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Our Highly Praised High School CHEMISTRY Class Starts August 26

As one of Ms. Marais’s students wrote to her, “I have never in my life had a teacher (besides my parents) who was as dedicated and excited as you!” Read More ›
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The Enchanted Sleep of Andreas Wagner

Apparently, Darwinian evolution doesn’t actually explain life. This may come as news to some people. Read More ›
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Luskin: Why Intelligent Design Is the Truly Scientific Method

That codicil, a matter of personal or philosophical preference, binds and blinds the scientist in a way that is NOT scientific. Read More ›
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How the Myth of Junk DNA Hindered Science

For decades, we’ve been told that only a tiny percentage of DNA is functional and that the vast majority is useless junk. Read More ›
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Fossil Friday: Zygaenid Moths — Molecular Clock vs Fossil Record

The ubiquitous mismatch between molecular clocks and the fossil record clearly represents data to be explained. Read More ›
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Photo: Drosophila melanogaster, by Sanjay Acharya, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fly Flight Is More Sophisticated than Imagined

Biological structures usually appear more complicated up close, and the fly wing is no exception.  Read More ›
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Promoting Design Arguments in Mexico and Beyond

I welcome back Dr. Brian Miller, this time to discuss his recent participation at a conference on science and faith in Guadalajara. Read More ›
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Let There Be Bioluminescence

Biological light switched on in the Cambrian — for what reason, evolutionists are not sure. It just happened, like all the other natural miracles. Read More ›
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Is Vitalism Making a Comeback? 

For proponents of ID, there is a natural temptation to respond to this sort of explanation with derision. I suspect this reaction may be short-sighted. Read More ›
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Reflections on Casey Luskin’s Debate with “Dr. Dan”

I commend Dr. Dan for being an amicable dialogue partner and for his good faith attempt to engage substantively with the relevant scientific issues. Read More ›

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