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Oppenheimer’s Demon Is “9/11 Times a Thousand”

For the 25th anniversary of 9/11 you may be wondering what to read or watch for the occasion. I have a few suggestions. Read More ›
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Why the Satisfying Thrill of the Thriller? Thoughts on Oppenheimer’s Demon

This week marks 25 years since the shocking attacks of September 11, 2001. Why did the civilized world respond as it did? Read More ›
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Grappling with Our Promethean Past … and Future

As with film, we’d also be wise to support works in other genres that skillfully depict fictional worlds infused with a truthful worldview. Read More ›
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New Thriller Tackles Intelligent Design and Robert Oppenheimer

The pivotal ID element comes in because a beautiful African-American neurosurgeon is testing the limits of academic freedom. Read More ›
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Journal Advocates “Terminal Sedation” for People Committing Suicide by Self-Starving

Articles in professional journals are a means of constructing future public policy and people need to be warned. Read More ›
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The Ingenious Cellular Structure that Keeps Us Alive

In the “just so” stories of the Darwinian narrative, these engineering solutions simply evolved. They emerged and got conserved. Voila! Read More ›
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For Roe’s Anniversary, Renew Your Awe of Reproduction

How do those cells “know” what to become? Where does the information reside that shapes a human in the womb? Read More ›
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Olfaction in Three Dimensions: Introducing the Nasal Cycle

Besides the nose helping the mouth to bring in air, it also screens out dust and pollutants, while warming and adding water to prepare it for the lungs. Read More ›
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Year in Review: Demonstrating the Power of the Intelligent Design Framework in Biology

Our scientists and engineers have further laid the foundation for a comprehensive and actionable theory of biological design. Read More ›
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J. K. Rowling Comes Out Against Legalized Assisted Suicide

Two of the core tenets of liberalism are (supposed to be) protecting vulnerable people from exploitation and promoting equality among all people. Read More ›

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