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Frederick Douglass
Photo: Frederick Douglass, by George Kendall Warren, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Frederick Douglass, Champion Abolitionist and Former Slave, on Evolutionary Racism

One wonders what kind of address Douglass would give on Darwin Day — falling tomorrow, February 12 — amidst Black History Month. Read More ›
French Revolution
Image: Liberty Leading the People, by Eugène Delacroix, via Wikimedia Commons.

Jonathan Wells: Scientific Revolutions and Counter-Revolutions

Thomas Kuhn argued from the history of science that reigning scientific paradigms do not give way gently and rationally before new and conflicting evidence. Read More ›
Betsy Siewert
Photo: Betsy Siewert, via Discovery Institute.

Watch: Scientists Who Affirm Intelligent Design

Observe the birthday of Charles Darwin with us by sharing this very cool montage with friends, relatives, and teachers. Read More ›
Ota Benga
Photo: African pygmy Ota Benga was displayed at the Bronx Zoo in 1906, in support of Darwinian theory, via Wikimedia Commons.

Darwin and Race: Three Strikes, He’s Out

February is Black History Month, and this week, Friday, February 12, is Darwin Day — the birthday of Charles Darwin. Read More ›
charles-townes-quote
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For Darwin Day, Website Resists Disinformation Campaign Against Intelligent Design

If you like the idea of living in China, then the government using the Internet to tell everyone what to believe should sound like just the ticket. Read More ›
MOLO RNA world
Image credit: Brian Gage.

RNA World in a World of Hurt

Cornelius Hunter and Eric Anderson spotlight admissions in scientific publications that it’s time to move on from the cherished but embattled RNA World. Read More ›
COVID-19
COVID-19
Image: Fusion Medical Animation, via Unsplash.

Viruses, the Immune System, and Computer Systems

Virus detection in computer programs is primarily implemented using a signature-based technique. Read More ›
Paul Ashby

Paul Ashby — “Meyer Skewers Materialism”

Another stellar endorsement for Stephen Meyer's latest. Paul Ashby is a Harvard-trained physical chemist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Read More ›
Costco
Photo credit: Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Costco Chickens and Human Exceptionalism

The impact of too-onerous animal-welfare laws on the diets of people of limited means becomes clear. Read More ›
Toumaï
Photo: Toumaï skull, by Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Newly Published Analysis Refutes Claims that Sahelanthropus tchadensis Was Human Ancestor

What happened to the femur? Did the original discoverers hold on to the bones to stonewall an analysis with a conclusion they didn’t like? Read More ›

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