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Free Webinar, May 16: Compliant or Critical? Scientific Authority in the Age of COVID-19

“Follow the science!” we’re told. “Listen to the scientists!” Should we submit to such calls, or insist on thinking for ourselves? Read More ›
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The Science Guild’s Mask Is Falling Off

Theoretical physicist Richard Feynman quipped that “science is the belief in the ignorance of experts.” Read More ›
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Robert J. Marks: Coronavirus and the “Primacy of Information”

This is the kind of insight that halts you in your tracks: “Human biology is so finely tuned that less than a kilobyte of information can stop the world.” Read More ›
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An Astronomer Considers the Origin of Life, with Sobering Results

In my opinion, only one tooth fairy is allowed per theory, and this one has at least four, making its irrelevance nearly guaranteed. Read More ›
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Stephen Meyer on Physics and Cosmology: Online Course Opens New Frontier for Intelligent Design

In the course, Dr. Meyer covers what he calls the “three discoveries that reveal the mind behind the universe.” Read More ›
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How to Restore Science’s Lost Luster

More and more, the scientific establishment looks like a special interest group with biases of their own. Read More ›
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The “Surprisingly Consistent” Answer to the Question: Are We Alone in the Universe?

The firm belief in extraterrestrial life — a belief nearly universal in the scientific community — is an act of faith. Read More ›
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Freeman Dyson: The Passing of an Iconoclastic Physicist

Dyson was careful to take an open-minded approach: not fully endorsing design, yet not rejecting it either. Read More ›
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Astrophysicist Asks: Did God Create the Universe?

Natural theology is the science of God’s existence, and it’s a massive trove of evidence and reason of the first order. Read More ›
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A Crisis in Cosmology?

It’s too bad biologists are not as open about crises in their theories. It’s the sign of a healthy science. Read More ›

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