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Building the Foundations: The Strong Nuclear Force

If the strong force suddenly turned off, the nuclei in an object as small as a gold ring would explode with energy equivalent to a small atomic bomb. Read More ›
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The Wonder of Sunlight: Appreciating the Remarkable Coincidences that Make Life Possible

It is easy to imagine a plethora of scenarios where, if our universe were just slightly different, photosynthesis could not take place. Read More ›
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Humans and Fungi: In Wish, Disney Goes to War on Human Exceptionalism 

Dismantling the discontinuity of humans with nature is the goal of a cheery, innocent-sounding Disney song. Read More ›
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Complementary Design: Nature and Gardens

Evidence of intelligent design shines forth when we consider how the complementarity of human need and tended earth enhances the well-being of both. Read More ›
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Biologist Advocates Biology Without Species; What Could Go Wrong?

So what is real, according to Brent Mishler? Only phylogeny — the tree of evolutionary descent. Read More ›
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Prior Fitness for Life: The Problem of Boron

The atomic element boron is essential for life, but how do you get it from stars to plants and animals? Read More ›
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Get Your Intelligently Designed Mugs!

Need a handy periodic table of elements? Or maybe three nebulae or the ghost of Cassiopeia? See them all here. Read More ›
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Intelligent Design Mugs? We’ve Got Them

For our biochemistry geeks, one mug contains both the periodic table of elements and a DNA-amino acids codon wheel. Read More ›
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The Elements — An Independent Line of Evidence for Intelligent Design

Twenty elements — and water, too — appear to have been precisely fine-tuned in advance for highly specific biochemical roles. Read More ›
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Message in Matter: Intelligent Design in the Atoms

What atheists and materialists can’t explain is why this fitness is so special, so unforgivingly precise and intricate, at every stage on the journey to us. Read More ›

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