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University of Pittsburgh
Photo: University of Pittsburgh, by Corey Seeman, via Flickr (cropped).

Design in a Naturalistic Culture

Paul Nelson expresses his appreciation for his University of Pittsburgh mentor Adolf Grünbaum. Read More ›
Tycho Brahe
Image: Tycho Brahe, Skokloster Castle, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Gollum Effect in Science, from Tycho Brahe to Today

Brahe, a 16th-century Danish astronomer, sat on his astronomical research for years, rather than sharing it with Johannes Kepler, his assistant. Read More ›
Taking Leave of Darwin
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Neil Thomas: Not at All THAT Sort of Person

He is not at all THAT sort of person, the kind one might expect to find waging a campaign against modern evolutionary theory. Read More ›
Matt Ridley
Photo: Matt Ridley, by Ian Smith from Ilkley, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

From Matt Ridley, Smart Remarks on Scientocracy — and a Howling Irony

No one in the intelligent design research community could have said this with greater punch. Read More ›
Seminars Sternberg

Application Period Is Open for Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design

What makes the Summer Seminars so special? Last year Emily Kurlinski talked with a graduate, "Mary," who is pursuing her own research in the world of academia. Read More ›
Summer Seminar instructors

Summer Seminars on ID Get a Makeover — More Accessible Now Than Ever Before

The aim as always is to provide graduates of the Seminars a major boost and ongoing mentorship aimed at launching their own careers in science and scholarship. Read More ›
young Darwin statue
young Darwin statue
Statue of a young Charles Darwin, Shrewsbury School, by Ailurus~frwiki / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

Darwinism and Critical Theory — The Connection

"Strange that it may seem, Darwin plays a central role in this drama. Karl Marx himself credited Darwin with much of his basic insight into human history." Read More ›
Newton by Blake
Image: Isaac Newton, by William Blake [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Intelligent Design as an Invitation

Without the possibility of a design behind the universe, to ask “why” would truly be absurd. 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 ›

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