Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature
Topic

Ernst Mayr

Ernst Mayr
Photo: Ernst Mayr, by University of Konstanz [CC BY 2.5 ], via Wikimedia Commons.

The Neo-Darwinian Synthesis: A Fable Told by Ernst Mayr

Mayr worked tirelessly to establish a synthesis bearing the unmistakable stamp of positivism. Read More ›
ardipithecus-ramidus-is-a-species-of-australopithecine-from-779414153-stockpack-adobe_stock
Ardipithecus ramidus is a species of australopithecine from the Afar region of Early Pliocene Ethiopia 4.4 million years ago
Image Credit: Iliya Mitskavets - Adobe Stock

Adam and the Genome and Hominid Fossils

Despite Dennis Venema’s statements to the contrary, there is no clear-cut lineage of fossils leading from ape-like hominids to modern humans. Read More ›
turtle hatching
Teleonomy
Photo: Leatherback turtles hatching, by Elise Peterson (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Teleonomy and Evolution

Does a turtle swim ashore and lay eggs, or to lay eggs? Read More ›
Michael Harms lab
proteins
Image credit: Michael Harms and Zach Sailer, via Science Daily/University of Oregon.

Protein Mutations Are Highly Coupled

This is a clear falsification of an evolutionary expectation expressed across many years, and widely held by a consensus of experts. Read More ›
symbolic-chart-for-creativity-workshop-intuition-and-form-ly-1514709277-stockpack-adobestock
symbolic chart for creativity workshop | intuition and form | lyrical chaos | ethereal pastels | layered randomness | disjointed elements | concentric forms | pictorial improvisation | spiritual
Image Credit: Thiago - Adobe Stock

Seeking an Official Definition of “Randomness”: A Reply to Jay Richards

How do we tell exactly what the scientific theory of evolution is? There is no axiomatized presentation emblazoned on the walls of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science. Read More ›

© Discovery Institute