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Monkey House
Monkey House
Photo: Bronx Zoo, Monkey House, by Antigng / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

Something Is Missing from Bronx Zoo’s Apology

The truth is that placing a man in the Monkey House was intended as an education for the public in Darwinian evolution. Read More ›
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Photo: Another night of rioting in Portland, by Tedder / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

How Much of Today’s Anarchic Nihilism Can Be Laid at Darwin’s Feet?

See how much malignancy has been justified and advocated by some very smart people in the name of evolutionary theory. Read More ›
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Herero people

White Fragility — A Free Pass for Scientists?

“White Fragility” is the phrase of the moment. It refers to an unwillingness on the part of white people to admit “complicity” with racism. Read More ›
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Here’s How We Get Around the Wikipedia Roadblock

Newcomers to intelligent design often ask us about a certain influential online encyclopedia. We have to laugh. Read More ›
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Scientific Racism and the Confederate Flag

Alexander H. Stephens was Vice President of the Confederacy. In 1861 he delivered an oration justifying slavery and rebellion on scientific grounds. Read More ›
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Human Zoos — How “Science” Fueled the Racial Fire

Ota Benga’s protest — “I am a man! I am a man!” — summarizes the very best message of the Black Lives Matter movement. Read More ›
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Where’s the Rigor? A Report from the Seattle AAAS Meeting

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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Photo: Cherry blossoms on the campus of the University of Washington, Seattle. Authorities are telling would-be visitors to stay away; by D. Guillaime / CC BY-SA

Living Amid a Pandemic: Wisdom from C.S. Lewis

Remember the admonition of C.S. Lewis: “If men had postponed the search for knowledge and beauty until they were secure, the search would never have begun.” Read More ›
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Science Expert Slaps the “Anti-Intellectuals,” Again

I stopped by Joe the truck driver’s house to talk. Joe read Yale neurologist Steven Novella’s essay, and he didn’t think much of it. Read More ›

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