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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Smithsonian Institution

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
October 21, 2024
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
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Progress Since the Sternberg Smithsonian Saga 20 Years Ago

Andrew McDiarmid
October 21, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom
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For decades, opponents of intelligent design derided the theory as unscientific because it hadn’t been published in peer-reviewed science journals. Read More ›
Jonathan Wells
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Stephen J. Iacoboni
Date
September 29, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
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A First Meeting with Jonathan Wells

Stephen J. Iacoboni
September 29, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom
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When physicians express doubts about Darwin, we are quickly reminded of that famous remark of Theodosius Dobzhansky. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Staatliche Antikensammlungen, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Daniel Witt
Date
August 27, 2024
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Intelligent Design and the “Stop Hitting Yourself” Argument 

Daniel Witt
August 27, 2024
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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A look at an underexamined rhetorical device, in the hands of Wikipedia and other ID critics. Read More ›
Octocorallia
Photo: Octocorallia, by Alexander Vasenin, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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David Coppedge
Date
May 22, 2024
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Biochemistry
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Let There Be Bioluminescence

David Coppedge
May 22, 2024
Biochemistry, Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Biological light switched on in the Cambrian — for what reason, evolutionists are not sure. It just happened, like all the other natural miracles. Read More ›
Charnia-masoni
Photo: Charnia masoni, by Verisimilus at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Günter Bechly
Date
December 30, 2023
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Evolution
Paleontology
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No. 3 Story of 2023: Textbook Wisdom on Origin of Multicellular Life Turns Out to Be Wrong

Günter Bechly
December 30, 2023
Evolution, Paleontology
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Incidentally, a few days ago I received a message from my paleobiologist colleague Dr. Ken Towe, a retired senior scientist at the Smithsonian Institution. Read More ›
Forrrest Mims.
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John Felts
Date
November 27, 2023
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Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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Tomorrow: Webinar with Maverick Scientist Forrest Mims

John Felts
November 27, 2023
Intelligent Design, Life Sciences
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Prepared to be entertained — and inspired — by the man who describes his life as “one continuous science fair project.” Read More ›
Morganucodon
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Author
Casey Luskin
Date
October 5, 2023
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Human Origins and Anthropology
Science Education
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Visitor’s Guide: At Nation’s Natural History Museum, Misinformation on Human Origins, and More

Casey Luskin
October 5, 2023
Human Origins and Anthropology, Science Education
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Mammalian fossil exhibits at the Smithsonian claim that humans and all mammals descended from the “first mammal," perhaps Morganucodon. Read More ›
Charnia-masoni
Photo: Charnia masoni, by Verisimilus at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Günter Bechly
Date
September 1, 2023
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
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Fossil Friday: Seventy Years of Textbook Wisdom on Origin of Multicellular Life Turns Out to Be Wrong

Günter Bechly
September 1, 2023
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology
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Incidentally, a few days ago I received a message from my paleobiologist colleague Dr. Ken Towe, a retired senior scientist at the Smithsonian Institution. Read More ›
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
August 31, 2023
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Bioethics
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Darwin and the Smithsonian’s Racist Brain Collection

Andrew McDiarmid
August 31, 2023
Bioethics, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology
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The motivation for the brain collection was to document how some people were supposedly lower on the evolutionary ladder than others. Read More ›
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John G. West
Date
August 18, 2023
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Bioethics
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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Maura: The Woman Whose Brain Was Stolen and Stored by the Smithsonian 

John G. West
August 18, 2023
Bioethics, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology
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Maura was brought from the Philippines to the U.S. in 1904 to take part in one of the public displays of indigenous people at the St. Louis World’s Fair. Read More ›

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