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Eric Hedin
Photo: Eric Hedin, by Tina Hedin.

Un-Canceled Science

In one event, the number of people who heard this evidence was more than twice the total number of students who participated in my Boundaries of Science course. Read More ›
Michael Denton
Photo: Michael Denton, by Daniel Reeves.

Summer Seminars: Beyond the Evolutionary Firewall

The Center for Science and Culture is populating a community of dissenters in academia with the annual all-expenses-paid Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design. Read More ›
chemistry
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Transformative: “Mary,” a PhD Biochemistry Student, on the Summer Seminars on ID

Why does she use a pseudonym in the interview? You may be able to guess, but listen in to hear her explanation. Read More ›
The Blind Watchmaker
Photo credit: Andrew West, via Flickr (cropped).

Up from Dawkins: Summer Seminars Were a Turning Point for Me

I wanted to determine whether I was, as Richard Dawkins asserted, an accident of nature. Or was I created by God? Read More ›
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eclipse
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You’re Invited! Get the Total Solar Eclipse Experience, April 7-8, in Waxahachie, TX

Beyond the sensory experience lies something even more astonishing — a cosmological coincidence of metaphysical significance to human existence.  Read More ›
Atlas
Image: Statue of Atlas, Rockefeller Center, NYC; photograph by Michael Greene; sculpture by Lee Lawrie; public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Evolution’s Demigods: Reviewing the Tour vs. Cronin Debate

Says Brian Miller, “What a lot of origin-of-life people do is talk about natural selection as a demigod with creative agency." Read More ›
Tour in Science Uprising
origin of life
Photo: James Tour in a scene from Science Uprising, via Discovery Institute.

Debate Review: Jim Tour vs Lee Cronin at Harvard

In 2021, chemist Dr. Lee Cronin declared publicly that “Origin of life research is a scam.” He later said he was only joking. Read More ›
Summer Seminar
Photo: Natural backdrop for this year's Summer Seminar, by Emily Sandico.

The Rocks Cry Out — Looking Back on My Year

We enjoyed our staff Christmas lunch yesterday at Ivar’s in downtown Seattle and a number of colleagues spoke movingly. Read More ›
Forrrest Mims.
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Tomorrow: Webinar with Maverick Scientist Forrest Mims

Prepared to be entertained — and inspired — by the man who describes his life as “one continuous science fair project.” Read More ›
Merced River
Image: Merced River, Yosemite Valley, by American painter Albert Bierstadt. Public Domain. Not generated by AI.

Why Scientific Materialism Is No Match for Truth, Beauty, and Goodness

These abstract concepts don’t derive from the material world, yet we feel impoverished without them; they’re foundations of a life worth living. Read More ›

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