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globular cluster NGC
Photo: Globular cluster NGC 6544, by ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Lewin, F. R. Ferraro.

Intelligence Is Unnatural, and Why That Matters

One of the advantages we have in our study of nature is our ability to observe an entire “unpolluted” universe. Read More ›
Homo rudolfensis
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Fossil Friday: Homo rudolfensis, Another Contentious Homo

Considering the checkered history of grandiose claims and controversies in paleoanthropology, some caution may be wise. Read More ›
money tail
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ScienceAlert Vindicates My Findings About Human “Tails” — They Are NOT an Evolutionary Atavism

The article cites new literature that has appeared since I published my own review nine years ago. Read More ›
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Nancy Pearcey: How Darwinism Fueled a “Toxic War on Masculinity”

Tune in for the stimulating discussion and to hear what Pearcey offers as an antidote to the war on virtuous masculinity. Read More ›
Sauropods
Photo: Skeletal Reconstruction of <I>Mamenchisaurus youngi</I>, though other sources speak of the very closely related <I>Omeisaurus</I>, in the Dinosaur Museum of Zigong, by Einar Fredriksen, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Long Necks in Sauropod Dinosaurs — By Neo-Darwinism or Intelligent Design?

The origin of the ingeniously intricate long necks in sauropod dinosaurs has been postulated to have arisen more than 35 times independently. Read More ›
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Answering Farina on Behe’s Work: Darwin Devolves

Despite Mr. Farina’s smug condescension and patronizing demeanor, he fails to mount a credible critique of Dr. Behe’s thesis. Read More ›
Tarzan
Image: Tarzan, by Employee(s) of Principal Distributing Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

 “What Is a Man?” — New Book Out Today from Nancy Pearcey

Set aside one question of the moment — “What is a woman?” — and turn to another no less important problem that troubles our culture. Read More ›
Cassiopeia A supernova remains
Photo: Cassiopeia A supernova remains, by Image Credits: X-ray: Chandra: NASA/CXC/SAO, IXPE: NASA/MSFC/J. Vink et al.; Optical: NASA/STScI.

“Would Mathematics Be Here if We Weren’t?”

In December, physicist and author Lawrence Krauss interviewed the late American novelist Cormac McCarthy, who died on June 13th at the age of 89. Read More ›
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Gifted Microbes Elevate the Case for Intelligent Design to the Entire Biosphere

Far from being humble, primitive steppingstones to higher life, microbes display superpowers that so-called “higher” forms of life depend on. Read More ›
Plasmodium falciparum
Photo: Plasmodium falciparum, by Dr Graham Beards, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Answering Farina on Behe’s Work: The Edge of Evolution

I wonder whether Farina has in fact read Behe’s book for himself, or whether he is relying upon others, such as Nathan Lents. Read More ›

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