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It’s Time for a “Disclosure Day” on Design in Nature

The culture has been buzzing about Steven Spielberg’s latest, which depicts whistleblowers releasing evidence about UFOs that the government has hidden. Read More ›
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Hope from Science and New Polling on America’s Creed

John West discussed the meaning of equality, enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, when it’s obvious that individual humans are not all equally gifted. Read More ›
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Paper: Human Behavior Shows We’re “Far More Complex than Just a ‘Souped-Up’ Ape”

How do we explain all the “mind-boggling sweep” of time-consuming behavior that isn’t directly necessary for survival? Read More ›
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Thank You from Meyer and Richards for All You’ve Done to Launch The Story of Everything

It’s a beautiful, thought-provoking experience that was made for the big screen. Consider posting about it on social media. Read More ›
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John West: The Science Underlying the American Founding

Notice that Jefferson held this “without appeal to revelation.” That is, the study of nature alone was sufficient to produce “a conviction of design.” Read More ›
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Good News: Young People Are Skeptical of AI — Even if Their Parents Aren’t

ChatGPT. Every student uses it to write papers. So goes the pervading fear, that is. Read More ›
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“First Multi-Purpose ‘Swiss Army Knives’ Made by Hominins”

The tools date from about 2.75 through 2.44 million years ago (Pliocene). They underwent little change over the years, despite the changing environment. Read More ›
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Can Evolution Explain Altruism or Heroism?

Casey Luskin and I share separate recent examples of people who have run towards burning cars to save complete strangers. Read More ›
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Charlie Kirk and the Ultimate Form of Cancellation

It's not just on college campuses. There are many public forums, including churches, synagogues, and city streets. Read More ›
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Darwinism’s “Simplest” and “Most Destructive Implication”

Imagine that: killing as a “cost-saving strategy.” I think of Canada more and more as the haunted twin of the United States, and a warning to us. Read More ›

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