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Egnor: The Architecture of Reality

In a new podcast discussion with Robert J. Marks, Michael Egnor talks about the relationship between faith and arguments from philosophical reasoning. Read More ›
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Physicist Brian Miller: The Non-Algorithmic Nature of Life

Immaterial? As in not material? It’s a daring proposition, to be sure, and one that has the power to change everything we understand about life. Read More ›
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Evolution Evolved to Mirror the Zeitgeist

By the mid 1800s, the mental climate had shifted, and the time was ripe for a new Darwin to craft a new Darwinism. Read More ›
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The Boy Who Proved Most Theories of Consciousness Wrong

He was unequivocally conscious — without a cerebral cortex and even without brain hemispheres. Read More ›
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Evolution and Common-Sense Reasoning 

The equations of quantum mechanics do not describe exactly — even in theory — the effects of the fundamental forces on the fundamental particles of physics. Read More ›
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Teleology: Anticipation and Necessity

Imagine a primordial grizzly bear on the northern edge of the forest adjacent to the Arctic. His soma senses the differences of the new environment. Read More ›
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The Immaterial Origins of Human Creativity

Join Pat Flynn and his guests as they climb the metaphorical mountain of information to address the origins of human creativity. Read More ›
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The Most Unnatural Thing in the Universe

We usually think of life as the most natural thing there is — blooming plants, flowing water, the cycles of nature. Read More ›
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Dawkins: Intelligent Design Is a Scientific Hypothesis

"The idea that the universe was actually created by a supernatural intelligence is a dramatic, important idea." Read More ›
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Join Us for a Discovery Institute Academy “Meet the Teachers” Zoom

If you weren’t able to drop by our booth in Florida, why don’t you consider joining our “Meet the Teachers” Zoom event on Thursday, May 29 at 5:00 pm (PDT).  Read More ›

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