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Taking Leave of Darwin
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In a New Book, Longtime Agnostic Dumps Darwin

Critics of intelligent design will have a hard time maligning Neil Thomas as a “creationist in a cheap tuxedo.” Read More ›
MOLO RNA world
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Information, Entropy, and the First Life

Physicist Eric Hedin talks about the challenge the second law of thermodynamics poses for naturalistic scenarios for the origin of the first living organism. Read More ›
Darwins_Arch_Galapagos-2
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You’ll Never Guess What Just Collapsed

Neil Thomas, a professor and member of the British Rationalist Association, was a committed Darwinist and agnostic. Read More ›
young Darwin statue
young Darwin statue
Statue of a young Charles Darwin, Shrewsbury School, by Ailurus~frwiki / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

Recognizing the “Transformative” Impact of Barzun’s Darwin, Marx, Wagner, Eighty Years Later

Literary critic M. D. Aeschliman sketches the intellectual evolution that connects Barzun with later Darwin critics. The latest is Stephen Meyer. Read More ›
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Evolution & ID in a Nutshell — Going Strong One Year On

Andrew McDiarmid and Eric Anderson discuss both the praise and criticism the book has received. Read More ›
Eric Hedin
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Today, “Canceled” Scientist Eric Hedin Gets His Voice Back

Cancel culture had no name in 2013. It has since become one of the major worries in contemporary life. Read More ›
James Tour
origin of life
Photo: James Tour in a scene from Science Uprising, via Discovery Institute.

James Tour, Episode 4: On the Origin of Life, “The Devil Is in the Details”

"Dr. Tour teaches the concepts of enantiomers and chirality, exposing challenges in the prebiotic synthesis and resolution of the molecules needed for life." Read More ›
DNA
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Great Expectations: Origins in Science Education

How ironic then that a majority of college-educated adults have been led so far astray in their understanding of the sobering realities of abiogenesis research. Read More ›
James Tour
Photo: Professor James Tour speaking on “The Mystery of the Origin of Life,” Dallas Conference on Science & Faith.

James Tour Samples Primordial Soup: Watch Episode 2 on Abiogenesis Now

"Goundwork is still being laid, as Dr. Tour explains the early Earth primordial soup concept and enlightens the listener on the layperson's understanding." Read More ›
Tour in Science Uprising
origin of life
Photo: James Tour in a scene from Science Uprising, via Discovery Institute.

Episode 1 of Chemist James Tour on Abiogenesis: Watch Now

"In this introductory episode, Dr. James Tour builds the foundation for this series, defining abiogenesis and describing the characteristics for life." Read More ›

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