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Even in Mice, Decision-Making Is More Complex: Denyse O’Leary; September 9, 2025; 3; Neuroscience & Mind

Marci Reeves on Principles of Scientific Thinking: Andrew McDiarmid; September 9, 2025; 3; Scientific Reasoning

New York’s Green Energy Fantasy Continues: Jonathan Lesser; September 5, 2025; 5; Energy

Land Acknowledgements in California Schools: “All of California is Indian Land”: Walter Myers III; September 4, 2025; 5; Education

Bioethics Journal: AI-Generated “Digital Twins” for Trans Patients?: Wesley J. Smith; September 3, 2025; 3; Human Exceptionalism

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Keri D. Ingraham at White House for Task Force Meeting on Artificial Intelligence Education

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First Lady Melania Trump invited Discovery Institute Senior Fellow and American Center for Transforming Education Director Keri D. Ingraham to attend the White House Task Force Meeting on Artificial Intelligence Education. The meeting was held in the East Room of the White House on September 4.

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Keri D. Ingraham Talks AI in Education on NTD News

Engineered for Oxygen: The Center for Science and Culture; September 1, 2025; Intelligent Design

Wesley J. Smith Discusses Mental Health Outcomes for Abortion on The Ann and Phelim Scoop: Center on Human Exceptionalism; August 28, 2025; Human Exceptionalism

Secrets of the Human Body Trailer: The Center for Science and Culture; August 15, 2025; Intelligent Design

Michele Steeb Tells NTD News Trump Is Not Criminalizing the Homeless: Center on Wealth & Poverty; August 12, 2025; Homelessness

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Podcast

Brian Miller on the Return of Natural Theology

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September 5, 2025}

Influenced by a long line of materialist thinkers, Charles Darwin proposed the mechanism of natural selection as a substitute for God. But how does his evolutionary theory’s explanatory power measure up to recent scientific discoveries? On this ID The Future selected from our vault, physicist Brian Miller discusses the resurgence of natural theology in modern science with Pat Flynn, co-host of the Philosophy for the People podcast. Natural theology advances arguments for God based on reason and the discoveries of science. It’s an ancient pursuit that fell out of favor in the 19th century as a materialist account of life’s origins took center stage. But modern scientific findings point to mind, not a mindless process, as the likeliest explanation for a life-friendly universe. As a …

Journey to Longevity: Insights From Inventor Hal Philipp

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September 4, 2025}

Today, hosts Robert J. Marks and Bradley Norris speak again with Hal Philipp, inventor of the modern touchscreen, about his entrepreneurial work in health and nutrition. After selling his technology company, Hal turned his focus to personal health, particularly nutrition. Here, he discusses his unique philosophy on wellness. Philipp touches on the dangers of processed foods, the importance of eating whole, natural foods, the problems with the medical establishment and pharmaceutical industry, his recommendation of natural remedies over pharmaceutical drugs, and his personal experiences of making dramatic changes to his diet and lifestyle. While his views are his own and not necessarily endorsed by the Bradley Center at Discovery Institute, they are thought-provoking and intriguing, and …

How to Respond to Common Criticisms of Intelligent Design

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September 3, 2025}

God of the gaps. Co-option to explain irreducible complexity. Lucy as a human ancestor. Perhaps you’ve heard some of these objections to intelligent design, but do you know how to adequately respond to them? On today’s ID The Future, geologist and lawyer Casey Luskin explains how to refute these common criticisms to intelligent design as he concludes a conversation with host Jacob Vasquez that originally aired on the Truthful Hope podcast. Learn how to push back against these typical challenges: God of the Gaps Argument: Dr. Luskin clarifies that the case for intelligent design is not an argument from ignorance that inserts a designer into gaps in scientific knowledge. Instead, it is based on what is known about complex, specified information and irreducibly complex …

Events

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Intelligent Design Education Day — Tacoma

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After a successful event in Spokane, we are excited to announce that Intelligent Design Education Day is coming to Tacoma, Washington! The theme — Creepy Crawly Complexity — returns this fall, inviting students to explore the incredible world of “creepy crawlies,” with special presentations and videos on insects and spiders (from the phylum Arthropoda), earthworms (Annelida), and roundworms (Nematoda). While learning about the complexity and diversity of these fascinating creatures, we’ll consider important questions like… Why are creepy crawlies so abundant and diverse? Where did they all come from? What does it take to design and build a “simple” worm? What is the implication of finding unique code in the genome of each type of creepy …

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Even in Mice, Decision-Making Is More Complex

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Keri D. Ingraham at White House for Task Force Meeting on Artificial Intelligence Education

Video

Engineered for Oxygen

Wesley J. Smith Discusses Mental Health Outcomes for Abortion on The Ann and Phelim Scoop

Secrets of the Human Body Trailer

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