Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

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rigor

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
March 17, 2026
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Medicine
Technology
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High Confidence? Low Confidence? Six Criteria for Science Claims

Andrew McDiarmid
March 17, 2026
Medicine, Technology
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To illustrate the difference between high and low confidence science, Rob Stadler shares a humbling story from his career in medical devices. Read More ›
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
October 16, 2025
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Faith & Science
Genetics
Scientific Reasoning
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In Science, Faith Can Improve Rigor and Creativity

Andrew McDiarmid
October 16, 2025
Faith & Science, Genetics, Scientific Reasoning
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Contrary to the prevailing view, plant geneticist Richard Buggs says his Christian faith motivates his research. Read More ›
The Thinker
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David Coppedge
Date
January 16, 2024
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Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Freedom
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Freethinking Cannot Be Darwinized

David Coppedge
January 16, 2024
Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Freedom
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An otherwise good essay on the human right to freedom of thought falls into a Darwinian trap of illogical causation. Read More ›
Curiosity rover
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Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
May 10, 2023
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Bioethics
Physical Sciences
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Top Science Journal: Let’s Export Wokeness to Outer Space

Wesley J. Smith
May 10, 2023
Bioethics, Physical Sciences
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Equity advocate says future space colonies should be governed similarly to places like San Francisco or Portland. Read More ›
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April 5, 2020
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Science Education
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Where’s the Rigor? A Report from the Seattle AAAS Meeting

Science & Culture
April 5, 2020
Science Education
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Ultimately, Discovery Institute’s Science Education Policy is about sharpening students’ ability to interact critically with ideas in science. Read More ›
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Microscopic view of cell membrane structure, illustrating semi-permeable lipid bilayer with embedded proteins, regulating molecular transport and maintaining cellular integrity.
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January 6, 2017
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Biochemistry
Intelligent Design
Medicine
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Interview: Biochemist Explains Why Lipids Are “Designed Objects”

Science & Culture
January 6, 2017
Biochemistry, Intelligent Design, Medicine
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The scientist, a researcher at one of Israel's institutes of higher education, asked that his identity be kept in confidence. Read More ›
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Author
Kirk Durston
Date
April 23, 2016
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Evolution
Genetics
Mathematics
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Calculating the Maximum Number of Trials Evolution Could Have Performed

Kirk Durston
April 23, 2016
Evolution, Genetics, Mathematics
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Countless people use the following rationale to justify saying there was no need for an intelligent designer behind life. Read More ›
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Charles Darwin's study, courtesy of Wellcome Trust, [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Michael Flannery
Date
October 20, 2015
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Evolution
Scientific Reasoning
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Was Darwin a Scholar or a Pitchman?

Michael Flannery
October 20, 2015
Evolution, Scientific Reasoning
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You read a great deal about Darwin's scientific method and meticulousness as a student of nature, but that's not exactly scholarship. Read More ›

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