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Meyer and Prager
Photo: Dennis Prager with Stephen Meyer. Source: Stephen Meyer.

#10 of Our Top Stories of 2018: How Meyer Turned Prager Around on Evolution

Oh, it’s very difficult to concede that you were mistaken about something. Especially, I would say, for males. Read More ›
Darwin statue
Photo: Darwin’s statue, Natural History Museum, by http://www.cgpgrey.com [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Meyer, Axe: “Five Major Problems with Macro-Evolution”

There’s something very clarifying about seeing an argument laid out in crisp bullet points. Read More ›
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intelligent design

Behe Uncensored: A University-Level Course on Intelligent Design, Here Now! 

The lectures are accompanied by quizzes to help track your progress, perfect for everyone from high school students up through college professors! Read More ›
budding yeast
Photo: Budding yeast, by Mogana Das Murtey and Patchamuthu Ramasamy [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Bacteriophages, Budding Yeast, and Behe’s Vindication

It’s been known for some time that bacteria evade antibiotics by mutating the target of the antibiotic, often at a cost to themselves. Read More ›
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cells
Photo: Memory (sculpture, marble), by Daniel Chester French, 1886–1887, Metropolitan Museum of Art,  via Wikimedia Commons.

Memory — New Research Reveals Cells Have It, Too

A memory of past events helps a cell learn how to respond to recurring threats and protect the genome. Read More ›
Hippolytus
Nathan Lents
Image: Hippolytus takes a fatal tumble from his chariot; by Lawrence Alma-Tadema [Public domain].

Biologist Nathan Lents: Beauty in Error

He has a different take on imperfection, one more optimistic than one might expect from someone who writes about what’s wrong with us. Read More ›
Darwin Tree
Image: Darwin’s Tree (1837), a sketch from his First Notebook on Transmutation of Species, via Wikimedia Commons.

Intelligent Design and Common Descent

A reader asks, “I was just wondering why some fellows at Discovery believe in ID but still hold to common descent.“ Read More ›
Meyer and Prager

Dennis Prager on Evolution: Stephen Meyer Turned Me Around

Oh, it’s very difficult to concede that you were mistaken about something. Especially, I would say, for males. Read More ›
dolphins

Awe at Echolocation? Nah, Convergence Again

The passionate focus on evolutionary relationships in biology papers tends to obscure awe at the wonders in life. Read More ›
Nobel Prize
Photo: Nobel Prize, by Adam Baker, via Flickr (cropped).

It’s Not “Evolution” — A Nobel Prize for Engineering Enzymes

In effect, protein engineers are using the power of random change plus intelligent design to see what if anything will improve function. Read More ›

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