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An open black box emitting a burst of glowing golden sparks and light, symbolizing mystery, magic, and surprise, perfect for a Black Friday shopping concept

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 14, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biochemistry, bombshell, Center for Science and Culture, complexity, Darwin’s Black Box, Darwinism, evolution, ID the Future, intelligent design, Michael Behe, molecular machines, National Review, new york, New York Times, podcast, publishing, Simon and Schuster, The Free Press, Wall Street Journal}

Behe’s Bombshell, Thirty Years Later

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 14, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Back in the 1990s, scientists were just starting to discover that virtually all cellular processes were powered by molecular machines. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 12, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Paleontology
Tagged
, algorithmic specified complexity, Animal Algorithms, birds, brain hemispheres, Brian Miller, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian phyla, Center for Science and Culture, complex programmed behaviors, Darwin's Doubt, Denyse O'Leary, Discovery Institute Press, Emily Reeves, evolutionary biology, fossil explosions, function, functional information, genetics, genomics, George Montañez, goal-directedness, Günter Bechly, Homo (genus), insects, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jonathan McLatchie, Kolmogorov complexity, land plants, mammals, marine invertebrates, Michael Behe, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, Minding the Brain, molecular biology, Nature Communications, Origin of Species, paleontology, Piers Morgan, protein science, purpose, Return of the God Hypothesis, Revolutionary: Michael Behe and the Mystery of Molecular Machines, split-brain surgery, Stephen Meyer, Taking Stock at 30 (series), teleology, The Design Inference, The Immortal Mind, Theistic Evolution (book), William Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Fossil Explosions Persist, and Other Confirmations of Intelligent Design

_{Casey Luskin
August 12, 2026

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Paleontology

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From 2016 until his tragic death in 2025, Bechly made many important contributions to ID literature on the topic of fossil explosions in the history of life. Read More ›

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Author
Terrell Clemmons

Date
August 11, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, Aristotle, beauty, biochemistry, Brian Miller, C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, Christian colleges, Colorado, Daniel McCarthy, Daniel Reeves, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, education, entomology, Europe, evolution, information, intelligent design, knowledge, medicine, meteorology, Michael Behe, Modern Age, Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences, Summer Seminar on Intelligent Design, The Lord of the Rings}

Moving Intelligent Design Forward: A Seminar to Remember

_{Terrell Clemmons
August 11, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Science Education

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Graduates won’t be alone. A bonus for Seminar grads is the opportunity to be connected with a mentor who will help them navigate the hostile environment ahead. Read More ›

Glittering dna helix with golden particles in a biotech concept

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 11, 2026

Categories
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, acetyl tags, biochemical functionality, BioEssays, biological codes, Biological Theory, biology, code, control, convergence, DNA, ENCODE project, evolution, First Things, Forrest Mims, Francis Collins, genes, Genome Biology and Evolution, Human Genome Project, information, information compression, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, junk DNA, methyl tags, Michael Levin, mind, ontogenetic information, paradigm shift, phylogenetic signal, phylogenomic conflict, Platonism, random mutations, repetitive DNA, Richard Sternberg, Science (journal), science stopper, Simon Conway Morris, Taking Stock at 30 (series), Third Way of Evolution, Tufts University, William Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Thirty Years of Intelligent Design Predicting the Unexpected Genome

_{Casey Luskin
August 11, 2026

Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Jonathan Wells’s review was important, but it only scratches the surface of information in biology outside of the DNA. Read More ›

A cheetah in full pursuit of a gazelle across the African savanna during a dust-filled chase at golden hour

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 10, 2026

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biochemistry, biology, Bruce Chapman, Center for Science and Culture, Center for the Renewal of Science and Culture, cosmology, Darwin's Black Box, Denis Noble, Discovery Institute, evolution, Evolution “On Purpose”, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, goal-directedness, intelligent design, James Shapiro, John West, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, MIT Press, molecular biology, Natural Sciences, Nature (journal), neo-Darwinian paradigm, next generation, Oxford University, paleontology, physics, researchers, scientific evidence, Seattle Pacific University, Stephen Meyer, Taking Stock at 30 (series), teleology, teleonomy, Third Way of Evolution, University of Chicago}

On the 30th Anniversary of the CSC, Let’s Take Stock of Intelligent Design

_{Casey Luskin
August 10, 2026

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Third Way and EES thinking shows that mainstream science is moving on a compass heading that is right in the direction of intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 10, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, American Museum of Natural History, biological origins, Bruce Chapman, Cambrian Explosion, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, Darwin’s Black Box, Discovery Institute, evolutionists, eyeglasses, Feces Theory, Germany, intelligent design, John West, Michael Behe, new york, oxygen theory, Phillip Johnson, Reed Davis, scientific evidence, Seattle Pacific University, State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe, Stephen Meyer, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, vision}

Vision Becomes Reality: The Center for Science and Culture at 30

_{David Klinghoffer
August 10, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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What has changed dramatically is the nature, volume, and depth of the scientific evidence that supports ID. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
August 9, 2026

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, A Mousetrap for Darwin, Baylor University, biology, Brown University, bubonic plague, Charles Thaxton, Congress, Darwin’s Black Box., Douglas Axe, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, faculty, injectisome, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, James Shapiro, Jonathan Wells, Journal of Molecular Biology, Kenneth Miller, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, motorcycles, mousetrap, naturalists, non-theistic evolution, Pajaro Dunes, Paul Nelson, protein evolution, Roger Olsen, San Francisco, Seattle Pacific University, Southern Methodist University, Stephen Meyer, T3SS, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, theistic evolution, type 3 secretory system, University of Chicago, Walter Bradley, Yersinia pestis}

Darwin’s Black Box, 30 Years On: A Seminal Contribution to Biology

_{William A. Dembski
August 9, 2026

Biochemistry, Biology, Intelligent Design

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It makes sense to think that the T3SS didn’t evolve into the bacterial flagellum, but that the bacterial flagellum shed some protein parts to become a T3SS. Read More ›

Woman stretching hands in bed after wake up in the morning, Concept of a new day and joyful weekend.

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 8, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Darwinian processes, Darwinists, engineering, Eric Hedin, evolution, evolutionary mindset, fitness, ID the Future, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, organisms, podcast, scientific understanding, sleep, survival of the fittest, unconsciousness, waking}

The Intelligent Design of Sleep

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 8, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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We’re asleep an average of about 26 years of our life! Most people have a sense that sleep is important. Read More ›

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Author
Bethel McGrew

Date
August 7, 2026

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, A Path from Rome, agnostics, anti-reductionism, Archbishop of Canterbury, Arthur Hugh Clough, atheists, biology, Brief Encounters, Christians, deconversion, Denis Noble, Edward Feser, evolutionary biology, Financial Times, form, function, intelligent design, Justin Brierley, Lord Richard Harries, New Atheists, Oxford University, philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion, religions, Richard Dawkins, Rowan Williams, Sheldonian Theatre, Sir Anthony Kenny, The God Delusion, The Sun, theism}

Haunted by God: Remembering Sir Anthony Kenny

_{Bethel McGrew
August 7, 2026

Biology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Kenny still appreciated a good church service and even did readings from the breviary. Unusually, he argued there was no reason why an agnostic shouldn't pray. Read More ›

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Author
Thomas E. Woodward

Date
August 7, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biochemistry, biology, Charles Thaxton, children, Christian rock music, Christianity Today, Darwin on Trial, Darwin’s Black Box, evolution, grad students, grandchildren, intelligent design, James Shreeve, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, Moody Monthly, New York Times Book Review, Phillip E. Johnson, professors, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Meyer, Tampa Bay, Trinity College, University of South Florida}

Behe’s Breakthrough: Memories of Darwin’s Black Box

_{Thomas E. Woodward
August 7, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The cover artist was working on a bit of extra creativity, showing Behe playing poker with Charles Darwin, and holding the winning cards. Read More ›