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Photo credit: Nadiantara, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

A “Right to Flow”: River Rights for the Seine?

Even nonessential activities could be blocked by pretending that the Seine is a person. Read More ›
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From the UK, Good News for Biology

Here’s hoping that in the U.S., women and girls can again be secure in female-only spaces. Read More ›
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Photo: Francis Collins, by National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) from Bethesda, MD, USA, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Francis Collins and Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

Collins has been celebrated by many of his fellow evangelicals because of his acceptance by the secular establishment. Read More ›
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Photo: Steven Weinberg in 2014, by Betsythedevine, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

My Dinner with Steven and Louise Weinberg

Weinberg was holding court, going on about how much he knew about the origin of the universe and how atheism was the only intellectually viable option. Read More ›
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Sunset on the red rocks of the Garden of the Gods State Park in Colorado Springs
Image Credit: Craig Zerbe - Adobe Stock

Apply for the Cost-Free Summer Seminars on ID, but Do It Now! Deadline Is March 31

How can you get involved with ID research? For many scholars, the answer was to attend our Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design. Read More ›
West Virginia State Capitol
Photo: West Virginia State Capitol, by Daniel G. Rego, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

West Virginia Passes Bill Protecting Teacher Rights to Answer Student Questions on “Scientific Theories”

West Virginia joins Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Indiana, and Mississippi to become the sixth state to adopt some form of an academic freedom policy. Read More ›
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Photo: Alabama Supreme Court, by Jimmy Emerson, via Flickr (cropped).

Are IVF Human Embryos “Children”?

Recently, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that human embryos accidentally killed in an IVF clinic mishap are considered children under Alabama law. Read More ›
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irreducible complexity
Image: Bacterial flagellar motor, from Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Illustra Media.

Uncommon Descent — A Farewell and Remembrance

I didn’t know what to expect from the blog when it started, but it quickly developed a following that was gratifying to see. Read More ›
Supreme Court
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How Euthanasia Activists Laid the Groundwork for Overturning Roe

Back in the ’90s, the assisted-suicide movement tried to convince the Supreme Court to impose a Roe–style decision for their cause. Read More ›

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