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The Gollum Effect in Science, from Tycho Brahe to Today

Brahe, a 16th-century Danish astronomer, sat on his astronomical research for years, rather than sharing it with Johannes Kepler, his assistant. Read More ›
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2022 YouTube Film Festival: Three Big Myths about Christianity and Science

From May 22-31, the Center for Science & Culture is running a film festival. Today we feature a video hosted by historian of science Michael Keas. Read More ›
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Event Report: Design and the Designer

There were 16 different talks, ranging from the history of science and faith to more technical topics like systems biology and design triangulation. Read More ›
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Photo: Perseid Meteor Shower, by NASA/Bill Ingalls.

New Book, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, Answers Key Questions on Intelligent Design

"If anyone thinks that the study of science and faith should be disparate disciplines, here are more than 656 reasons why they’re wrong." Read More ›
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Casey Luskin Is a Hit on Coast to Coast

A lady from Spokane advanced her view that God originated by hatching from a dinosaur egg. Read More ›
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African savanna with mountain in national wild park
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Darwinism, Storytelling, and the Futurist ET Myth

The implication is clear: the alien monolith has somehow bequeathed to him and his little tribe a sudden quantum leap in brain power. Read More ›
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Determinism: “An Irrational Rejection of Evidence”

German theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder takes even human choices to be merely an illusory experience. Read More ›
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Disagreeing Agreeably — A Timely Lesson from Darwin and Wallace

Adults across the board engage in public fights where the personal destruction of ideological enemies is always a ready weapon. Read More ›
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Charles Darwin
Photo: Charles Darwin in 1855, by Maull and Polyblank, Literary and Scientific Portrait Club, via Wikimedia Commons.

How Darwin’s Worldview Shaped Darwin’s Theory

It was at Edinburgh University that he first encountered radical philosophical materialism, which laid the philosophical foundation for his work in evolution. Read More ›
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Photo: Visitors admire the iconic Darwin statue at London's Natural History Museum, by Thomas Fabian, via Flickr.

Richard Weikart on How Darwinism Fueled Scientific Racism

Darwin didn’t merely predict racial genocide; he thought it would advance human evolution. Read More ›

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