Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature
Topic

creationism

Tree of Life
Photo: Tree of Life, at Walt Disney World Resort, by KirkMoorePhoto [CC BY-SA 4.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons.

The Dependency Graph Hypothesis — How It Is Inferred

Ewert proposes that life is best explained not by Darwin’s hypothesis of an ancestry tree, but by a modern design-inspired hypothesis. Read More ›
Louisiana State Capitol
Photo credit: Louisiana State Capitol, by Antrell Williams, via Flickr.

Louisiana Science Education Act Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary

The LSEA demonstrates that we don’t have to teach evolution dogmatically in public schools. Read More ›
Arizona_Republic_Building_October_6_2013_Phoenix_Arizona_2816x2112
Photo: Arizona Republic Building, by Zeb Micelli [CC0], from Wikimedia Commons.

Stop the Presses! Columnist Reports Accurately on Arizona Science Standards

It’s always encouraging when this happens. The problem is, it happens all too rarely. Read More ›
sgra_swarm_lg
Image: "Black Hole Bounty Captured in the Center of the Milky Way," by NASA/Chandra X-Ray Observatory.

Astrophysics and Molecular Genetics with the Parking Brake On

The ancient model of the cosmos, which was the model presupposed by most scientists prior to the mid 20th century, was Steady State. Read More ›
V0011947 A psychiatrist with intense, bulging eyes. Colour process pr
Image source: Wikimedia Commons.

Next Time I Need a Therapist, I’m Staying Away from Jeremy P. Shapiro

For remarkable blindness to his own “thinking errors,” Dr. Shapiro gets a prize. Read More ›
Orestis Palermos 2
Photo: Orestis Palermos, screen shot via Coursera.

Less Pseudo, More Science, Please

Cardiff University philosopher Orestis Palermos was at the center of a stir last week for a claim he made in an online lecture. Read More ›
Florida State Capitol
Photo: Florida State Capitol, by Michael Rivera (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Shock: Florida Laws Would Give Floridians a Say on Science Education

Nature listens to the National Center for Science Education, promoting fears of "flat-Earthers." Read More ›
Satyapal Singh
Satyapal Singh
Photo: Satyapal Singh, by Praketarya (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

In Indian Politics, Evolution News Helps to Stir Things Up

An Indian Cabinet minister, Satyapal Singh, with responsibility for education, had noted that Darwinian evolution is “scientifically wrong” and “not scientific.” Read More ›
panda

Of Pandas and Poor Journalism

Discovery, wonder, learning, exploration: That’s what we want young people to experience in science class. Read More ›
reporter
fake news
Photo: Reporter at a press conference, 12/14/15, by D. Myles Cullen, via Department of Defense.

“Fake News” Isn’t a Phony Concept, as Media and Wikipedia Coverage of Intelligent Design Shows

The interesting psychological issue here turns upon the question of whether these people are deliberately lying or not. Read More ›

© Discovery Institute