Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
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Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

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Arts

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Andrew McDiarmid
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June 27, 2025
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Anatomy
Arts
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Learning About Biological Design from Human Art

Andrew McDiarmid
June 27, 2025
Anatomy, Arts, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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How does an intelligent agent go from idea to artifact? What can the process of art teach us about the evidence of design in the natural world? Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
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April 9, 2025
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Arts
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
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A Needed Protest Against “AI Slop” and AI “Word Vomit”

David Klinghoffer
April 9, 2025
Arts, Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind
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It’s all another lesson in human exceptionalism. I believe we will wake up from the AI delusion someday. Read More ›
Summer Seminar
Photo: Panel discussion at the Summer Seminar, by Nathan Jacobson.
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Andrew McDiarmid
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March 24, 2025
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Arts
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Education
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Summer Seminars: A Transformative (and Free) Experience

Andrew McDiarmid
March 24, 2025
Arts, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Education
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The Summer Seminar presentations and discussions help equip participants with the tools they need to breathe new purpose into the scientific enterprise.  Read More ›
Middle-earth
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Peter Biles
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November 2, 2024
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Arts
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
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Putting AI to the “Tolkien Test”: Could It Pass?

Peter Biles
November 2, 2024
Arts, Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind
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Could ChatGPT ever hope to get close to the creative depth found in Tolkien’s Middle-earth? Read More ›
Cello_spelende_jongeman_door_Jo_Koster
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David Klinghoffer
Date
October 28, 2024
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Arts
Biology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physics
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An Artist Talks with Dembski about Intelligent Design

David Klinghoffer
October 28, 2024
Arts, Biology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physics
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Karen Wong began thinking about the “specified qualities that show up in art” and how “those qualities also show up everywhere else in the universe.” Read More ›
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David Klinghoffer
Date
July 12, 2024
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Arts
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Jonathan Witt: More than Just “Bare” Design, Nature Reveals Cosmic Genius

David Klinghoffer
July 12, 2024
Arts, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Like a matryoshka doll, nature displays its depths in a hidden manner, not just on the surface. Read More ›
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Sunset on the red rocks of the Garden of the Gods State Park in Colorado Springs
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Casey Luskin
Date
March 25, 2024
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Arts
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Science Education
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Apply for the Cost-Free Summer Seminars on ID, but Do It Now! Deadline Is March 31

Casey Luskin
March 25, 2024
Arts, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science Education, Social Sciences
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How can you get involved with ID research? For many scholars, the answer was to attend our Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design. Read More ›
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Sunset on the red rocks of the Garden of the Gods State Park in Colorado Springs
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March 4, 2024
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Biochemistry
Bioethics
Cosmology
History of Science
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Philosophy of Science
Physics
Science Education
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Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design Are FREE but the Application DEADLINE Approaches

Science & Culture
March 4, 2024
Arts, Biochemistry, Bioethics, Cosmology, History of Science, Intelligent Design, Mathematics, Philosophy of Science, Physics, Science Education
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In the shadow of 14,000-foot Pikes Peak, we’ll meet and learn from the top scientists and scholars in the ID community. Read More ›
Cupules
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Denyse O’Leary
Date
February 7, 2024
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Arts
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Paleontology
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Human Origins and the Beginning of Art

Denyse O’Leary
February 7, 2024
Arts, Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics, Paleontology
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There is now evidence of something like artwork among several ancient human types, not just Neanderthals. Thus, an academic controversy has arisen. Read More ›
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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
January 10, 2024
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Arts
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Arts and Sciences Reveal the Genius of Nature

Andrew McDiarmid
January 10, 2024
Arts, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Jonathan Witt describes four characteristics common in all works of human genius and provides examples, from Shakespeare’s Hamlet to Euclid’s geometry. Read More ›

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