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Richard Lenski
Darwin Devolves
Photo: Richard Lenski, by Zachary Blount [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons.

Woo-hoo! In Science Review of Darwin Devolves, Lenski Has No Response to My Main Argument

In a few days I will offer a detailed rebuttal. But here is the overwhelmingly important point to notice right up front. Read More ›
PNAS
PNAS
Photo: Albert Einstein Memorial, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., by G0T0 [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. 

When It Comes to Origins Science, Is PNAS Really “Ready When You Are”?

Kevin Williamson imagines that scientists are free to “slug it out” in journals and other academic settings, so that the truth reliably emerges. Read More ›
Workhorse of the Cell
nanotechnology
Image source: “The Workhorse of the Cell: Kinesin,” via Discovery Institute.

Design in Living Things Goes Far Beyond Machines

René Descartes conceived of living things as complex machines, a concept now known as the “machine metaphor.” Read More ›
Ken Dill

Biophysicist Ken Dill: Protein Machines Are “Real Machines. That’s Not a Metaphor”

The implication of design, while no doubt unintended, is so powerful it almost doesn’t need to be spelled out. Read More ›
Milky Way

Updating the Drake Equation

The Drake equation is simply the product of a set of factors, estimating the number of active, technologically advanced, communicating civilizations in our galaxy. Read More ›
termite-mound

What Evolution “Controversy”? Scott Turner Gets High Praise from Quarterly Review of Biology

If you want to know what scientists themselves think about the current status of evolutionary theory, you have to look behind the curtain. Read More ›
origin of humans
human origins
Image source: "Fire-Maker," via Discovery Institute.

ID’s Top Six — The Origin of Humans

There are many aspects of humanity that point to intelligent design. Read More ›
kinesin
Image at top: Kinesin at work in the cell, from "Kinesin: The Workhorse of the Cell," via Discovery Institute.

ID’s Top Six — The Origin of Irreducibly Complex Molecular Machines

There is no known cause, other than intelligent design, that can produce machine-like structures with multiple interacting parts. Read More ›
teaching
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Evolution and Education — The Evolution Institute Weighs In

Education functions best when we focus not on soliciting student agreement or buy-in to a rigid creed, but rather on stimulating the critical faculties. Read More ›

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