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Minding-the-Brain
Image source: Discovery Institute Press.

New Book: Mind Is More than the Brain

Says Gregory Chaitin, algorithmic information theory pioneer: "The mind-body problem lives! A stimulating collection of contemporary perspectives." Read More ›
Deep Space Station 56
Photo: Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex, by NASA/JPL-Caltech.

Uncovering the Hidden Mathematical Structure of the Universe

Genuine human rationality would not exist if a naturalistic account of the human mind were correct. Read More ›
Galaxy ESO 300-16
Photo: Galaxy ESO 300-16, by ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Tully.

Kepler’s Pursuit of a Mathematical Cosmology

Dr. Travis tracks the progression of Kepler’s ideas to show how he became a key figure in the transition from ancient astronomy to a true celestial physics. Read More ›
Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler
Image: Johannes Kepler (1571–1630), via Wikimedia Commons.

Thinking God’s Thoughts: Kepler and Cosmic Comprehensibility

Melissa Cain Travis traces the intellectual pedigree of Johannes Kepler’s ideas all the way back to the ancients. Read More ›
math
Photo credit: Roman Mager via Unsplash.

What Deep Social Change Underlies the War on Math?

The universal language of science is sinking under the weight of claims about trauma and privilege. Read More ›
Carina-Nebula
Photo credit: Carina Nebula, by James Webb Space Telescope via NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI.

Comparing Design Evidence in Physics Versus Biology — Is One Stronger than the Other?

The multiverse is nakedly an attempt to save atheism from science. Darwinian theory is less nakedly so. Read More ›
spiral galaxy NGC 7469 2
Photo: Spiral galaxy NGC 7469, by ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, L. Armus, A. S. Evans.

How Modern Physics Reveals Purpose in the Universe

Scientists agree that our universe is finely tuned for the existence of life. But is the fine-tuning a happy accident or the result of foresight? Read More ›
atmosphere
Photo credit: NASA.

Physics to God: Rational Arguments for Design in the Universe

It’s time to get more intimately acquainted with the strange and wonderful numbers that hold our universe together. Read More ›
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René Descartes
Image: René Descartes, after Frans Hals, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Intelligent Design in Imaginary Numbers

René Descartes, in 1637, is credited with being the first to assign this label to results involving the square root of a negative number. Read More ›
March for Science
Photo: Bill Nye and the March for Science, by Paul and Cathy / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0).

Science Is Self-Correcting? Time for a Reality Check

In the wake of the Stanford scandal, the reasons why science often ISN’T self-correcting are attracting much more attention. Read More ›

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