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Charles Lyell

Darwin, Wallace, Lyell — A Dispute at the Origins of Evolutionary Theory

Contrary to popular and media myths, Darwin’s view of evolution faced from its beginning opposition and criticism from scientists that have never gone away. Read More ›
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The “We Are Too Right to Debate” Folly

Global-warming public intellectuals have warned the media that if they allow skeptics to have a voice in stories, they will boycott giving comment. Read More ›
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Introducing the New “Conspiracism” Canard

Here’s a fresh twist on efforts to evade a debate about design in nature by associating ID with tendencies in thought that many people find disreputable. Read More ›
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Geneticist: On Human-Chimp Genome Similarity, There Are “Predictions” Not “Established Fact”

Richard Buggs gives us a look inside the sausage factory where figures on the subject are calculated. Read More ›
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What to Fear? Jay Richards’s The Human Advantage Is Out!

The scary thing about AI and related advances in technology is not what it will to do us — like put us all out of work — but what we’ll do with it to ourselves and each other.  Read More ›
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New Discovery Institute Center to Explore Threat, Promise, Limits of AI; Seattle Launch on July 11

The Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence will focus on the profound concerns stirred by the mystery of minds. Read More ›
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March for Science Is Back — Time to Talk About the Much Abused Idea of Scientific “Consensus”

Nothing could be timelier than a conversation between Jay Richards and Michael Medved about when it’s permissible to doubt a scientific “consensus.” Read More ›
Kevin Williamson

Kevin Williamson and All That: Missing the Big Story on Free Speech

People who care about defending freedom of expression are grateful for just about any attention the issue receives from the media. Read More ›
HL-Mencken

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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Michael Medved and Richard Weikart Lay Bare the Evolutionary Roots of Nazism

Weikart, a meticulous scholar, traces the connection in his book From Darwin to Hitler, demonstrating that Darwin’s theory is tainted at its origins. Read More ›

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