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As a Critic of Intelligent Design, Nathan Lents Fails to Connect

Initially, I was pleased to find someone who might be an interesting new participant in the evolution debate. Read More ›
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Straw Man: Nathan Lents Versus the Theory of Perfect Design

True, things go wrong with our bodies, with results that range from the tragic to the merely expensive or inconvenient. Read More ›
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Photo: A peregrine falcon, by Alex Proimos [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

The Problem with “Bad Design” Arguments

In a physical world there will be design constraints, so it is only realistic to expect tradeoffs. Read More ›
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Photo: U.S. Marshalls with a witness under protection, by United States Marshals Service [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Intelligent Design’s Witness Protection Program

Yesterday I was involved in negotiating email contact between an ID proponent in academia and a professor who’s not an ID proponent. Read More ›
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Photo: A Predator drone, by U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

In the Wall Street Journal, Stephen Meyer Proposes an Intelligent Design for National Defense

Writing with Arthur Herman, he proposes a cheap and technologically very attainable alternative to waiting passively to see what comes of North Korea’s growing ICBM collection. Read More ›
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Photo: University of Pennsylvania Law School, by Jeffrey M. Vinocur (Own work) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons.

A Professor Learns the Price of Speaking Her Mind

Amy Wax describes her experiences after co-authoring a controversial newspaper op-ed. Read More ›
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New Website Advocates Free Science — An Idea Vital to the Progress of Knowledge

Let’s encourage dissent and embrace an authentically liberal approach to scientific inquiry. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Cave art by Neanderthals? C.D Standish, A.W.G. Pike and D.L. Hoffmann, via Science Daily.

Adam and the Genome and Neanderthal Cave Art

As if on cue, science news today reports a remarkable discovery from Spain. Read More ›
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Photo: Jordan Peterson and Cathy Newman, via YouTube.

What Jordan Peterson Might Say to Intelligent Design Proponents

Peterson’s signature issues aren’t really on the radar screen here, and behind much of his perspective on psychology is a standard evolutionary viewpoint. Read More ›
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Photo: Research monkey, by U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Daniel Phelps.

With Monkey Success, Cloned Human Baby Is Closer

The successful births came from DNA taken from fetal, not adult, cells. That is the usual course in this research. Read More ›

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