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The Zygote Code and Other Mysteries: Thomas E. Woodward and James P. Gills, MD; June 30, 2026; 8; Genetics

Misinterpreting Teleology: Stephen J. Iacoboni; June 30, 2026; 8; Intelligent Design

The Anglican Church of Canada Publishes Pastoral Liturgies Blessing Euthanasia: Wesley J. Smith; June 29, 2026; 4; Human Exceptionalism

Housing First Failed America’s Homeless: Marsha Michaelis; June 25, 2026; 5; Homelessness

Canadian Town Grants Rights to Trees: Wesley J. Smith; June 23, 2026; 4; Human Exceptionalism

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Appalachia’s Opportunity Gap Is an Education Gap — and It’s Time to Fix It

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Across 423 counties in 13 states, 26 million Americans live with a persistent opportunity gap. It’s not because of a lack of effort, talent, or community commitment, but because big government systems meant to serve them have failed to deliver. At the center of that failure is education.

Video

The Twin Pillars of Constitutional Thought with Steve Meyer and Kerby Anderson

Keri D. Ingraham Discusses the Education Freedom Landscape in America on Futures Edge: American Center for Transforming Education; June 23, 2026; Education

Junking the Myth of Human/Chimp Similarity — Casey Luskin: Casey Luskin; June 22, 2026; Intelligent Design

Free Will Won’t Be Vanquished — Michael Egnor: Michael Egnor; June 15, 2026; Faith & Science

The UFO Disclosure: What Does It Mean for God?: Casey Luskin; June 9, 2026; Intelligent Design

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Podcast

Take a Tour of the Cell in an Incredible Shrinking Submarine!

_{Thomas E. Woodward
June 29, 2026}

Imagine you have been invited to a futuristic discovery center, a lavishly funded facility that has pioneered the ability to shrink people and objects many orders of magnitude. What if you could climb aboard an incredible shrinking submarine and travel into the heart of a living cell? This would be a tour like no other, to be sure! You’d get a glimpse of DNA, molecular machines, and cellular architecture, certainly, but you’d also bear witness to the workings of a hidden world of information and epigenetic controls operating beyond the physical structures of life. On this ID The Future, historian of science Dr. Tom Woodward reads an excerpt from his new book Epigenetics and the Architect, co-authored with Dr. James Gills. And rather than beginning with definitions and diagrams, he …

Bijan Nemati on the Search for Habitable Planets

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June 26, 2026}

One of the most exciting areas of space research is the search for Earth-like planets around other stars. Since the first discovery some 30 years ago, thousands of exoplanets have been identified and catalogued, but the vast majority bear little resemblance to Earth and would not be conducive to even simple life, much less large organisms such as ourselves. However, during the same 30 years, planet-hunting technology has also vastly improved. Where do things stand today, and what can we expect over the next decade as the hunt continues? On this classic episode of ID the Future out of the vault, host and amateur astronomer Eric Anderson begins a two-part conversation with Bijan Nemati, professional astronomer and expert on exoplanet search technology, to review the history of …

Beyond DNA: Evidence for Intelligent Design at the Frontier of Biology

_{Thomas E. Woodward
June 24, 2026}

A second revolution is underway in biology today. DNA isn’t the whole story for the development of living things. The deeper scientists look into the cell, the more they find layers of coding, regulation, communication, and control. Where did all this additional information come from? On today’s ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid continues his conversation with Dr. Tom Woodward, co-author with Dr. James Gills of a new book called Epigenetics and the Architect: Evidence of Design at the Frontier of Biology. In this segment, Dr. Tom Woodward explains that while DNA is the foundational blueprint of life, it requires a dance partner known as the epigenome to actually function. Don’t get scared away by the word epigenetics! It literally means “above” or …

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Join Discovery Institute’s American Center for Transforming Education to gain an up-close look at the historic victories occurring to advance education freedom, entrepreneurship, innovation, parental rights, and public education reform!

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