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Socrates in the City: James Tour on Nanotech

Tour explains some of the inventions coming out of his Rice University lab, including molecular cars and astonishing graphene technologies. Read More ›
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Photo: Small Magellanic Cloud, by NASA, ESA and A. Nota (STScI/ESA).

Intelligent Design’s Founding Father

Emily Nordhagen Sandico describes the origins of Thaxton’s book, which had such an influence on Stephen Meyer, William Dembski, Phillip Johnson, and others. Read More ›
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Another Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist for Intelligent Design

Compton joins fellow Nobel Prize-winning physicists Charles Townes (UC Berkeley) and Brian Josephson (Cambridge University) who have likewise come out for ID. Read More ›
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Photo: Acid mine drainage, a home for archaea, by Jakec, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Elephant in the Science Lab

I have been seeking to describe the science of purpose. Now it is worth getting down to the basics of what science actually is and how it works. Read More ›
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Close-up of male hands skillfully playing the piano, showcasing professional piano technique.
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“Poor Design”? Actually, the Human Body Is Amazing; Here’s Why

If someone suggests that a coherent, interdependent system of systems arose by chance, they’ll need to back that up with a detailed engineering analysis. Read More ›
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Photo: Charles Thaxton (center) with his co-authors, via Discovery Institute.

Still a Mystery: Charles Thaxton on Life’s Origin

It was the epilogue that proved controversial. There the three authors reviewed five proposed explanations for life’s origins. Read More ›
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Rabbi Adam Jacobs Talks with Michael Denton about Intelligent Design

Rabbi Jacobs, with the worldwide Jewish outreach group Aish HaTorah, makes a very thoughtful conversation partner for Dr. Denton. Read More ›
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Defining the “Science of Purpose”

The "science of purpose" is new to the analytic framework, and is thus obliged to make the case for its claim to validity.  Read More ›
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Recognizing Providence in the History of Life Is a Hint About Our Own Lives

Any of us can point to certain pivotal events in our past that need not have occurred, but did. Read More ›
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Generic Intelligent Design, the Multiverse, or One God?

Stephen Meyer examines the multiverse theory and why it fails to explain away the insistent evidence of a cosmic designer. Read More ›

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