Tag: Discovery Institute

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 10, 2026

Categories
Genetics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, chimp genome, chimpanzees, Darwinian evolution, Discovery Institute, educators, genetic difference, genetics, genome, geology, human beings, human exceptionalism, human genome, intelligent design, scientists, Smithsonian Institution, speakers, statistics, students, UC San Diego, University of Johannesburg, University of San Diego}

Dr. Luskin on Human/Chimp Genetic Differences and Why They Matter

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 10, 2026

Genetics, Human Exceptionalism

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I invited one of Discovery Institute’s premier scholars to discuss new findings and the meaning of it all. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
February 6, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Center for Science and Culture, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, citrate, Creation Myths, Daniel Stern Cardinale, Darwin Devolves, Discovery Institute, DNA, DNA replication, DNA replisome, Escherichia coli, evolution, generation turnover time, genome duplication, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, irreducibly complex systems, lizards, Michael Behe, multicellularity, mutation rates, mutations, natural selection, neutral mutations, Paramecium tetraurelia, placenta, population size, retrovirus, Richard Lenski, Rutgers University, Scott Minnich, tetherin, tetherin antagonism, type III secretion system, viruses, YouTube channels}

Irreducible Complexity: A Reply and Challenge to Daniel Stern Cardinale

_{Jonathan McLatchie
February 6, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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I invite Stern Cardinale to attempt to provide a plausible evolutionary explanation of the origins of a complex system such as DNA replication. Read More ›

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Author
Tom Winkler

Date
February 3, 2026

Categories
Biology
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, biology, cell phone, civil dialogue, Cornell University, Discovery Institute, education, faculty, Heterodox Academy, immaterial causes, intelligent design, Ithaca, Ivy League, James Tour, material causes, Michael Behe, Michael Egnor, new york, professors, Randy Wayne, Seattle, students, universities, Walter Bradley Center on Natural and Artificial Intelligence, world view}

An Evening with Michael Egnor at Cornell

_{Tom Winkler
February 3, 2026

Biology, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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The talk itself provides the basis for the Q&A, so it is worth listening to. But for a real treat, don’t miss the exchange afterward. It is golden. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
January 20, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, AI Overview, archaeology, art, Bas van Fraassen, biology, ChatGPT, complex specified information, computation, computer science, Conservation of Information, control, cryptography, Darwinian theory, Discovery Institute, Ernest Nagel, experiment, fecundity, Forensics, function, gnana yoga, Grok, Hinduism, ID 3.0 Research Program, Imre Lakatos, information, intelligent design, James Tour, James Woodward, Karl Popper, large language models, Larry Laudan, law, Lex Fridman, living things, materialism, mathematics, mechanism, methodological naturalism, Michael Levin, Nancy Cartwright, naturalism, ontology, origin of life, patterns, Paul Feyerabend, philosophy, Pierre Duhem, Plato, Platonic space, pseudoscience, Richard Dawkins, Sandra Mitchell, scientific theory, SETI, steganography, Stephen Meyer, testability, testing, thermostats, Thomas Kuhn, Tufts University, Willard Van Orman Quine}

Michael Levin and the Philosophy of Intelligent Design

_{William A. Dembski
January 20, 2026

Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science

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Levin is not a reflexive Darwinian materialist. Moreover, he touches on many themes that intelligent design theorists touch on. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
January 4, 2026

Categories
Ethics
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, beauty, Center for Science and Culture, David Klinghoffer, Discovery Institute, God’s Grandeur, goodness, gratitude, ID the Future, illusion, intelligent design, materialistic evolution, podcast, reality, truth}

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

_{Andrew McDiarmid
January 4, 2026

Ethics, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Is the world a good place? Is truth relative? Can beauty be defined? David Klinghoffer talks with Dr. Ann Gauger. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 29, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, Cambridge, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Darwinian theory, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, England, Evolution News, evolutionary biology, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Germans, Germany, Günter Bechly, human origins, Icons of Evolution, intelligent design, intimidation, John West, Jonathan McLatchie, Jonathan Wells, Pacific Ocean, paleontology, Paul Nelson, Revolutionary: Michael Behe and the Mystery of Molecular Machines (film), Richard Sternberg, State Museum of Natural History, Stephen Meyer, Stuttgart, Theistic Evolution (book)}

No. 4 Story for 2025: Farewell to Günter Bechly

_{David Klinghoffer
December 29, 2025

Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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I told Richard Sternberg a story from own experience. I learned about more than paleontology from Bechly. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 26, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, 4th of July, americans, atheists, blueberries, Christof Koch, CNN, Denyse O'Leary, Discovery Institute, faith and science, fireworks, Gaza, Independence Day, Israel, journalists, July 4, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, near-death experiences, neuroscientists, neurosurgeons, Piers Morgan, Piers Morgan Uncensored, Roman Catholics, Scripture, Seattle, skeptics, Sunday Times, The Immortal Mind, YouTube videos}

No. 7 Story for 2025: World’s “Best-Known Journalist” Meets Michael Egnor

_{David Klinghoffer
December 26, 2025

Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Piers Morgan, who is Catholic, says he already believed in life after death from faith and Scripture. What he wanted, he said, was scientific evidence for it. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
December 22, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Zoology
Tagged
, bugs, butterflies, Center for Science and Culture, complexity, Discovery Institute, ecosystems, education, engineers, foresight, ID Education Day, insects, intelligent design, invertebrates, Irreducible Complexity, Metamorphosis, nematodes, neo-Darwinian evolution}

Creepy Crawly Complexity: Kate Kavanaugh on the Intelligent Design of Insects

_{Andrew McDiarmid
December 22, 2025

Intelligent Design, Science Education, Zoology

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Far from being mere nuisances, these creatures function as tiny engineers that elegantly solve complex problems to sustain global ecosystems. Read More ›

Exploded 3D visualization of a bacterial flagellum motor — molecular rotor proteins, membrane layers, proton flow illustrated

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 19, 2025

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, bias, Casey Luskin, censorship, creator, Darwinists, design hypothesis, Discovery Institute, dogmatism, Elon Musk, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, functionality, Grokipedia, Harvard University, intelligent design, intimidation, Irreducible Complexity, John West, Judge John E. Jones, junk DNA, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Larry Sanger, materialism, Pennsylvania, persecution, predictions, USA Today}

Vindicated: Three Dover-Related Predictions of Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
December 19, 2025

Biology, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

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The design of the bacterial flagellum, mocked at Dover, is supported in time for the trial's anniversary by research from three Harvard physicists. Read More ›

Stack of educational journals and research articles High quality images

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 18, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, BioLogos, Cambridge University Press, Discovery Institute, Dover trial, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, Francis Collins, intelligent design, Iowa State University, John Angus Campbell, Judge John E. Jones, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Michael Behe, mutations, Nobel Prize, Of Pandas and People, Origin of Species, peer-reviewed journals, peer-reviewed publications, peer-reviewed research, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, protein science, Scott Minnich, Stephen Meyer, Supreme Court, Ten Myths About Dover, The Design Inference, type III secretion system}

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 3, “Intelligent Design Has No Peer-Reviewed Publications”

_{Casey Luskin
December 18, 2025

Intelligent Design, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Scientific Reasoning

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Unfortunately, Judge Jones got this simple question exactly wrong, giving life to a myth. This alone speaks volumes about his ruling. Read More ›