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Author
Brian Miller

Date
March 22, 2022

Categories
Biochemistry
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Darwinian evolution, enzymes, fact check, molecular machines, mutations, Nature Communications, Nobel Prize, nucleotides, parasites, press release, replication, Research, Ribosome, RNA, tRNA, University of Tokyo}

Fact Check: Did University of Tokyo Researchers Explain the Origin of Life?

_{Brian Miller
March 22, 2022

Biochemistry, Origin of Life

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The research paper avers, “These results support the capability of molecular replicators to spontaneously develop complexity through Darwinian evolution.” Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 12, 2017

Categories
Archaeology
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, __nedited, "Out of Africa", Africa, Asia, Darwinism, Discover Magazine, fact check, fossil record, Homo sapiens, human origins, humans, hype, just-so stories, migration, paleoanthropology, Retraction Crisis, Science Magazine}

“It’s Official”: Textbook Wisdom on Human Origins Is Wrong!

_{Günter Bechly
December 12, 2017

Archaeology, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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I hardly dared to dream that, as an early Christmas present, 2017 would close with a final blow to the Out of Africa story. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 7, 2017

Categories
Science Education
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __nedited, "teach the controversy", academic freedom, anti-science, education, fact check, fear mongering, rhetoric, Warfare Thesis}

Fact Check: We Get Results as Digital Journal Quietly Amends Noxious Headline

_{David Klinghoffer
March 7, 2017

Science Education, Science Reporting

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The reader was supposed to picture military aircraft raining ordnance on high school biology classrooms. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
March 7, 2016

Categories
Science Education
Tagged
, __nedited, "teach the controversy", fact check, Lynn Margulis, strengths and weaknesses}

On Teaching the Evolution Controversy, Misconceptions from Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

_{Sarah Chaffee
March 7, 2016

Science Education

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There is ongoing debate over whether evolutionary mechanisms can explain life's diversity. Read More ›

Burning woods with firesparks, flame and smoke. Strange weird odd elemental fiery figures on black background. Coal and ash. Abstract shapes at night. Bonfire outdoor on nature. Strenght of element.

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
March 19, 2014

Categories
Faith & Science
History of Science
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __nedited, bias, conflict myth, Cosmos (series), fact check, Giordano Bruno, heresy, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Neil deGrasse Tyson, persecution, revisionist history, rhetoric, Ronald L. Numbers, science and religion, theology}

Good for Them: National Center for Science Education Decries "Anti-Religious Bias," "Slipshod History of Science" in Cosmos

_{Casey Luskin
March 19, 2014

Faith & Science, History of Science, Science Reporting

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But other Darwin defenders seem to confirm Dembski's predicted "zero-concession policy," refusing to admit when their own camp makes a mistake. Read More ›

Fossil of the prehistoric bird Archeopteryx

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
October 23, 2011

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, __nedited, Archaeopteryx, body plans, butterflies, Cambrian Explosion, Charles Darwin, common descent, Darwin, diversification, evolution, evolutionary biology, extinction, fact check, fossil record, fruit flies, horses, Metamorphosis, microevolution, paleontology, phylogeny, suppressed evidence, tiktaalik, whale evolution, Wikipedia}

Fact-Checking Wikipedia on Common Descent: The Evidence from Paleontology

_{Jonathan McLatchie
October 23, 2011

Evolution, Paleontology

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The fossil record, far from establishing Darwinian theory, only succeeds in hammering one more nail into Darwin's coffin. Read More ›

Blood vessels. Circulatory system. Veins and arteries. Generative AI.

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
October 13, 2011

Categories
Anatomy
Evolution
Tagged
, __nedited, "poor design", amphibians, cladistics, common ancestry, common descent, convergent evolution, developmental biology, embryology, embryonic development, evidence for evolution, fact check, homologies, nested hierarchy, Nobel Prize, phylogenetic analysis, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve, taxonomy, vestigial structures, Wikipedia}

Fact-Checking Wikipedia on Common Descent: The Evidence from Comparative Anatomy

_{Jonathan McLatchie
October 13, 2011

Anatomy, Evolution

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The argument from evolutionary developmental biology and embryonic development is probably one of the stronger for common descent. But I'm not convinced. Read More ›

Genesis 1 In The Beginning From Old Bible

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Author
John G. West

Date
June 4, 2011

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __nedited, Christianity Today, Clarence Darrow, fact check, persistent scientific errors, William Jennings Bryan, Young Earth Creationism}

Inherit the Wind at Christianity Today

_{John G. West
June 4, 2011

Evolution, Faith & Science, Science Reporting

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Inherit the Wind's mythical treatment of the Scopes trial gets a boost from Christianity Today, while the new feature film Alleged tries to set the record straight. Read More ›

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Author
Robert L. Crowther, II

Date
September 4, 2008

Categories
Science Education
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __nedited, "teach the controversy", Bobby Jindal, creationism, credentialism, defining evolution, Discovery Institute, fact check, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, misinformation, No Child Left Behind, Sarah Palin, Science Education Policy}

Fort Worth Weekly factually challenged when it comes to intelligent design and Darwinian evolution

_{Robert Crowther
September 4, 2008

Science Education, Science Reporting

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Laurie James Barker in the Fort Worth Weekly completely misrepresents not just the important issue of how evolution is taught in Texas, but also the views and policy positions of Discovery Institute. Read More ›

school boy decides examples math wrong on chalkboard background, education concept

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 22, 2006

Categories
History of Science
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Science Education
Tagged
, __nedited, creation science, creationism, defining terms, Edwards v. Aguillard, exclusion, fact check, history of id, metanarrative, misinformation, peer-reviewed, propaganda, rhetoric, Ronald L. Numbers, strengths and weaknesses, The Design Inference}

What’s Up with Ronald Numbers? An Analysis of the Darwinist Metanarrative in the Journal of Clinical Investigation (Part I)

_{Casey Luskin
June 22, 2006

History of Science, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Science Education

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[Editor’s Note: The three individual installments of this series can be seen here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. The final complete article, What’s Up with Ronald Numbers? An Analysis of the Darwinist Metanarrative in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, can be found here.] Ronald Numbers is a widely respected historian of science. He is an exceptional scholar who has garnered the respect of people on all sides of this debate. However, a recent article in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, “Defending science education against intelligent design: a call to action,” co-authored by, among others, Ronald L. Numbers, Elliot Sober [anti-ID philosopher], and Terese Berceau [anti-ID legislator], gives one pause to wonder if Numbers is shifting his role from commentator, Read More ›