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Burials Reveal Prehistoric Cultures Valued Children with Down Syndrome

We’ve all probably heard from one pundit or another that prehistoric humans discarded children with disabilities, just as animals might. Read More ›
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Photo: Assorted bacteria, by 148LENIN, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Quorum Sensing: A Clever Trick by Microbes

Robot designers are learning tricks from bacteria: how to communicate with and respond to other unseen members of a swarm. Read More ›
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England’s National Health Service Bans Most Puberty-Blocking

The science is not settled. The time is long past for the woke media and medical associations to recognize this fact. Read More ›
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Photo: Peas, by Bill Ebbesen, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Fear of Suffering Is Driving Us Crazy

Our suffering phobia has triggered a harmful societal neurosis that has both subverted human exceptionalism and undermined societal common sense. Read More ›
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Bioengineer Matti Leisola: From Darwin to Design

Dr. Leisola also relates some of the irrational reactions he sometimes met with from colleagues, and how he navigated those tense situations. Read More ›
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Matti Leisola: Michael Behe “Opened My Eyes”

To say that a writer "opened your eyes," and to something as profound as the design of life, is a fantastic tribute. Read More ›
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“World Happiness Report” Focuses on…Government

The supposedly happiest country, Finland, also has one of the highest suicide rates in the world, higher than ours — and we are in the midst of a suicide crisis. Read More ›

Greg Koukl on Heretic: The “Right Answer” or the “Right Kind of Answer”?

Heretic is the autobiographical story, co-written by Jonathan Witt, of distinguished Finnish bioengineer Matti Leisola. Read More ›
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Review: Heretic Takes Aim at Science’s Third Rail

“Well, we can’t touch the third rail, so the question becomes, How can we safely get past it?” Read More ›
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Imagine Copernicus, Newton, Pasteur “Marching for Science”

Jonathan Witt: “In the M4S subculture, dissent is a thought crime.” Read More ›

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