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math
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Is Mathematics Discovered or Invented?

Some think that math is invented. Evidence, though, points towards its discovery. Read More ›
forest
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Denton Explains How Light Sustains Human Life

“The atmosphere lets through just the light we need,” says Denton, “and the sun puts out just the light we need. It’s a remarkable coincidence." Read More ›
Ovid Banished from Rome
Image: Ovid Banished from Rome, by J. M. W. Turner, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Ovid in His Exile

Schermerhorn Hall at Columbia University was the scene of many strange experiments. Read More ›
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Engineering, not Evolution, Explains the Body

Laufmann and Glicksman point to essential systems within systems within systems — irreducible complexity cubed, if you will. Read More ›
Bhimbetka
Photo: <I>Dickinsonia</I>-like pseuodofossil, Bhimbetka cave, Retallack et al. 2021, fair use.

Fossil Friday: Alleged Precambrian Fossil Unmasked as Rotten Beehive

The scientists revisited the site and discovered that the assumed Ediacaran fossils are neither of Ediacaran age nor represent fossils at all. Read More ›
Glen Eyrie castle
Photos: All by Emily Nordhagen Sandico.

Glorious — My First Summer Seminar on ID

For unnumbered hours we basked in the shared light of the pursuit of truth through good science and sound philosophy. Read More ›
Dave Farina
Photo: Dave Farina, via YouTube.

My “Debate” with Professor Dave

On Twitter, Dr. McLatchie took some time to engage in an exchange with Farina, which reflects the quality of the latter’s thinking, such as it is. Read More ›
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Physics, Information Loss, and Intelligent Design

Imagine a system where heat flows from a hot region to a cold region under the constraint of the traditional second law of thermodynamics. Read More ›
runner
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The Human Body as a Marvel of Engineering

“The systems that are required to make the human body work,” says Steve Laufmann, “are exactly the kinds of things that engineers design and build.” Read More ›
Galaxy ESO 174
Photo: Galaxy ESO 174, by ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Tully.

William Shatner and Our Privileged Planet

Shatner‘s revelation may be interpreted as an environmentalist creed, but I rather see it as a poetical formulation of the fine-tuning of Earth for life. Read More ›

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