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The Federalist on Stephen Meyer’s Latest ­— “Harder and Harder to Dismiss Intelligent Design”

The “corporate media” is an apt formulation to describe the engine of mindless conformity that increasingly dominates our lives. Read More ›
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More Fantastic Molecular Machine Videos from Wehi

I’m not claiming that these video creators support intelligent design. Frankly, I have no idea where they stand. Read More ›
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Image: Jeremy England lectures in Stockholm, via YouTube.

Unbelievable Conversation about the Origin of Life

Physicist Brian Miller and host Eric Anderson explore a recent conversation between physicists Jeremy England and Paul Davies. Read More ›
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Evolutionary Imagination and Belief Drive False Claims of a “Four-Legged Whale”

Perhaps this organism had four legs. Perhaps it had flippers. Perhaps it was closely related to whales. Perhaps it has nothing to do with whales. Read More ›
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Purifying Bad Results: How Origin-of-Life Researchers Cheat via “Relay Synthesis”

This is not a question of scale — even if the “chemist’s flask” were the entire Earth. Read More ›
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Photo: Galápagos finch, by kuhnmi, via Flickr.

Engineering Better Explains Adaptation than Evolutionary Theory

The genetic variation in any species is confined to a limited set of variables such as a finch beak’s thickness. Read More ›
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Darwin Skeptic Neil Thomas Call Himself “A Christian with a Small ‘C’”

At the end of a discussion of evolutionary theory’s “crypto-animism” and more, Thomas protests the Church of England’s 2008 apology to Charles Darwin. Read More ›
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How Engineers Helped Save Biology from Evolutionary Theory

Design motifs such as four-bar linkages and control systems must meet exacting requirements whether implemented in a space shuttle or a fish. Read More ›
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Back to School with Biology Education

Geologist Casey Luskin offers tips for when diversity doesn’t extend into the biology classroom. Read More ›
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Meyer: “Can Natural Selection Explain the Origin of Life?”

So there’s this absented-minded philosopher of science walking down the street, head in the clouds, not looking where he’s going. Read More ›

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