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How Biochemist Matti Leisola’s Lab Experience Persuaded Him of Intelligent Design

Leisola describes a humble example — the enzymes in washing powder we use in the laundry, with the ability to degrade proteins. Read More ›
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Photo: A Predator drone, by U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

In the Wall Street Journal, Stephen Meyer Proposes an Intelligent Design for National Defense

Writing with Arthur Herman, he proposes a cheap and technologically very attainable alternative to waiting passively to see what comes of North Korea’s growing ICBM collection. Read More ›
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Photo: Stephen Meyer and Michael Medved, by Nathan Jacobson.

Michael Medved and Stephen Meyer: What Is Life?

Even if you don’t know how to define life, you know it when you see it. But how? Read More ›
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Teaching Science as Dogma Isn’t Teaching Science at All

Former Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal writes about the lack of diversity in thought at universities, mentioning intelligent design. Read More ›
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Image credit: Gamezona, via Pixabay.

Terrified of a Robopocalypse? Don’t Be

Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking are scared about AI and the prospect of a “Terminator” future. But the U.S. military isn’t. Read More ›
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On the Role of Technology in Culture, Walt Disney’s Ambivalence Is Still with Us

Pulling kids away from mindless tweenybopper fare on the Disney Channel is a familiar routine in our home. Read More ›
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A Cambrian Explosion…of Robots?

According to Wired, a new epoch has begun, and it is driven by intelligent design. Read More ›
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Here’s a Recipe for Procreative Anarchy

Artificial sperm offer the transhumanist dream of radical individualistic procreation, baby manufacture, and radical family restructuring. Read More ›
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Flink Fast! Here’s a Biodesign Paper for Happy ID Holidays

Two highly complex creatures, humans and bacteria, team up for a new future, using 3D printing with “functional living ink” — Flink. Read More ›
AI Takeover

Robot World Domination? Darwinism as Reductio ad Absurdum

"If people design computer viruses, someone will design AI that improves and replicates itself. This will be a new form of life which outperforms humans," warns Stephen Hawking. Read More ›

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