Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
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Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Life Sciences

topoisomerase
Image: Topoisomerase II, by Discovery Institute.
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Casey Luskin
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February 17, 2022
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Biology
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Teleology in Biology — Our Topoisomerase Webinar Is Now Up

Casey Luskin
February 17, 2022
Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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Materialists want us to twist our minds into knots: we’re supposed to describe a world of purpose and direction as if it had no purpose and direction. Read More ›
hempnettle
Photo: Hempnettle , by Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Jonathan Wells
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February 17, 2022
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Top Scientific Problems with Evolution: Speciation

Jonathan Wells
February 17, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Life Sciences
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Swedish scientist Arne Müntzing used two plant species to make a hybrid that underwent chromosome doubling to produce hempnettle, a member of the mint family. Read More ›
Ota Benga
Photo: African pygmy Ota Benga was displayed at the Bronx Zoo in 1906, in support of Darwinian theory, via Wikimedia Commons.
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February 16, 2022
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Listen: Q&A with Weikart on Darwinian Racism

Science & Culture
February 16, 2022
Bioethics, Biology, Evolution
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What about the objection that Darwinism, properly understood, doesn’t support scientific racism (much less Nazi racism)? Read More ›
topoisomerase
Image: Topoisomerase II, by Discovery Institute.
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Casey Luskin
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February 16, 2022
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The Amazing Topoisomerase Enzyme: New Molecular Machine Animation from Discovery Institute

Casey Luskin
February 16, 2022
Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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Let’s briefly explore one of these crucial enzymes, topoisomerase II, which is the video's specific focus. Read More ›
fruit fly
Photo: A fruit fly, by Macroscopic Solutions, via Flickr.
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Jonathan Wells
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February 16, 2022
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Top Scientific Problems with Evolution: Mutation

Jonathan Wells
February 16, 2022
Evolution, Life Sciences
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According to evolutionary biologist Thomas Cavalier-Smith, the idea that DNA contains all the information needed to make an organism “is simply false.” Read More ›
Darwin's finch
Photo: Darwin's finch, by Victor Gleim, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Jonathan Wells
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February 15, 2022
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Top Scientific Problems with Evolution: Natural Selection

Jonathan Wells
February 15, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Life Sciences
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When the drought ended and the rains returned, however, food was plentiful, and the average beak size returned to normal. Read More ›
surprise
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February 14, 2022
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How Universal Common Descent Survives Failed Predictions

Science & Culture
February 14, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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The prediction Paul Nelson discusses here is that there would turn out to be a single universal genetic code. Read More ›
DNA
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Jonathan Wells
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February 14, 2022
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Top Scientific Problems with Evolution: Molecular Phylogeny

Jonathan Wells
February 14, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Life Sciences
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Common ancestry does not emerge from the inconsistent findings of molecular phylogenetics. Read More ›
Man playing chess with monkey
Paul Nelson
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Casey Luskin
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February 14, 2022
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Khan Academy Misleads with Human-Chimp Genetic Similarity Argument for Common Ancestry

Casey Luskin
February 14, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Life Sciences
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The video compares humans and chimps, saying the latter’s behaviors and facial expressions are “eerily human.” I could say the same thing about my cat. Read More ›
trilobite
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Jonathan Wells
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February 12, 2022
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Top Scientific Problems with Evolution: Fossils

Jonathan Wells
February 12, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Life Sciences
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The abruptness seen in the Cambrian explosion can also be seen on smaller scales throughout the fossil record. Read More ›

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