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Biologist Scott Turner: What Is Life? And Other Simple Questions

The picture of life that biologist Scott Turner sketches in his recent book is remarkable, and not easy to fully take aboard in your mind. Read More ›
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ID Education Day Comes to Dallas, March 23!

It’s an excellent way to supplement what students are learning about the scientific evidence on biological and cosmic origins. Read More ›
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Oxford’s John Lennox on Stephen Hawking’s “Grand Design”

The time for eulogies is now, but that time will pass. Read More ›
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Farewell, Stephen Hawking

Recently, there was the increasing sense that he was being exploited by the media for his brilliant reputation. Read More ›
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Photo: A damselfly, by fir0002 | flagstaffotos.com.auCanon 20D + Sigma 150mm f/2.8 + Canon MT 24-EX (Own work) [GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons.

Masters of Physics in the Living World

Plants and animals display proficiency in dynamics — the physics of movement. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Jupiter, south pole, by NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstädt.

The Universe Reflects a Mind

Philosopher Phillip Goff is, intriguingly, on the right track but he errs in his subsequent inference to cosmopsychism. Read More ›
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The Second Law Argument: A Timeline

“Remove the sun,” wrote Isaac Asimov, “and the human brain would not have developed.” Read More ›
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Sean Carroll’s Preposterous Universe

The material universe must be caused, and it cannot be the cause of its own existence. Read More ›
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Image credit: Supermassive black hole embedded in galaxy NGC 4696, Centaurus galaxy cluster; X-ray: NASA/CXC/MPE/J. Sanders et al.; Optical: NASA/STScI; Radio: NSF/NRAO/VLA.

Cosmic Fine-Tuning and the Problem of Evil

"Cosmopsychism might seem crazy," says philosopher Phillip Goff, "but it provides a robust explanatory model for how the universe became fine-tuned for life." Read More ›

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