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Lukas Ruegger: Homology and Phylogenetics Topple Darwin’s Tree

Evolutionists have all the evidence they need in genes and morphology to draw the one true tree of life. Or do they? Read More ›
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Lukas Ruegger: Three Problems with Punctuated Equilibrium

By the time of his death, Stephen Jay Gould had come full circle, in effect, returning to traditional Darwinism. Read More ›
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“Darwin’s Nightmare”: First Episode of YouTube Series with Lukas Ruegger 

Relatively brief videos have emerged as one of the most dynamic and influential forms of education out there. Read More ›
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Khan Academy Misleads with Human-Chimp Genetic Similarity Argument for Common Ancestry

The video compares humans and chimps, saying the latter’s behaviors and facial expressions are “eerily human.” I could say the same thing about my cat. Read More ›
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Khan Academy “Evidence for Evolution” Video Pushes the Fake Fossil Horses Series

The video draws arrows from one species of fossil horses to the next and says “there is a constant change and we can see it directly through the fossil record.” Read More ›
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Khan Academy Video, “Evidence for Evolution,” Gives Circular Arguments for Common Ancestry

If you define homology as resulting from common ancestry, you can’t then turn around and use that as an argument for common ancestry. Read More ›
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“Evidence for Evolution”? Khan Academy Pushes Haeckel’s Phony Embryo Drawings

I’ve watched many Khan Academy videos over the years — sometimes just for fun, and sometimes to advise teachers on whether they are good tools to use. Read More ›
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Science Education and the Growth Mindset

Growth mindset is an idea popularized by Stanford psychology professor Carol Dweck. Read More ›

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