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Michael-Ruse
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Remembering Michael Ruse

Paradoxically, he was ardent in his Darwinism, mild in his atheism, and fair-minded to intelligent design. Read More ›
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Getting Stoned: Did It Shape Human Origins?

For a really wild excursion, nothing beats efforts to explain the evolution of the human mind. Read More ›
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Photo: Supernova 1987A, by NASA, ESA, R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation), and M. Mutchler and R. Avila (STScI).

What Science Owes to Faith, Hope, and Love

It's a stretch to say that our ability to do realist science arose from a mindless process of evolution. Read More ›
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The Fate of Evolution Without Natural Selection

It does not seem reasonable to accept the veridical status of evolution on the basis of what an increasing number of scientists perceive as a “dodgy dossier.” Read More ›
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Watch: Steve Meyer and Joe Rogan, Full Podcast Episode Now on YouTube

Whatever your political leanings, I think you’ll get a kick out of seeing philosopher of science Stephen Meyer in the same seat where Donald Trump sat recently. Read More ›
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Studying Biology with System Engineering Principles

As a biologist, I’ve often wondered what the best way is to integrate engineering ideas in biology research. Read More ›
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How Evolutionary Fitness Landscapes Bolster Design Arguments

Imagine a large area with gentle rolling hills and valleys, or perhaps a rugged terrain complete with steep mountains and impassible gullies. Read More ›
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Progress Since the Sternberg Smithsonian Saga 20 Years Ago

For decades, opponents of intelligent design derided the theory as unscientific because it hadn’t been published in peer-reviewed science journals. Read More ›
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Control Systems in Vertebrate Limbs Further Demonstrate that They Were Designed

Even if one limb suddenly transformed into another, the new limb would prove useless until its control system was entirely reengineered. Read More ›
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Fossil Friday: Chitinozoa — Enigmatic Microfossils from the Paleozoic Era

We may now add the mysterious Chitinozoa to this ever-growing list of products of the burst of biological creativity in the Early Cambrian. Read More ›

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