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Nature’s Missing Law of Information

Conservation of information is not just an idea or concept that sits blithely in a world of mathematical abstraction. Read More ›
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How Modern Physics Reveals Purpose in the Universe

Scientists agree that our universe is finely tuned for the existence of life. But is the fine-tuning a happy accident or the result of foresight? Read More ›
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Physics to God: Rational Arguments for Design in the Universe

Do you recognize the number 1/137.035999206? It might seem arbitrary, but if the fine structure constant were any higher or lower, you might not exist! Read More ›
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For Criticizing Her Field, Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder Gets Canceled by Her Institution

Her parting words: “A lot of research [in] the foundations of physics is now pseudocience. It hasn't followed the scientific method for decades.” Read More ›
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New Book: God Hypothesis, European Style; Events at Princeton, Berkeley

In the faith context, the popular picture in America of what Europe is like — the land that God forgot — may need to be revised. Read More ›
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“Conspiracy Physics”: Platforming an Attack on Dissenting Scientists

If physicists now “worry about the consequences” of long-term theory failure, it is reasonable to think that there are more serious problems in the discipline. Read More ›
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COSM 2025 Will Feature Nobel Laureate Physicist and Skeptic John F. Clauser

Discovery Institute’s upcoming COSM 2025 tech conference will feature something a little different. Read More ›
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Brian Miller: The Basic Challenge to Materialist Origin-of-Life Theories

“All natural processes tend to create greater disorder (entropy)…The origin of life requires chemicals to go into a state of both high order and high energy.” Read More ›
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Exposed: The Flakiness and Groupthink that Plague Physics

This episode is worth keeping in mind when we hear pundits complain that the public doesn’t trust science or that government doesn’t support it enough. Read More ›
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What (If Anything) Physics Can Say About Consciousness

What about objects? If we want to argue that they have consciousness too, we need to define the term differently from the experiential way we usually do. Read More ›

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