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When an Atheist Professor’s Worldview Imploded

For 25 years, John D. Wise considered Darwinian evolution the most plausible explanation for life’s origin and development. Read More ›
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Photo credit: NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley), and the OPAL Team.

Finding Beauty and Harmony in the Sciences

Melissa Cain Travis expounds on what she calls the principle of cosmic comprehensibility, the idea that the universe is intelligible to us. Read More ›
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What’s Next in the Search for Habitable Worlds?

Are we common or rare? You can be on either side of the question and still be excited about the search for habitable planets capable of harboring life. Read More ›
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The Big Bang Simplified

Since very few people understand Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, for most of us the Big Bang seems very mysterious and counterintuitive. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Casey Luskin.

In Aurora Borealis, Scientific and Aesthetic Design Arguments Meet 

You appreciate the aurora borealis or aurora australis because you were not created by strictly material evolutionary processes. Read More ›
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Photo: Eric Hedin, by Tina Hedin.

Un-Canceled Science

In one event, the number of people who heard this evidence was more than twice the total number of students who participated in my Boundaries of Science course. Read More ›
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Dallas Conference: Astrobiology Reveals Earth as a Rare Jewel

We are learning that Earth’s rare qualities are important for its habitability. More, Earth offers us an exceptional platform for scientific discoveries. Read More ›
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Image source: Melissa Cain Travis.

In Dallas, Learn About Uncanny Synchronicity Behind the Comprehensibility of the Cosmos

The idea that the rational transparency of our cosmos has design implications came to fruition with the natural theology and astronomy of Johannes Kepler. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Guillermo Ferla, via Unsplash.

The Christmas Star — A Sign of Design

Part of the difficulty with arriving at a satisfactory theory for the Star stems from a compartmentalized approach. Read More ›
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Photo: M92, by NASA, en:STScI, en:WikiSky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Big Bang Survives Two Tests

M92 is one of about 160 known globular star clusters in the Milky Way galaxy and is estimated to contain about 330,000 stars. Read More ›

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