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Brian Miller ID Edu Day
Photo: Dr. Brian Miller spoke to high school students at the 2018 ID Education Day.

The Intelligent Design Underground and Other Reflections

A biologist in our network worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard. He recounted how about a quarter of the postdocs he encountered were at least sympathetic to design arguments. Read More ›
Justin Bieber
evolution
Photo: Justin Bieber, by Lou Stejskal [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

To Bolster Belief in Evolution, Study Recommends Celebrity Endorsements

The study’s design revealed much about the motives of the investigators. Read More ›
human origins
evolution
Photo credit: A display at the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins, Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, by Ryan Somma, via Flickr.

On Human Origins, Smithsonian Teaching Resources Oversell Evolution

Philosophical questions like who we are and where we came from are surely worth considering. But nothing in these documents will bring students closer to being able to do so in an informed manner. Read More ›
debate
students
Image credit: geralt, via Pixabay.

Great Idea: Let Students Debate Evolution!

If standard Darwinian theory is really as ironclad as we are commanded to assume, then the exercise should reinforce belief in evolution. Read More ›
Natural History Museum
Photo: Natural History Museum, London, by Diliff [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], from Wikimedia Commons.

U.K. Museum Director Calls for Venerating Evolution as “Irrefutable”

The highest calling for a great museum like Dixon’s is not to be a refuge. It is to be a portal — a portal for scientific discovery. Read More ›
AMNH
scientific racism
Image: American Museum of Natural History, New York City, as it appeared in the 1920s when the 1921 Second International Eugenics Congress was held, H. Finkelstein & Son [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Survey: Americans Favor Education on Scientific Racism; Call for Famed Zoo, Museum to Apologize

“Most Americans realize we need to learn from the past,” said John West, writer and director of the new documentary Human Zoos. “But we can’t learn from the past if we cover it up.” Read More ›
Tim Peake
awe
Photo: Tim Peake, by NASA/Timothy Kopra [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

The Case of Tim Peake Shows the Perils of “Awe”

Astronaut Tim Peake raised British eyebrows by seeming to endorse intelligent design. Read More ›
word game

Word Games with Evolutionists

Coming from the National Center for Science Education or the New York Times, this is typical. Read More ›

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