Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature
Topic

writing

GreenwichConnecticut-15978432584
Photo credit: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

In Connecticut, Horrors of AI Finally Come into View

A 56-year-old man, living with his mother in a wealthy New York suburb, developed a “friendship” with ChatGPT. Read More ›
Glen-eyrie-sunrise
All photos by Kate Kavanaugh.

The CSC Summer Seminars: Once in a Lifetime, All Expenses Paid

Listening to scholars from various disciplines, and surrounded by the breathtaking scenery, I was awestruck by the truth and beauty of intelligent design.  Read More ›
092_Wild_Mute_swan_in_flight_at_Lake_Geneva_during_golden_hour_of_sunset_Photo_by_Giles_Laurent
Photo credit: Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The End of the Machine Metaphor? 

Rather than purpose deriving from a purposeless process like natural selection, natural selection can only occur when life itself is the result of purpose. Read More ›
writing
Image credit: Thomas Eakins, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Persecution and the Art of “Darwinist” Writing

The “right kind of reader” will take the hint and absorb the “esoteric” meaning. Read More ›
flagellum
irreducible complexity
Image: Bacterial flagellar motor, from Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Illustra Media.

Uncommon Descent — A Farewell and Remembrance

I didn’t know what to expect from the blog when it started, but it quickly developed a following that was gratifying to see. Read More ›
handshake
Photo credit: Charles Deluvio, via Unsplash.

For AI, Human Hands Are Exceptional…For Now

In many artificially contrived images, the hands come up gnarled, disfigured, or otherwise anatomically incorrect. Read More ›
Dean Koontz
Photo: Dean Koontz, by American Library Association, via Flickr (cropped).

Wesley Smith Talks with Dean Koontz: Human Exceptionalism, Meaning in Life, and More

Dean and Wesley discuss how Dean came to be an author, the importance of human exceptionalism, and the problem with transhumanism. Read More ›
Tom Bethell
Tom Bethell
Photo: Tom Bethell, via Discovery Institute.

Iconoclast: Farewell to Tom Bethell

I remember having an exchange with Tom about the meaning of his last name, which seems to correspond to the Biblical place name Beth El, meaning "House of God." Read More ›
053982-002-1

“Fearless”: Princeton Mathematician Sergiu Klainerman on Berlinski’s Human Nature

“The man is fearless in pursuing lines of reasoning that are considered taboo by current standards.” Read More ›
Stephen Meyer

#GivingTuesday Message from Stephen Meyer

Dr. Meyer recounts highlights of the past year and gives some hints as to what expect in the year coming. Read More ›

© Discovery Institute