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Hunter: With Darwinism, “The Theory Is Always Driving the Ideas In Spite of the Evidence”

Mitochondria, the powerhouse of eukaryotic cells, pose a powerful and newly acute problem for evolution. Read More ›
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Dembski and McDowell’s Understanding Intelligent Design: Ten Years On

Sean talks about changes over past decade: Everyone has a smartphone and can, quicker than ever, find someone taking the other side of an argument. Read More ›
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Douglas Axe: Lignin and the Coherent Design of the Ecosystem

Heretic co-author Matti Leisola has argued that lignin is a troubling case for Darwinian evolution Read More ›
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David Gelernter: “You Need To Know Who You Are To Begin With”

Knowing who you are, where you came from, is a central purpose of education, and frankly not only in the humanities but in biology. Read More ›
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Listen: West, Boyer, and the “Darwin Woodstock”

Dr. West shares a fascinating postscript to the story of German paleontologist Günter Bechly. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Scenes from the 2017 March for Science, by Anika Smith.

March for Science Is Back — Time to Talk About the Much Abused Idea of Scientific “Consensus”

Nothing could be timelier than a conversation between Jay Richards and Michael Medved about when it’s permissible to doubt a scientific “consensus.” Read More ›
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Egnor: Two Weaknesses of Agentive Cosmopsychism

There are a limited number of explanations available for how cosmic fine-tuning came to be. Actually, there are three. Read More ›
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The Designed Body: Our Irreducibly Complex Blood Pressure Control System

We always hear about friends and family with blood pressure problems. There’s something easy to miss, though. Read More ›
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Two Laws of Discourse About Science in Pop Culture

As presented by prestige media outlets, the evolution debate never really advances beyond 1925, the year of the Scopes trial. Read More ›
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An Open Door — Reasons for Hope on Academic Freedom?

As Sarah Chaffee points out, the new Free Science website is an outstanding new resource. Read More ›

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