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Wesley Smith
Photo: Wesley J. Smith, in a scene from The War on Humans, via Discovery Institute.

The Arrogant Mistake that Is Scientism

The tweet reads, “Imagine a world is ruled by scientists, not by politicians.” The drift of the tweet appeared to be, wouldn’t that be wonderful! Read More ›
hospital corridor
charlie gard
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Let Non-Doctors Participate in Assisted Suicide?

That process is unfolding in Washington State, where a new bill would let non-doctors be part of the assisted suicide bureaucratic process. Read More ›
Mount-Rushmore
Photo credit: Adrian Yau via Unsplash.

Algorithmic Specified Complexity: Measuring Mount Rushmore

A non-humanoid gelatinous alien might assign no meaning to the faces on Mount Rushmore if the alien had never seen a humanoid. Read More ›
Alfred Russel Wallace, attributed to John William Beaufort (1864-1943)
Image: Alfred Russel Wallace, attributed to John William Beaufort (1864-1943) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Fun Game: Ask Your Darwinist Friends, “Guess Who Said This?”

Earlier this month, Michael Flannery and John West discussed the legacy of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) on the occasion of his birthday. Read More ›
ATP Synthase
Image: A scene from "Molecular Machines — ATP Synthase: The Power Plant of the Cell," via Discovery Institute.

Of Turbines and Pumps: More on Denton’s Latest

We rarely give a second thought to our body’s energy production. Robots use a battery pack and long lengths of wiring to transfer electricity. Read More ›
Casey Luskin
Photo: Casey Luskin, by Brian Gage.

Revealed: The Mystery Scientist Who Will Speak at Our Dallas Conference, February 20

If you’re like me, you’re not good with patience — so I can finally deliver some relief. Read More ›
Miracle of the Cell
Miracle of the Cell
Image credit: Brian Gage.

Atomic Miracles: On Denton’s Latest

Paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson once declared that “man is the result of a purposeless and natural process that did not have him in mind.” Read More ›
geraniums
Photos: Geraniums, by Sabina Bajracharya, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Plant Diversity and Computer Programming

I asked the gardener how come, after all these years, the soil in my geranium pots is at roughly the same level. Read More ›
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Photo: John Conway, by "Thane Plambeck", CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Algorithmic Specified Complexity: The Game of Life

Hobbyists have designed highly complex patterns using John Conway’s simple rules of birth, death, and survival. Read More ›
Casey Luskin
Photo: Casey Luskin.

The Return of Casey Luskin

As I began writing this, I read one of the comments recently posted on our main YouTube channel: “I love Discovery Institute. You guys are changing the world!” Read More ›

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