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Zombie Metaphysics: Dawkins Versus Pope Leo

_{Bethel McGrew
June 10, 2026
6
Metaphysics}

This casual devaluing of consciousness is actually intertwined with the rush to ascribe it to AI. The ultimate conclusion is the same.

For Extraterrestrial Life, All Credit to a Creator

_{David Klinghoffer
June 10, 2026
2
Intelligent Design}

As Casey Luskin reminds us, technology-using aliens would — by the intent of the cosmic design — need to live on a planet like ours with a physiology like ours.

A Plague of Phony Citations Generated by AI

_{Science & Culture
June 10, 2026
2
Scientific Reasoning}

Ironically, the public has been taught to worry that AI is taking over and will do everything better than humans.

More Functions Reported for Repeat “Junk” DNA

_{Casey Luskin
June 11, 2026
4
Genetics}

Papers note that repetitive DNA — the type of DNA that our junk-DNA-defending friends assure us must be functionless — is vital for forming G4 structures.

When Bumblebees Cheat at Games

_{Science & Culture
June 11, 2026
2
Neuroscience & Mind}

Perhaps the most significant aspect of the findings is in light of the fact that the bumblebee has only about one million neurons (humans have 86 billion).

When the Experts Disagree…

_{Eric Hedin
June 11, 2026
5
Cosmology}

As with life, the beginning of our universe entailed special conditions, not only of the laws of physics, but also of the arrangement of its component atoms.

We Have Liftoff: Engineering Solutions in Muscle

_{Andrew McDiarmid
June 9, 2026
2
Biology}

The very act of generating force creates a formidable engineering challenge. How is this problem solved?

ID the Future

with Andrew McDiarmid

How Muscle Function Demonstrates Nested Irreducible Complexity

_{2224
Robert P. Waltzer
June 10, 2026}

Today on ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid concludes his conversation with Dr. Robert Waltzer about the amazing molecular machinery and systems that allow muscles to generate force and movement. How do microscopic structures help us move large objects in real time? In Part 2, Dr. Waltzer explores the remarkable molecular engineering required for nanometer-scale molecules to move massive bodies. He explains that muscle function actually involves constant microscopic damage as tiny proteins are strained far beyond their physical capacities. To prevent total failure, Waltzer says muscles operate like a plane being fixed while it’s flying, utilizing specialized detection and signaling systems to replace large proteins at an astonishing rate: sometimes as frequently as every 25 seconds! Waltzer unpacks key structures in muscle, including the intricate Z-disk that functions like a biological shock absorber or mattress box spring. Waltzer argues that the extreme order and nested irreducible complexity found in these systems defy unguided evolutionary explanations. Instead, the sophistication, coordination, and complexity of muscle function points to intelligent design as a more adequate explanation. This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation.

The Genius-Level Engineering Solutions in Muscle

_{2223
Robert P. Waltzer
June 8, 2026}

Every movement you make—walking across a room, lifting a cup of coffee, even blinking your eyes—depends on trillions of microscopic molecular machines working in remarkable coordination. On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid begins exploring the hidden machinery of muscle with Dr. Robert Waltzer, professor of biology at Belhaven University and longtime researcher and lecturer on intelligent design. First, Dr. Waltzer takes us to right to the microscopic heart of muscle. Then he explains how muscle solves the formidable engineering challenge of repairing and replacing damaged muscle components in real time. This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation.

Dr. Scott Minnich on the Real Science Behind E. coli “Evolution”

_{2222
Scott Minnich
June 5, 2026}

Evolutionary biologist Richard Lenski hopes to demonstrate Darwinian evolution in action. But one humble scientist from Northern Idaho says not so fast! On this classic episode of ID The Future from the archive, host Eric Anderson concludes a conversation with microbiologist Dr. Scott Minnich. In Part 2, Dr. Minnich critiques Lenski’s famous Long Term Evolutionary Experiments. Through experiments of his own, Minnich has shown how the practical results of Lenski’s project on E. coli are easily repeatable under different conditions, and how some key changes to E. coli are even reversible, both of which speak more to an organism’s pre-existing capabilities than to a Darwinian explanation. “Overall, [Lenski’s] E. coli haven’t generated anything new,” observes Minnich. “They’re getting rid of stuff they don’t need…they have hyper mutational rates…but in the long run, that’s not an advantage, because you’re just going to acquire too many mutations, and that’s the road to extinction.”

Latest Videos

The UFO Disclosure: What Does It Mean for God?

_{Casey Luskin
June 9, 2026
Intelligent Design}

Why are people so fascinated by aliens? Because beneath the UFO stories lie deeper questions.

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Endowed with the Image of God — Nancy Pearcey

_{Nancy Pearcey
June 8, 2026
Faith & Science
2026 Dallas Conference on Science and Faith}

The debate over intelligent design matters not just for science, but for preserving moral foundations and confidence in human knowledge itself.

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Created Equal with Dr. Ben Carson

_{John G. West
May 25, 2026
Intelligent Design
2026 Dallas Conference on Science and Faith}

In conversation with John G. West, renowned surgeon Dr. Ben Carson shares his view that faith and science are not in conflict, and that believing in evolution requires more faith than believing in God as creator.

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Tell-Tale Signs of Bogus Science about the Origin of Life

_{The Center for Science and Culture
May 20, 2026
Intelligent Design
Long Story Short}

Scientific claims about the origin of life are often complex—so how can you tell if they’re right or wrong? Even if you’re not an expert, there are tell-tale signs to identify scientific claims that are dubious. Are the scientists unbiased? Do they exclude possible explanations before the investigation even begins? Do the scientists make assumptions? Are the claims being made reasonable or exaggerated? It turns out origin of life research regularly makes all these mistakes.

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Intelligent Design

If You Care About Faith, Bring on the Aliens!

_{David Klinghoffer
June 9, 2026
3
Intelligent Design}

Luskin: “If alien life does exist, and if it looks or works even remotely like human biology, then it did not arise by blind evolution.”

“Homelessness” Meets the Simulation Theory

_{Science & Culture
June 7, 2026
1
Intelligent Design}

“As the late podcaster and ‘Dilbert’ cartoonist Scott Adams used to say, it was as if the Simulation was ‘winking at us.'”

Life at the Limits of the Possible

_{David Coppedge
June 4, 2026
8
Intelligent Design}

Dr. Stuart Burgess suggests that organisms at the extremes not only exemplify ultimate engineering but specifically point to theistic design.

Design Logic: Nose Knows Better than Darwinism

_{Howard Glicksman
May 28, 2026
11
Intelligent Design}

“By mapping millions of neurons in mice, researchers discovered that smell receptors in the nose aren’t random at all.”

Historical Sciences

Origin of Life

Time Is an Archenemy of Unguided Origin of Life

_{David Klinghoffer
April 23, 2026
1
Origin of Life}

A video claims to show how the unguided origin of life is easy to envision, involving random chemical “blobs” forming into a replicator, given enough time.

Project Hail Mary Can’t Outrun the God Hypothesis

_{Bethel McGrew
April 13, 2026
6
Biology}

How could something with a structure this complicated have evolved twice? Ryland Grace thinks it couldn’t have.

Postcard from North Carolina

_{Brian Miller
March 2, 2026
3
Faith & Science}

Skepticism should be a last resort rather than a starting point. If truth is knowable, we should pursue it as our highest priority.

Evolution

Evolutionists Need a Refresher Course

_{David Coppedge
June 9, 2026
12
Evolution}

Abuses of the concept of natural selection abound not only in science news but in scientific papers in major journals as well. It’s time for a remedial course.

How Non-Experts Can Assess Scientific Questions

_{Casey Luskin
May 20, 2026
6
Evolution}

A new Long Story Short video tries to answer this question: How can a non-expert assess who is right in a complex scientific debate — specifically on the question “How did life begin?”

Theistic Evolution Book Cites Debunked Icons

_{Casey Luskin
May 19, 2026
11
Evolution}

Professor Kuebler uses a classical argument for common descent, citing the universality of the genetic code.

Paleontology

Cambrian Explosion Is Gift that Keeps on Giving

_{David Coppedge
June 5, 2026
7
Paleontology}

These representative papers show that the Cambrian Explosion remains a huge enigma for evolutionists.

Günter Bechly and the “Species Pair” Problem

_{Granville Sewell
June 2, 2026
7
Paleontology}

Asian elephants (like the one at the top of this page) and their African counterparts apparently diverged about 8 million years ago.

More Challenges to Ediacaran Animal Fossils

_{Casey Luskin
May 17, 2026
8
Paleontology}

Joseph Botting is actually very skeptical of the paper’s purported example of an Ediacaran ctenophore, and he believes it is in fact a cnidarian.

Cosmology

When the Experts Disagree…

_{Eric Hedin
June 11, 2026
5
Cosmology}

As with life, the beginning of our universe entailed special conditions, not only of the laws of physics, but also of the arrangement of its component atoms.

Sean Carroll Revives Nietzsche’s Eternal Return

_{Paul Nelson
June 8, 2026
5
Cosmology}

The point arrives when a philosophy is so unreasonable, so utterly broken, that one can only give it a good strong kick. Argument fails; one must act.

Brian Miller on the Meyer/Halper Debate

_{Science & Culture
June 6, 2026
3
Faith & Science}

“Halper is one of the most formidable proponents of atheism, but he also admits that the discussion with Meyer was ‘the toughest debate I’ve ever had.'”

Human Origins

It Was Technology, Not Human Mind, that Advanced

_{Denyse O’Leary
May 29, 2026
4
Human Origins and Anthropology}

At one time, we were encouraged to interpret ancient humans as a long, slow, Darwinian ascent of man. But maybe that didn’t really happen.

Let’s Catch Up with the Neanderthals!

_{Denyse O’Leary
May 27, 2026
5
Human Origins and Anthropology}

Remember the famous Neanderthal brain that was supposed to be inferior to the modern one, rendering them the big, dumb brutes of legend?

Human Evolution Quote: Grok, Is This True?

_{Casey Luskin
May 23, 2026
6
Human Origins and Anthropology}

People are always welcome to change their views in response to what they feel is convincing new evidence.

Archaeology

More Discoveries Point to Neanderthal Intelligence

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 5, 2024
5
Archaeology}

This very ancient people we know the most about can’t be the missing link that many paleontologists are looking for.

The Joy of (Neanderthal) Cooking

_{Denyse O’Leary
July 30, 2024
5
Archaeology}

The Darwinian account of the human race would be much easier to believe in good faith if scientists could point to a clearly inferior and clearly human being.

Dallas Conference: Archaeology & the Life of Jesus

_{Titus Kennedy
January 19, 2024
1
Archaeology}

My presentation will explore archaeological discoveries illuminating a major event in the life of Jesus — his trial in Jerusalem.

History of Science

Darwin’s Atheism and a Question of Terminology

_{Michael Flannery
May 26, 2026
8
History of Science}

Calling Gibberson, Miller, McGrath, and others theistic evolutionists is inaccurate because it fails to distinguish them from genuinely theistic evolutionists.

Paradigm Lost: Darwinism and the Idea of Progress

_{Neil Thomas
May 12, 2026
17
History of Science}

The notion of progress is now of course increasingly questioned, especially after what has come to be known as “the calamitous 20th century.”

Contest of Cosmic Stories “Isn’t a Fair Fight”

_{David Klinghoffer
April 13, 2026
3
History of Science}

As Bethel McGrew notes, the tradition of seeing the stars, planets, and the rest of space as pointing to a creator has a distinguished scientific history.

Geology

As an Idea, the “Anthropocene” Era Is Dead

_{Science & Culture
November 25, 2025
3
Geology}

In a world where pundits regularly accuse us all of being too anthropocentric, the naming of a new geological epoch would enshrine that view forever in science.

The Wonders of a Hard Mineral

_{David Coppedge
September 5, 2025
11
Geology}

Explore the features of a remarkable mineral erupted from volcanoes that is found in our teeth. How did it get there?

Plate Tectonics and Scientific Discovery

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
September 3, 2024
4
Geology}

Plate tectonics is important for advanced life in multiple ways and planets with plate tectonics are very rare.

Life Sciences

Fireweed: An Example of Intelligent Latent Design

_{Eric Hedin
February 5, 2025
7
Life Sciences}

The photo with fireweed in the foreground at the top of this article was taken by my father, Robert Hedin, at Mount Shuksan in Washington State.

Biological Information in Static Electricity

_{David Coppedge
December 5, 2024
5
Life Sciences}

The influence of static charge in pollination is one demonstrable case — not only for bees, but for moths and hummingbirds as well.

Plant Missile Technology: A Peek in the Armory

_{David Coppedge
December 2, 2024
5
Life Sciences}

Ballistic missiles are common in plants and fungi. Take a look at how they launch their payloads.

Neuroscience

When Bumblebees Cheat at Games

_{Science & Culture
June 11, 2026
2
Neuroscience & Mind}

Perhaps the most significant aspect of the findings is in light of the fact that the bumblebee has only about one million neurons (humans have 86 billion).

Of Bee Brains, ChatGPT, and Fists of Ham

_{Jonathan Witt
June 8, 2026
2
Neuroscience & Mind}

Happily, a recent philosopher has provided some intellectual tools for avoiding the sort of ham-fisted either/or approach to consciousness.

Human Equality in a Neurosurgeon’s View

_{David Klinghoffer
June 1, 2026
2
Neuroscience & Mind}

You could draw a comparison to looking under the hood of your car, versus looking under the hood of mine.

Medicine

Mission to Kill Dementia Patients Moves Forward

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 4, 2026
2
Medicine}

By all means, prohibit forced feeding, but also provide that patients be given all nourishment they want.

Gender Reassignment Harmed Mental Health

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 15, 2026
4
Medicine}

Hopefully, this study will aid the many lawsuits being filed by childhood victims (detransitioners).

Western Medicine’s Utilitarian Drift

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 14, 2026
5
Medicine}

At least in some sense, once the girl was deemed killable, her body parts became the primary factor in her care.

Biology

When Bumblebees Cheat at Games

_{Science & Culture
June 11, 2026
2
Neuroscience & Mind}

Perhaps the most significant aspect of the findings is in light of the fact that the bumblebee has only about one million neurons (humans have 86 billion).

We Have Liftoff: Engineering Solutions in Muscle

_{Andrew McDiarmid
June 9, 2026
2
Biology}

The very act of generating force creates a formidable engineering challenge. How is this problem solved?

Everything Points to a Paradigm Shift

_{Eric Hedin
May 25, 2026
5
Biology}

Why would most people avoid drinking stagnant water from a puddle or a swamp? Probably not for fear of ingesting some dissolved salts or minerals.

Physical Sciences

Physics

When the Experts Disagree…

_{Eric Hedin
June 11, 2026
5
Cosmology}

As with life, the beginning of our universe entailed special conditions, not only of the laws of physics, but also of the arrangement of its component atoms.

New Physics Is Always Tentative; Here’s Why

_{Eric Hedin
June 8, 2026
6
Physics}

The prime example of all difficulties for new theories in physics relates to the ultimate origin of everything.

Why Meaning Overcomes the Materialist View

_{Eric Hedin
June 3, 2026
5
Physics}

The quasi-scientific abstraction that glibly asserts our being “nothing more” than particle interactions is as wrong as it is right.

Chemistry

The Messy Reality of Prebiotic Chemistry

_{Andrew McDiarmid
January 15, 2026
2
Origin of Life}

The interview explores the professional risks faced by scientists who question the standard evolutionary paradigm.

Organic Chemistry Without Intelligence

_{Andrew McDiarmid
January 13, 2026
2
Origin of Life}

While amino acids can be produced in experiments or found on meteorites, they are often consumed by side reactions that create non-living tar.

When Science Degenerates into a Spoils System

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 2, 2025
5
Scientific Freedom}

Chemistry professor Anna Krylov forces us to look at that in discouraging detail.

Astronomy

“Cosmic Signposts” Pointing to Intelligent Design

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 29, 2026
2
Physics}

Dr. Salviander was deeply influenced by science fiction and by the popular astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan.

Should Mysterious Signals Be Attributed to ET?

_{David Coppedge
January 27, 2026
4
Astronomy}

Intelligent design advocates agree that you don’t infer intelligence until there is sufficient reason to reject chance and natural law.

Astrobiology as a Secular Quest for Meaning

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 13, 2025
6
Astronomy}

I don’t think this stuff does any harm — as long as it is understood as drama and not given undue importance in science or philosophy.

Fine-Tuning

Inscrutable Dice and Cosmological Fine-Tuning

_{Bruce Gordon
May 19, 2026
14
Physics}

Phil Halper has argued against a position that no one holds, and his argument as a whole lays claim to the very capacity his objection denies.

The Story of Everything…or of Nothing?

_{George Montañez
April 21, 2026
9
Faith & Science}

The movie is respectful in how it addresses questions. It doesn’t preach. But it challenges perspectives at the heart of who we are.

Objective Probability of the Fine-Tuning Evidence

_{Bruce Gordon
March 27, 2026
10
Fine-tuning}

Science and philosophy aim to explain aspects of the world and of our experience, and both offer judgments about what is correct or incorrect.

Earth Sciences

Geophysics

Aurora Borealis: Scientific and Aesthetic Design

_{Casey Luskin
May 12, 2024
9
Astronomy}

You appreciate the aurora borealis or aurora australis because you were not created by strictly material evolutionary processes.

Geoengineering on an Intelligently Designed Planet

_{Tova Levengood
August 30, 2023
4
Intelligent Design}

Scientists are still discovering how many systems, controls, and other aspects of planetary fine-tuning are in place to ensure that we have abundant life.

No Iron, No Life: Design in Iron Availability

_{Science & Culture
January 25, 2022
9
Biology}

As an exercise, count the number of lucky breaks that had to occur for the evolutionary story to work.

Environment

Journal Trumpets Glaciers’ “Right to Exist”

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 2, 2026
4
Environment & Climate}

Glaciers are made up of snow that over millennia compacted into ice. They grow or shrink based on climate. They are geological features.

Great Science Cancellation Continues

_{David Klinghoffer
September 18, 2025
3
Scientific Freedom}

In the domination of science by ideology, by the myth of “settled science,” the stakes couldn’t be more profound.

COSM Will Feature Nobel Laureate John F. Clauser

_{Science & Culture
September 12, 2025
5
Physics}

Discovery Institute’s upcoming COSM 2025 tech conference will feature something a little different.

Rare Earth

Stephen Meyer on the Meaning of Artemis II Mission

_{David Klinghoffer
April 8, 2026
3
Rare Earth}

Aboard the lunar spacecraft, astronaut Victor Glover spoke movingly about what some have called our Privileged Planet.

Study: Geological Habitability Parameters

_{Casey Luskin
August 14, 2024
8
Rare Earth}

One thing that is likely to get some pushback is the study’s claim that modern-style plate tectonics on Earth did not commence until the Neoproterozoic.

Earth and Mars — A Rare Gem and a Sharp Contrast

_{Eric Hedin
August 5, 2024
9
Rare Earth}

Apparently, simple living organisms must exist for eons on a planet before more advanced life can thrive.

Planetology

The Search for ETs: Keeping Hope Alive

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 15, 2025
5
Planetology}

The question looms: How much can science avoid facts while retaining the character of science?

Rights for Planets, Moons, and Space Microbes?

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 29, 2025
3
Planetology}

The ultimate purpose in granting such rights would be to disincentivize investments in space exploration and keep us Gaia-bound.

Hope for Mars Life Is Dashed Again

_{David Coppedge
March 4, 2025
1
Planetology}

Subsequent landers discovered a high concentration of perchlorates in the soil. Perchlorates are chlorinated salts, often used in fireworks.

Culture

Human Exceptionalism

Tree Rights Advocacy Is Based on Irrationality

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 17, 2026
5
Human Exceptionalism}

We protect trees and woodlands with laws and regulations without resorting to irrational ideological justifications and materially impeding human thriving.

Why AI Won’t Replace Us Spiritually

_{George Montañez
March 12, 2026
6
Human Exceptionalism}

AI systems increasingly resemble human intelligence. But resemblance alone does not make them image bearers. It cannot. AI systems do not represent God.

Are We Just Animals? A Tempting Delusion

_{J. Budziszewski
February 5, 2026
5
Human Exceptionalism}

Some of my students argue that humans should be wiped off the face of the earth to make room for the other species.

Arts

A Surprise Conversation About, Well, Everything

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 29, 2026
4
Arts}

As I walked out of the theater after the movie, I heard a familiar voice. I smiled as I realized it was our colleague Jay Richards.

Requiem for an Artificial Superintelligence

_{William A. Dembski
March 20, 2026
19
Computational Sciences}

On the morning of his upload, he signed transfer papers, redundancy protocols, continuity covenants, and one handwritten page that no lawyer saw.

Tickets Now! Cosmic Beginning & the God Hypothesis

_{Science & Culture
March 13, 2026
3
Cosmology}

In a beautiful, exciting, deeply informed film, scientists and scholars explain why the story of meaning and purpose in a created universe has been vindicated.

Ethics

Mission to Kill Dementia Patients Moves Forward

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 4, 2026
2
Medicine}

By all means, prohibit forced feeding, but also provide that patients be given all nourishment they want.

Bioethics Journal Advocates “Terminal Sedation”

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 30, 2026
5
Bioethics}

Articles in professional journals are a means of constructing future public policy and people need to be warned.

Gender Reassignment Harmed Mental Health

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 15, 2026
4
Medicine}

Hopefully, this study will aid the many lawsuits being filed by childhood victims (detransitioners).

Social Sciences

Human Equality in a Neurosurgeon’s View

_{David Klinghoffer
June 1, 2026
2
Neuroscience & Mind}

You could draw a comparison to looking under the hood of your car, versus looking under the hood of mine.

The Flip Side of a Faulty Evolutionary Theory

_{David Klinghoffer
May 29, 2026
5
Political Science}

Mayor Katie’s father is David Sloan Wilson, an esteemed evolutionary biologist at Binghamton University.

Debating the Declaration

_{David Klinghoffer
May 13, 2026
2
Political Science}

Even non-Christian Founders like Benjamin Franklin thought about the evidence for intelligent design. Franklin studied it as part of his private liturgy.

Faith and Science

Science Isn’t God, but It Does Point to God

_{David Klinghoffer
June 8, 2026
3
Faith & Science}

As you are driving on Interstate 5 just north of downtown Seattle, a home with purple floor-to-ceiling windows stands out prominently.

Brian Miller on the Meyer/Halper Debate

_{Science & Culture
June 6, 2026
3
Faith & Science}

“Halper is one of the most formidable proponents of atheism, but he also admits that the discussion with Meyer was ‘the toughest debate I’ve ever had.'”

We Are Not Alone? No, We Never Were

_{Bethel McGrew
June 1, 2026
5
Faith & Science}

C. S. Lewis was always game for a chat about God and aliens, as recalled by his protégé Sheldon Vanauken.

Science Education

“My Public Education Was Ruined,” Weeps Dover Grad

_{David Klinghoffer
January 8, 2026
2
Science Education}

A bit melodramatic, perhaps? Attorney and geologist Casey Luskin, who was present for part of the Dover trial, has this to say.

Creepy Crawly Complexity: The Design of Insects

_{Andrew McDiarmid
December 22, 2025
2
Science Education}

Far from being mere nuisances, these creatures function as tiny engineers that elegantly solve complex problems to sustain global ecosystems.

Myth No. 5: “Discovery Supported Dover Policy”

_{Sarah Chaffee
December 17, 2025
6
Science Education}

Both Judge John E. Jones and the media have promoted the myth that Discovery was somehow behind the events that sparked the case.

Scientific Freedom

The Wrong Tool to Fix Woke Science Journals

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 3, 2025
2}

The government has no business pressuring medical journals about their content — no matter how biased.

Hysteria in the Science Sector Over DOGE

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 30, 2025
4}

Whatever problems now exist for the public medical research funding sector, the disappointing Francis Collins helped create them.

Stand Up for Science or… for Naked Ideology?

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 12, 2025
4}

“Stand Up for Science 2025” protests were clearly aimed at reaffirming control by the now discredited science establishment.

Science Reporting

Wall Street Journal Welcomes Story of Everything

_{David Klinghoffer
April 17, 2026
4
Science Reporting}

My colleague asked, “Has that happened before?” Not that I recall. Is something changing? Perhaps.

On the Origin of Our New Name

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 27, 2025
3
Science Reporting}

First, the conversation delves into the site’s launch in December 2004, when the modern intelligent design movement and the Internet were both relatively new.

On Genetic (Dis)Similarity, Give Credit Where Due

_{David Klinghoffer
September 10, 2025
4
Science Reporting}

Would anyone know that the 1 percent icon has finally fallen, if we hadn’t broken the story? It seems not.