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Fossil Explosions Persist, and Other Confirmations: Casey Luskin; August 12, 2026; 10; Paleontology

Researchers: There Must Be “Two Origins of Life”: Casey Luskin; August 11, 2026; 7; Origin of Life

The Lancet: Wildfires the Latest “Health Emergency”: Wesley J. Smith; August 10, 2026; 3; Human Exceptionalism

Olasky Books: Three interesting gusts of Augustus: Marvin Olasky; August 8, 2026; 5; Discovery Institute

It’s Essential to Educate the Next Generation About Free Enterprise: Keri D. Ingraham; July 31, 2026; 5; Education

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Educational Institutions Dividing Students Based on Race

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August 10, 2026
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Nearly 60 years after Congress outlawed housing discrimination, the federal government has had to remind America’s colleges and universities that racial segregation is still illegal. That fact alone should alarm every American.

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Dr. Stephen Meyer Answers the Biggest Questions About God & Science

Keri D. Ingraham Talks Free Enterprise on NTD Evening News: American Center for Transforming Education; August 3, 2026; Education

Kevin Dahlgren Discusses Skid Row on Newsmax: Center on Wealth & Poverty; August 3, 2026; Homelessness

The Story Behind Darwin’s Black Box by Michael Behe: Michael J. Behe; August 3, 2026; Intelligent Design

Michael Behe Was Right: Darwin’s Black Box at 30: John G. West; August 2, 2026; Intelligent Design

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Michael Behe on Thirty Years of Darwin’s Black Box

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August 10, 2026}

One of the seminal books of the modern intelligent design movement is Darwin’s Black Box, written by biochemist and professor Michael J. Behe. In 2026, that book turns 30. On this episode of ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid talks to Dr. Behe about the book’s impact and the staying power of its arguments. Darwin’s Black Box was an intellectual bombshell when it came out in August of 1996. It was reviewed by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other major outlets. It was published by a major New York publishing house, The Free Press, then a division of Simon and Schuster. It was later included in a list of the 100 most influential books of the century by National Review. And it has gone on to sell over 300k copies. In Part 1 of the conversation, Behe …

Robert J. Marks II on the Benefits and Potential Perils of Artificial Intelligence

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 10, 2026}

We are in the age of artificial intelligence. But what does that mean for the human future? Some claim that AI is merely a very sophisticated tool that will lead to stunning societal improvements such as miraculous medical breakthroughs, greater economic efficiency, and an exponential increase in human knowledge. But others worry that an out-of-human-control AI could destroy liberty, create immeasurable societal destruction, and perhaps, even unleash a technological Armageddon that brings about the end of the human race. Which is it? Or are both potential possibilities? To sort it all out for us, on this special summer edition of Humanize, Wesley asked Discovery Institute’s Robert J. Marks II to return for his third appearance. An electrical engineer by education and …

The Intelligent Design of Sleep

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August 7, 2026}

We’re asleep an average of about 26 years of our life! Most people have a sense that sleep is important, but many of us aren’t sure exactly why. Why is sleep so crucial to survival? And how did the processes of sleep emerge in living things? Could a gradual Darwinian process be responsible, or are the systems involved another instance of intelligent design? On this episode of ID The Future selected from the vault, host Andrew McDiarmid begins a conversation with physicist Dr. Eric Hedin about the origin and intelligent design of sleep. In Part 1, Dr. Hedin suggests that the evolutionary mindset operates as a major obstacle to the scientific understanding of sleep. From an evolutionary point of view, sleep is risky for the fitness of organisms. “Survival of the …

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