Tag: DiscoveryU

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Author
John G. West

Date
December 11, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, Adolf Hitler, authoritarianism, beauty, Cambridge, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, Colorado, dehumanization, Denyse O'Leary, Discovery Institute Academy, DiscoveryU, evolution, intelligent design, Long Story Short, Michael Egnor, mountains, nature, Stephen Meyer, The Immortal Mind, YouTube videos}

Our View of Nature Matters; Here’s Why

_{John G. West
December 11, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Education

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I was standing amidst the ruins of the Berghof, Hitler’s retreat near the German-Austrian border, where some of the worst atrocities in history were planned. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
June 13, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, antibiotic resistance, cell biology, Darwin's Finches, Darwinian theory, developmental biology, DiscoveryU, evolution, fossils, Icons of Evolution, ID the Future, Jonathan Wells, junk DNA, materialism, molecular biology, natural selection, online course, peppered moths, podcast, textbooks, whales}

Jonathan Wells Evaluates Darwinian Evolution in New Online Course

_{Andrew McDiarmid
June 13, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

2}

How strong is the evidence for Darwinian evolution? What are the limits of the Darwinian mechanism? Read More ›

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Author
Melissa Cain Travis

Date
June 5, 2023

Categories
Astronomy
Faith & Science
History of Science
Mathematics
Tagged
, antiquity, Aristotelianism, celestial bodies, curriculum, DiscoveryU, geocentrism, material world, philosophers, Plato, Ptolemaic system, Pythagoras, rationality, scientific revolution}

Let’s Explore How Cosmology Influenced Christianity

_{Melissa Cain Travis
June 5, 2023

Astronomy, Faith & Science, History of Science, Mathematics

2}

Many centuries prior to the rise of modern science, the philosophers of antiquity recognized the inherent rationality of the natural word. Read More ›

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Author
Melissa Cain Travis

Date
May 9, 2023

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Adam and Eve, antiquity, Christianity, Darwinism, DiscoveryU, evolution, Galileo Affair, human origins, intelligent design, materialistic philosophy, progressive creationism, Science and Faith in Dialogue, Scopes Monkey Trial, theistic evolution, theology, Warfare Thesis, Young Earth Creationism, Zoom}

Coming Soon to DiscoveryU: Live Courses on Science and Christianity

_{Melissa Cain Travis
May 9, 2023

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

3}

The pilot course, Science and Christianity I: A Historical Exploration, begins on July 10 and will be the first in a three-part module taught by yours truly. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 5, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Science Education
Tagged
, biological origins, cell biology, DiscoveryU, education, empirical science, evidence, evolution, fear, free will, God, heretics, Icons of Evolution, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, materialistic science, molecular biology, obedience, orthodoxy, skepticism, spirit, The Design of Life, The Myth of Junk DNA, totalitarian science, UC Berkeley, Yale University}

New Course on Evolution Challenges Group-Think with Scientific Skepticism

_{David Klinghoffer
May 5, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Science Education

2}

Consider spending the time — 40 lessons with accompanying quizzes to check your progress — to weigh the evidence for yourself. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 4, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, cell biology, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, complexity, Discovery Institute, DiscoveryU, education, evolution, homeschool students, Icons of Evolution, ideology, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, knowledge, Latin, life, materialism, molecular biology, natural selection, nature, public education, Scientia, The Design of Life, The Myth of Junk DNA, Tree of Life, UC Berkeley, universe, Yale University}

New DiscoveryU Course: Jonathan Wells Takes an Objective Look at the Evidence for Evolution

_{David Klinghoffer
May 4, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

2}

The notion that knowledge must reject mind as a casual factor in origins studies is a materialist presumption — not science. Read More ›

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Date
January 10, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Baylor University, computer science, computers, Conservation of Information, Discovery Institute, DiscoveryU, Douglas Axe, evolution, evolutionary informatics, improbable, information, information theory, intelligent design, Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics, Kolmogorov information, Michael Behe, pancakes, probability, Robert J. Marks II, Shannon information, Stephen Meyer, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Study Evolution’s Information Problem with Engineer Robert Marks — and Save Over 50 Percent!

_{Science and Culture
January 10, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

How does information theory challenge Darwinian evolution? And how can the methods of probability be used to assess key evolutionary claims? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 29, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, begging the question, chemical evolution, DiscoveryU, education, inspiration, intelligent design, natural selection, Stephen Meyer}

Meyer: “Can Natural Selection Explain the Origin of Life?”

_{David Klinghoffer
August 29, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

2}

So there’s this absented-minded philosopher of science walking down the street, head in the clouds, not looking where he’s going. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 11, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Science Education
Tagged
, biological information, biologists, Cambridge University, chemical evolution, Dallas, Dean Kenyon, DiscoveryU, DNA, intelligent design, San Francisco State University, self-organization, Stephen Meyer}

Meyer: Did a Student’s Challenging Question to Dean Kenyon Spark the Modern ID Movement?

_{David Klinghoffer
August 11, 2021

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Science Education

2}

Stephen Meyer discusses theories, like Kenyon’s, that seek to account for the information in DNA by reference to chemical forces alone. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 4, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Science Education
Tagged
, Claude Shannon, computer code, DiscoveryU, DNA, education, information, intelligent design, mathematician, quizzes, Return of the God Hypothesis, Shannon information, Stephen Meyer}

Understanding “Information” — A Key to the Intelligent Design Debate

_{David Klinghoffer
August 4, 2021

Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Science Education

2}

With reading assignments and quizzes, this course is a great way to polish your skills in explaining ID without suffering a spade-shoveling mishap of your own. Read More ›