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Doug Axe
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Günter Bechly
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David Berlinski
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Eric Cassell
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
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Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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August 23, 2024
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On the Origin of Darwin’s Worldview

Science and Culture
August 23, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Michael Flannery tells of Darwin’s involvement in the Plinian Society, a “freethinkers” group at Edinburgh University in Scotland. Read More ›
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August 21, 2024
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Lee Spetner Took Aim at Natural Selection and Population Genetics

Science and Culture
August 21, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Spetner, a PhD from MIT, discusses natural selection, what it can and cannot do. Read More ›
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August 19, 2024
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Materialism Is a Totalistic Claim — Here’s Why That Matters

Science and Culture
August 19, 2024
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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There are aspects of the mind that are not generated in the brain. That sounds like a modest claim. Read More ›
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August 8, 2024
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Research with Mice May Explain How the Placebo Effect Works

Science and Culture
August 8, 2024
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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The mice had to be placed in a painful situation in order to trigger a placebo effect. With humans, it is often just a matter of communicating orally. Read More ›
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August 5, 2024
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How Did We Get Here? New Book by Richard Weikart Tracks Rise of the Culture of Death

Science and Culture
August 5, 2024
Bioethics, Ethics, Faith & Science
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The Judeo-Christian tradition encouraged a culture of life, but the secular Enlightenment and Darwinian materialism have tugged us in a different direction. Read More ›
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August 1, 2024
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Do We Need the Right Half of the Brain?

Science and Culture
August 1, 2024
Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind
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A 29-year-old woman, CB, with no neurological or psychiatric history had a stroke, possibly due to medication issues. Read More ›
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July 22, 2024
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On Intelligent Design, Dr. Dan Appears to Equivocate

Science and Culture
July 22, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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In an ongoing dialogue with ID proponents, Rutgers University biologist Dan Stern Cardinale (aka Dr. Dan) has replied to us with a recent video. Read More ›
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July 17, 2024
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Three Genuine Tells of Junk Science

Science and Culture
July 17, 2024
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This comes to us hard on the heels of philosopher Massimo Pigliucci’s effort to identify “pseudoscience.” Read More ›
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July 4, 2024
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Research: Our Brains Float Between Two Phases, Dodging Disorder

Science and Culture
July 4, 2024
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind
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The good news, according to recent research, is that unsteadiness is the normal state of the human brain. Read More ›
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June 24, 2024
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Documentation for Dr. Dan

Science and Culture
June 24, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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We hope Rutgers biologist Dan Stern Cardinale finds these citations of interest. Read More ›

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