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The Story of Everything…or of Nothing?

The movie is respectful in how it addresses questions. It doesn’t preach. But it challenges perspectives at the heart of who we are. Read More ›
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Scopes Revisited: An Interview with Historian Jefrey Breshears

Promoted as a battle royale between science and religion — evolutionary theory versus biblical creation — in its actual content the trial was underwhelming. Read More ›
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Intelligent Design as “Daft Rube-Bait”: Round 2 with Kevin Williamson

“He is saying that critics of Darwin should allow themselves to be abused — by non-scientists like Kevin Williamson — and just take it.” Read More ›
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Two Laws of Discourse About Science in Pop Culture

As presented by prestige media outlets, the evolution debate never really advances beyond 1925, the year of the Scopes trial. Read More ›
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Jordan Peterson — Do the Stitches Hold?

The modern heretic and YouTube sensation seeks to meld clinical and evolutionary psychology with Jung, Nietzsche, and the Bible. Read More ›
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For Next Week’s 90th Scopes Trial Anniversary, We’ve Got Something Special Planned

For many Darwin defenders, the evolution debate remains forever stuck in the year 1925. Read More ›

A New Film, Alleged, Tells the Real Story of the Scopes Trial

Alleged stays true to the complicated story rather than, in the manner of Inherit the Wind, turning it into a Darwinian propagandist morality cartoon. Read More ›

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