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Photo: METHINKS IT IS LIKE A WEASEL, by loren chapman, via Flickr (cropped).

Conservation of Information — The Theorems

We’ve seen active information before in the Dawkins Weasel example. The baseline search for METHINKS IT IS LIKE A WEASEL stands no hope of success. Read More ›
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Dandelions, Darwin’s Bark Spider, and More: No Shortage of Biological Wonders

Those of us who find purpose in biology instead of random tinkering will not run out of material to get excited about any time soon. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Annie Spratt.

Jason Rosenhouse and Specified Complexity

Not all patterns eliminate chance in the presence of improbability. Take an arrow shot at a target. Read More ›
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The Non-Computable Human

An algorithm is a step-by-step set of instructions to accomplish a task. A recipe for German chocolate cake is an algorithm. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Pogrebnoj-Alexandroff, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Lateral Line: A “Sixth Sense” for Fish (And Other Cool Tricks)

What’s remarkable is that this organ constitutes an analog-to-digital converter, as pressure waves (analog) are converted to electrical signals. Read More ›
Dave Farina
Photo: "Professor Dave," via YouTube (screen shot, fair use).

Fact-Checking “Professor Dave”: Is the Term “Darwinism” Really Used Only by “Creationists”?

As this nonsense is so often found in Internet forums, I here provide the peer-reviewed scientific evidence to put the point to rest once and for all. Read More ›
Gunter Bechly
Photo: Günter Bechly in a scene from the documentary Revolutionary, via Discovery Institute.

A Darwin Day Exhibit Backfires

Hear the story of how leading German paleo-entomologist and Darwinist Günter Bechly became convinced of intelligent design. Read More ›
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On Thanksgiving, Support the Scientific Defense of Common Sense

“The heresy of heresies was common sense,” Orwell writes. “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” Read More ›
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Photo: Chrismooreia michaelbehei, a fossil dragonfly species, 191 million years old, named in honor of ID scientist Michael Behe, by Günter Bechly.

Günter Bechly: Why the Fossil Record Points to Intelligent Design

He covers how “a lightbulb went on” for him about Darwinism, the fatal waiting time problem, why the ballyhooed extended synthesis fails to save the day for evolution, and more. Read More ›
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Luskin at The Federalist — Freedom Is Threatened; Now Will You Listen?

Critics of Darwinian theory have faced exactly such a campaign — not just recently but going back a couple of decades. Read More ›

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