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origin of life
Photo: James Tour, in a scene from Science Uprising, via Discovery Institute.

On the Origin of Life, Astrophysicist Paul Sutter Seems to Agree with James Tour

Quick, let's tweet that to Professor Dave — oh, wait... His account on the X platform has been suspended. Read More ›
Tour in Science Uprising
origin of life
Photo: James Tour in a scene from Science Uprising, via Discovery Institute.

Debate Review: Jim Tour vs Lee Cronin at Harvard

In 2021, chemist Dr. Lee Cronin declared publicly that “Origin of life research is a scam.” He later said he was only joking. Read More ›
witch
Image: Examination of a Witch, by T. H. Matteson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Will Scientists Now Consider Occult as Science?

“My truth” or (for grammatical convenience) “private truth” is making serious headway against public truth. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Dariusz Bartosik, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Peer Review May Be Beyond Reform

Harvard is going to have quite a job convincing the world that it is still serious about reality-based thinking, never mind peer review. Read More ›
James Tour
Photo: James Tour, via YouTube.

Tour-Cronin Debate: Does Charisma Carry the Day?

Was Tour overly aggressive at the roundtable? Having watched and then re-watched the event, I don’t think that was at all the case. Read More ›
Lee Cronin
Photo: Lee Cronin, via YouTube (screenshot).

Another War of Words: Jim Tour and Lee Cronin at Harvard

Tour didn’t shout. He didn’t call anyone an “idiot.” He never called Cronin a “bad chemist.” And Tour’s scientific challenges were entirely reasonable. Read More ›
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Photo: Widener Library, Harvard University, by Will Hart from Fullerton, U.S.A. - flickr.com/photos/cthulhuwho1, cthulhuwho1.com, youtube.com/user/CthulhuWho1, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Harvard President Is Out Thanks to Design Filter

William Dembski explains in an excellent new podcast interview with Christopher Sernaque. Read More ›
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No. 9 Story of 2023: Irreducible Complexity of Sperm Cells

Human reproduction is perhaps the quintessential example of teleology in biology. Read More ›
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Photo: Seattle waterfront, by Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Stepping in It: An Alternative to the Academic Wasteland

I walked out onto the sidewalk, enjoying the salty mist and the majestic Olympic Mountains. Then I looked down. Read More ›
Lee Cronin
Photo: Lee Cronin, via YouTube (screenshot).

An Outstanding Year for Intelligent Design 

I saw on multiple occasions the impact the truth about design can make in individual lives. Recently at U.C. Berkeley, I spoke about the evidence for a Creator. Read More ›

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