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New Cosmos Episodes: Only Part of the Story

These episodes will slip in smoothly in public school science classrooms, someday when all the schools reopen. Read More ›
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Listen: Biochemist Michael Behe Puts Coronavirus in a Helpful Scientific Perspective

Are we 8 percent virus (when we’re not 98 percent chimpanzee)? Dr. Behe explains that it’s not quite that clear. Read More ›
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Remembering Our Friend Jon Buell, Intelligent Design’s “Matchmaker”

If others have been hailed as the “father of intelligent design” (Michael Behe) or the “godfather” (Phillip Johnson), then Jon Buell was the “matchmaker.” Read More ›
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Designs in Miniature — Some Are the Most Wonderful of All

The smaller a design, the harder it may be to detect. But miniature designs can inspire awe more than large ones. Read More ›
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Biophysicist and Philosopher Kirk Durston on Experimental, Inferential, and Fantasy Science

In a conversation with host Andrew McDiarmid, Dr. Durston describes how abductive reasoning can be used as we consider the best explanation for the origin of biological information. Read More ›
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Lesson from a Carnivorous Plant

The aquatic bladderwort lacks the charm of a rose, a lily, cherry blossoms, or many other plants you can think of, but it has something else to recommend it. Read More ›
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Blurring the Line Between Natural and Artificial

As technology mimics nature, at what point might future investigators be unsure about natural versus intelligent causes? Read More ›
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Listen: Biophysicist and Philosopher Kirk Durston on Experimental Science

Durston says he has yet to find a true conflict between experimental, reproducible scientific observations and his religious faith. Read More ›
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With a Hopeful Message About Life’s “X Factor,” Episode 5 of Secrets of the Cell Is Well Timed

Michael Behe is a biochemist, leading proponent of intelligent design, and a wise guide to understanding the wonders of life with its mysterious “purposeful arrangement of parts.” Read More ›

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