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On Origin of Life, Scientific American Starts Sober, Quickly Relapses into Speculation

A proposal by University of Washington planetary scientist David Catling addresses what origin-of-life researchers call the phosphate problem. Read More ›
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AI Hysteria: Take a Deep Breath and Ask, “Who Benefits from Apocalyptic Claims?”

Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon quit and posted at X last Tuesday, to over 25 million views, that “No other human activity poses this level of danger.” Read More ›
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NYU Press Book Makes Fake Behe Quote a Linchpin of Its Case Against Intelligent Design

It’s quite a chain of errors, from the ACLU to Judge Jones to C. W. Howell. Each makes it worse than the one before. Read More ›
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Meyer on Mind Pump: Intelligent Design for the Fitness Crowd

Dr. Meyer is talking about Albert Einstein’s greatest error with a huge “podcast that is dedicated to providing truthful fitness and health information.” Read More ›
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A Big Deal: In Wall Street Journal, Peter Robinson Welcomes Story of Everything

My colleague asked, “Has that happened before?” Not that I recall. Is something changing? Perhaps. Read More ›
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Luskin on Error Versus Deception in Human Origins Discussions

How do you separate the facts from the narrative? That can be challenging these days, and the realm of science is no exception. Read More ›
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Merry Christmas! No. 8 Story for 2025: Optimization and “Evolution Before Our Eyes”

On Daphne Major, a Galápagos island, there are three major types of finch food: large seeds, small seeds, and pollen and insects. Read More ›
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Optimization: The Engineering Explanation for “Evolution Happening Before Our Eyes”

On Daphne Major, a Galápagos island, there are three major types of finch food: large seeds, small seeds, and pollen and insects. Read More ›
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On the Origin of Science and Culture Today

First, the conversation delves into the site’s launch in December 2004, when the modern intelligent design movement and the Internet were both relatively new. Read More ›
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On Human-Chimp Genetic (Dis)Similarity, Give Credit Where Credit Is Due

Would anyone know that the 1 percent icon has finally fallen, if we hadn't broken the story? It seems not. Read More ›

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