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Brian Miller: Engineering in Biology, and THE Engineer: Evolution News; August 10, 2022

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A Chinese Trojan Horse in Grand Forks, North Dakota?: Scott S. Powell; August 8, 2022; 6

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Tom Alberg: A Personal Tribute to a Pivotal Figure in Seattle and at Discovery Institute

_{Bruce Chapman
August 6, 2022
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A crucial participant in the founding of Discovery Institute — and a leader in the burgeoning tech economy of Seattle for four decades — Tom Alberg, 82, died at his home August 4.

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Eric Metaxas and Stephen Meyer Tackle Science and God: Stephen C. Meyer; June 29, 2022

The Hidden Crisis in the Woods: Part 2: Jonathan Choe; June 28, 2022

The Hidden Crisis in the Woods: Jonathan Choe; June 27, 2022

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Octopuses from the Sky: Scientists Propose “Aliens Seeded Life on Earth”

_{Ann Gauger
August 5, 2022}

On this ID the Future from the vault, biologist Ann Gauger discuss panspermia, the topic of a peer-reviewed paper published recently by several very serious scientists. Panspermia tries to sidestep problems in origins biology by suggesting that, to quote the title of an old science fiction movie, “it came from outer space.” And yes, according to this explanation, maybe aliens even sent it our way. Maybe (honest — this is a real theory) the first octopuses came here special delivery, as encapsulated embryos falling from the sky. Anything but intelligent design, for these very serious scientists. Tune in to learn from Dr. Gauger what precisely drove these scientists to such an …

Web3: The Next Generation of the Internet

_{Robert J. Marks II
August 4, 2022}

Futurist George Gilder forecasts that decentralization of the web is going to be the future of the internet. Data will become more personalized and stored on your local computer instead of in the cloud and companies like Google will have to figure out some way to adjust. Adam Goad and Dr. Austin Egbert discuss blockchain, Web3, decentralization, and the metaverse with Dr. Robert J. Marks. Additional Resources Adam Goad at IEEE Xplore Dr. Austin Egbert at IEEE Xplore ”Just As Cryptocurrencies Went Mainstream — a Huge Collapse!” by Jonathan Bartlett at Mind Matters News Podcast …

Stephen Meyer: One God or Many Universes?

_{Stephen C. Meyer
August 3, 2022}

In this ID the Future, Stephen Meyer takes a deep dive into the case for not only intelligent design, but also for a designer of the cosmos who is immaterial, eternal, transcendent, and involved. Meyer draws on evidence for design at the origin of life, in the origin of plants and animals, and from the fine tuning of the laws and constants of chemistry and the initial conditions of the universe. He connects all this to the scientific evidence that the universe is not eternal but had a beginning—the Big Bang. What about the main materialistic alternative for explaining this suite of evidence—the idea that there is a multiverse with our universe just being one of the lucky universes with just the right conditions to allow for advanced life? In step-by-step fashion, Meyer walks through …

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