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^{George Gilder and Jay W. Richards
April 19, 2019
Discovery Institute, Economics

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Gilder Fellows Summer Seminar

_{George Gilder and Jay W. Richards
April 19, 2019
Discovery Institute, Economics

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The Gilder Fellows Seminar is an intimate study experience with Discovery Institute Fellows in Seattle, Washington, in August 2019. At the Gilder Fellows Seminar, you'll have the chance to interact with scholars George Gilder, Michael Medved, Jay Richards, John West, and others. Read More ›

^{The Center for Science and Culture
May 27, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Darwin Devolves Book Party

_{The Center for Science and Culture
May 27, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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While Stephen Colbert has called Michael J. Behe the “Father of Intelligent Design,” Behe’s arguments have been called “close to heretical” by the New York Times Book Review, and Richard Dawkins has publicly taken him to task for his “maverick” views. Wherever he goes, Behe makes waves, but has remained singularly focused on doing rigorous scientific analysis that points to controversial but incredible results that other scientists won’t touch. Read More ›

^{Michael Medved
June 21, 2017
Citizen Leadership, Discovery Institute

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Michael Medved & Dr. Diane Medved at Town Hall

_{Michael Medved
June 21, 2017
Citizen Leadership, Discovery Institute

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This event is sponsored by Discovery Institute’s Chapman Center for Citizen Leadership. Husband-and-wife duo Michael Medved and Dr. Diane Medved will share a stage as they both discuss their recently published books. Hear from bestselling author and radio show host Michael Medved as he discusses his latest book, The American Miracle: Divine Providence in the Rise of the Republic. Michael Read More ›

^{Chapman Center
May 29, 2019
Citizen Leadership, Discovery Institute, Foreign Policy

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Springtime for Israel

_{Chapman Center
May 29, 2019
Citizen Leadership, Discovery Institute, Foreign Policy

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Please join us on Thursday, June 20 for a captivating discussion on the current state of Middle East geopolitics, as Israel prepares for a new election, and how it will affect the United States with Discovery Senior Fellow and foreign policy expert John Wohlstetter. President Trump’s first year saw the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Six-Day War–and also of the Read More ›

^{Michael Newton Keas and Paul Nelson
May 13, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Setting the Record Straight: From Copernicus to Orphan Genes

_{Michael Newton Keas and Paul Nelson
May 13, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Scientists love to tell stories about the quest to understand the universe — stories that often have profound implications for belief or disbelief in God. But more often than not, the stories are nothing but myths. Join us as Michael Keas, a historian of science and Senior Fellow of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science & Culture, explodes some of the most popular and pernicious myths about science and religion. Paul Nelson, philosopher of biology and Senior Fellow of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science, will follow up with a presentation on "How the Orphan Genes Revolution is Shaking Up Biology." Read More ›

^{Michael Newton Keas
April 22, 2019
Discovery Institute, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The Biggest Myths about Science and Faith

_{Michael Newton Keas
April 22, 2019
Discovery Institute, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Scientists love to tell stories about the quest to understand the universe — stories that often have profound implications for belief or disbelief in God. But more often than not, the stories are nothing but myths. Join us as Michael Keas, a historian of science and Senior Fellow of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science & Culture, explodes some of the most popular and pernicious myths about science and religion. Read More ›

^{The Center for Science and Culture
April 17, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Foresight: How the Chemistry of Life Reveals Planning and Purpose

_{The Center for Science and Culture
April 17, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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In his extraordinary new book, Foresight: How the Chemistry of Life Reveals Planning and Purpose, renowned Brazilian chemist Marcos Eberlin explores a gold rush of recent scientific discoveries that pose a grave challenge to modern evolutionary theory. Read More ›

^{Marcos Nogueira Eberlin
April 16, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Foresight: How the Chemistry of Life Reveals Planning and Purpose

_{Marcos Nogueira Eberlin
April 16, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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In his extraordinary new book, Foresight: How the Chemistry of Life Reveals Planning and Purpose, renowned Brazilian chemist Marcos Eberlin explores a gold rush of recent scientific discoveries that pose a grave challenge to modern evolutionary theory. Read More ›

^{The Center for Science and Culture
April 11, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Reasons 2019

_{The Center for Science and Culture
April 11, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Do you ever have the feeling that science conflicts with faith? Well, you are not alone. 59% of American adults believe "science and religion are often in conflict". But what if there is another perspective? What if the discoveries of science in fact support the existence of and belief in God? Read More ›

^{The Center for Science and Culture
March 29, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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The Darwinian Roots of the Devaluation of Life

_{The Center for Science and Culture
March 29, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

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Ideas have consequences, and Charles Darwin’s idea that life developed through an unguided material process has had momentous consequences for both human thought and public policy. In this talk, award-winning author and filmmaker John G. West will discuss how Darwinian biology played a pivotal role in the development of eugenics, scientific racism, abortion, and other anti-life practices during the past century-and-a-half. He Read More ›