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Authors

Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap — Michael J. Behe

Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022 — Guillermo Gonzalez

David Klinghoffer in 2021 — David Klinghoffer

Andrew McDiarmid

Photo by Casey Sernaqué

Emily Reeves

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disaster preparedness

Women, man and hospital bed in motion blur of emergency surgery, healthcare wellness or risk condition operation. Doctors, nurses and medical workers with patient in busy er, theatre room or teamwork

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 3, 2026

Categories
History of Science
Medicine
Tagged
, __featured3, Chicago, deaths, demon core, disaster preparedness, disasters, Discovery Institute Press, Geoffrey Simmons, Hurricane Rita, Jonathan Witt, medicine, neighborhood, novels, prepping, Ready.gov, Robert Oppenheimer, thrillers}

The Real-Life Medicine and Science Behind Oppenheimer’s Demon

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 3, 2026

History of Science, Medicine

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Novelist Geoffrey Simmons explains how he drew on his background as an ER doctor and disaster preparedness expert to make his story real and plausible. Read More ›

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Author
John Zmirak

Date
August 31, 2026

Categories
Arts
Bioethics
Technology
Tagged
, 9/11, artificial inteligence, Benjamin Franklin, bombing, Chicago, Christianity, Chronicles, disaster preparedness, Discovery Institute, Discovery Institute Press, district attorney, fiction, Geoffrey Simmons, George Whitefield, Hiroshima, Hollywood, intelligent design, John Zmirak, Just War, Manhattan Project, Michael Crichton, Michael Fassbender, morality, near-death experiences, nuclear physicists, nuclear weapons, Oppenheimer’s Demon, philosophy, physicians, Robert Oppenheimer, tactical nuclear weapons, The Odyssey, thrillers, World War II, worldview}

Grappling with Our Promethean Past … and Future

_{John Zmirak
August 31, 2026

Arts, Bioethics, Technology

5}

As with film, we’d also be wise to support works in other genres that skillfully depict fictional worlds infused with a truthful worldview. Read More ›