

Take a look inside the university’s Cupples Hall where, down in the basement, psychological tests, “including pain testing,” were conducted on evolutionary “missing links.” Read More ›
seat belt
Photo credit: Christopher Doyle from Horley, United Kingdom [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Fasten Your Seat Belt; Michael Behe’s Darwin Devolves Launches!

“Darwin’s mechanism,” Behe shows in the new book, “works chiefly by squandering genetic information for short-term gain.” Read More ›
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Michael Behe
Photo credit: Richard Elliott.

ID Education Day in Richmond, Seattle; Preview of Behe’s Latest!

“The conference was a smash,” Mike Behe reports. “The morning started out with some snow (in Richmond!) but that didn't stop anyone from attending.” Read More ›
Coast to Coast
Keas
Photo credit: Greg Rakozy via Unsplash.

Tonight on Coast to Coast AM, Mike Keas Talks Unbelievable Myths About Science, Religion

I admire the decision by host George Noory to have Professor Keas on to challenge the audience. Read More ›
Salmonella enterica
intelligent design
Photo: Salmonella enterica, by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Näsvall et al. Demonstrates the Effectiveness of Intelligent Design

The dispute started when a review in Science proposed the 2012 article by Näsvall et al. as evidence against Mike Behe’s book Darwin Devolves. Read More ›

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