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Tour in Science Uprising
origin of life
Photo: James Tour in a scene from Science Uprising, via Discovery Institute.

New Abiogenesis Series: James Tour Strikes Back

Delightful — a hapless critic snarked that chemist James Tour’s detonation of theories of abiogenesis were off-base because Tour believes in Jesus. Read More ›
Nathan Lents
Image: Nathan Lents, via YouTube.

Human Orphan Genes — Interesting YouTube Talk Tonight by Nathan Lents

A couple of years ago, Professor Lents became fascinated by orphan genes, and went looking for them in the human genome. Read More ›
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 ›
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Image source: IntelligentDesign.Org.

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 ›

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