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Axe: Why Darwinists Hope You Don’t Know Math

Mathematics has been at the foundation of modern challenges to neo-Darwinism, while those challenges are met mostly with handwaving. Read More ›
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Charles Darwin
Photo: Charles Darwin in 1855, by Maull and Polyblank, Literary and Scientific Portrait Club, via Wikimedia Commons.

Scott Turner: New Video Series on His Model for Evolution

Darwin’s ideas have become a flashpoint in the culture, so any discussion of the science can easily become highly polarized and politicized. Read More ›
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Photo: Michael Behe discusses “Biological Truth & Myth: Insights from the Foundation of Life" (screenshot).

Vindicated But Not Cited: Paper in Nature Heredity Supports Michael Behe’s Devolution Hypothesis

The literature is looking at the same data that intelligent design proponents are looking at, making similar observations, and asking similar questions. Read More ›
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Listen: Median Artery and Evolution Hype

It’s far from clear how natural selection could select for this as an “adaptation” when its most obvious effect is to contribute to carpal tunnel syndrome. Read More ›
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The Glorious, Intentional Gift of Autumn Beauty

Is there something adaptive to the enjoyment of colors in such a wild mix; and in our enjoying it at one particular time of the year? Read More ›
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Engineering Meets Biology: CELS 2020 Early Registration Discount Expires This Sunday

You’ll hear about the latest research, explore new ideas, develope new skills, and collaborate to propose new research projects. Read More ›
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Join Us: Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, April 23-25, in Southern California

The most spectacular example of an engineered living system is the human body, toward the invention of which the whole cosmos appears to have been very carefully aimed. Read More ›
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polar bears
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Remind Me Again Why We Picked Polar Bears?

The core difficulty for some scientists who read Michael Behe’s book is also the key idea at its heart. Read More ›
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How Did Religion “Evolve”?

It’s telling that one kind of evolution always seems to be missing from these “theories” about the evolutionary origins of religion. Read More ›
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Why an Evolutionist Disses Evolutionary Psychology

Darwinian fairy tales about prehistoric Neanderthal proclivities and modern psychology are obvious junk science. Read More ›

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