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Gold Rush of Discovery Points Beyond Blind Evolutionary Process — to Foresight

We’re told that it’s out of bounds for science to go there. I take up that claim in the final chapter of my book, Foresight. Read More ›
International Space Station
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Photo: International Space Station, by NASA [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Experimental Science and Its Implications for Faith

A nice thing about being young is that you have no idea how much you do not know. Read More ›
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Photo: A froghopper, by Kaldari [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Small Wonders: Scientists Reveal the Secrets of Amazing Little Insects and Crustaceans

It often seems that the closer you need to look, the greater the wonder. It’s as if someone set it there to hide, waiting for us. Read More ›
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Photo: A gecko displays its superbly designed toes, by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons.

Is Biology Approaching the Threshold of Design Acceptance?

A recent biology paper inches up to the edge of design advocacy, without using the phrase “intelligent design.” Read More ›
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Photo: A fairyfly (Gonatocerus triguttatus), by Reyes Garcia III [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Gecko, Fairyfly, Manta Ray: Animals Push the Limits of the Possible

What are we to think of humble animals that make the semi-miraculous look routine? Read More ›
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genetic engineering
Photo credit: Ashlyak [CC BY-SA 3.0], from Wikimedia Commons.

Genetically Engineered Babies Are Born: Life as Potter’s Clay

The birth of gene-edited children — which I discussed here just yesterday — has been confirmed. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Wokandapix, via Pixabay.

Word Games with Evolutionists

Coming from the National Center for Science Education or the New York Times, this is typical. Read More ›
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Photo: A student gains “hands-on” experience with DNA with an inexpensive BioBits kit, by Wyss Institute at Harvard University.

Biomimetics Moves STEM Education in an Intriguing Direction

An initiative by a major biomimetics lab to prepare students for careers in STEM introduces them to biological coding. Read More ›
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Photo: California pitcher plant (Darlingtonia californica), a carnivorous plant, by Noah Elhardt, via Wikimedia Commons.

More on Winston Ewert’s “Dependency Graph of Life” — An Important New Paper

The evolution of life mimics the evolution of software or other human technology. Read More ›
Tree of Life
Photo: Tree of Life, at Walt Disney World Resort, by KirkMoorePhoto [CC BY-SA 4.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons.

The Dependency Graph Hypothesis — How It Is Inferred

Ewert proposes that life is best explained not by Darwin’s hypothesis of an ancestry tree, but by a modern design-inspired hypothesis. Read More ›

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