Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

Authors

Douglas Axe
Photo provided by Doug Axe.
Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
Michael J. Behe
Photo courtesy of Celeste Behe.
David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
Photo provided by David Coppedge.
William A. Dembski
Image provided by Bill Dembski
Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
Photo by Nathan Jacobson for Discovery Institute (CC-BY)
Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
Photo by Nathan Jacobson, © Discovery Institute (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Bruce Gordon
Photo courtesy of Bruce Gordon
Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
Photo courtesy of Stephen Iacoboni
David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
Photo by Casey Sernaqué
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
Photo provided by Katja Deborah Lönnig
Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
Photo by Nathan Jacobson, © Discovery Institute (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Andrew McDiarmid
Copyright Andrew McDiarmid. All rights reserved.
Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Photo by Ashlee Best, Copyright Discovery Institute
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
Photo by Nathan Jacobson for Discovery Institute (CC BY)
Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
Photo provided by Emily Sandico
Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
Photo by Nathan Jacobson for Discovery Institute (CC-BY)
Wesley J. Smith
Photo by Gary Fong, Used by Permission, All Rights Reserved
Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
Photo by Chris Morgan, © Discovery Institute
Daniel Witt
Photo provided by Daniel Witt.
Jonathan Witt

Category

Chemistry

hubble_ngc6891_display
Photo: NGC 6891, by NASA, ESA, A. Hajian (University of Waterloo), H. Bond (Pennsylvania State University), and B. Balick (University of Washington); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America).
Type
post
Author
Stephen C. Meyer
Date
March 23, 2022
Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

What Is the Evidence for Intelligent Design and What Are Its Theistic Implications?

Stephen C. Meyer
March 23, 2022
Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
4
Before Darwin, biologists attributed the beauty, integrated complexity, and adaptation of organisms to their environments to a powerful designing intelligence. Read More ›
a-sandstone-hog-back-stockpack-adobe-stock-179483010-stockpack-adobestock
A sandstone hog back
Image Credit: Skyler - Adobe Stock
Type
post
Author
Brian Miller
Date
March 17, 2022
Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Apply Now: Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design Have Changed the Course of Many Lives

Brian Miller
March 17, 2022
Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics
4
There is no tuition for the program, to be held in Colorado, and travel scholarships are available. Read More ›
Galileo
Image: Galileo Galilei in 1636, by Justus Sustermans, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Date
January 31, 2022
Categories
Astronomy
Chemistry
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

John Bloom on the Match that Lit the Scientific Revolution

Science & Culture
January 31, 2022
Astronomy, Chemistry, Faith & Science, Physical Sciences, Physics
1
Babylonians and Greeks contributed some discoveries and insights that would eventually play into the rise of science. Read More ›
Artemis
Image: Artemis, goddess of the hunt, with nymphs; a fresco from Pompeii, by ArchaiOptix, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Author
Neil Thomas
Date
January 27, 2022
Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Ghost of Epicurus and the Doctrine of Natural Selection

Neil Thomas
January 27, 2022
Chemistry, Evolution, Faith & Science, Philosophy
6
The classical pantheon, lacking moral credibility, had become a source of embarrassment to thoughtful Greeks. Read More ›
Home_made_muffins
Photo credit: Gvjekoslav, via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Author
Paul Nelson
Date
January 21, 2022
Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, , , , , , ,

Prebiotic Muffins and an Air of Unreality

Paul Nelson
January 21, 2022
Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
6
There is a cookbook being proposed for “prebiotic soup recipes” — that is, combinations of non-living chemicals plausibly present on the early Earth. Read More ›
Area 51
Photo: Area 51, by X51 (Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/x51/ Web: http://x51.org/), CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Author
Brian Miller
Date
January 13, 2022
Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Biology as Reverse Engineering

Brian Miller
January 13, 2022
Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics
3
An analogy I like to use is NASA finding a crashed spaceship in a cave located in Area 51. Read More ›
Stephen Meyer
Photo source: Discovery Institute.
Type
post
Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
November 24, 2021
Categories
Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Meyer, Hedin, Dembski, Luskin Shine in World Magazine Book of the Year Awards

David Klinghoffer
November 24, 2021
Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Physics
3
Dr. Meyer isn’t merely tearing down a competing, nihilistic picture of reality, but instead revealing the positive, meaningful one toward which science increasingly directs our attention. Read More ›
graphene-hexagonal-structure-in-motion-as-artificial-intelli-458364041-stockpack-adobestock
Graphene hexagonal structure in motion as artificial intelligence concept. Graphene molecular grid. 3D illustration. 3D Rendering
Image Credit: Icruci - Adobe Stock
Type
post
Author
Casey Luskin
Date
November 14, 2021
Categories
Chemistry
Technology
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Flash Graphene: Born Again Plastic Is Planet-Friendly

Casey Luskin
November 14, 2021
Chemistry, Technology
6
Jim Tour is a man of faith and if you talk to him, he’s quick to credit God for blessing him and his team with these innovations. Read More ›
Charles Darwin
throne
Photo: Charles Darwin, enthroned, by Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Author
Neil Thomas
Date
November 10, 2021
Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Paleontology
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Fables of Evolutionary Psychology (aka Sociobiology)

Neil Thomas
November 10, 2021
Chemistry, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Paleontology
7
Evolutionary psychologists are prone to make up just-so stories which are then passed off as being entirely veridical. Read More ›
flask
Photo credit: PhotoCave, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
Type
post
Author
Rob Stadler
Date
September 1, 2021
Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , ,

Purifying Bad Results: How Origin-of-Life Researchers Cheat via “Relay Synthesis”

Rob Stadler
September 1, 2021
Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life
4
This is not a question of scale — even if the “chemist’s flask” were the entire Earth. Read More ›

© Discovery Institute