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Diatoms and the Mystery of Morphogenesis

From code to art: how does a linear set of instructions result in a beautifully crafted pattern? Diatoms do it, and scientists are struggling to figure out how. Read More ›
Charles Darwin, caricatured in Vanity Fair. Date: 1871
Image: Charles Darwin caricatured in Vanity Fair. Date: 1871

Darwin, Group Think, and Confirmation Bias

How was Darwinian theory, despite its lack of empirical support or even semblance of verisimilitude, able to advance to its present position of orthodoxy? Read More ›
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ID Made Sassy: A New Book for Young People

Douglas Ell's concept is a dialogue between Doubt and Reason, who sass each other merrily. Read More ›
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More Just-So Rafting Stories: This Time, Dinosaurs

In the past we’ve covered proposals from evolutionists that monkeys rafted across oceans. Why would anyone make such an outlandish proposal? Read More ›
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“Nothing More Deceptive than an Obvious Fact”

We are not saying DNA is like a message. Rather, DNA is a message. Read More ›
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#10 of Our Top Stories of 2019: Jeffrey Epstein and the Silence of the Scientists

It is, I believe, a revelation about our scientific culture and particularly about the trust we should place in a “science consensus” that should shake us to our bones. Read More ›
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Jeffrey Epstein and the Silence of the Scientists

It is, I believe, a revelation about our scientific culture and particularly about the trust we should place in a “science consensus” that should shake us to our bones. Read More ›

The Curious Incident of the Non-Rafting Foxes

It should be the facts that drive startling conclusions, not the theory that's supposed to explain the facts. Read More ›

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