Starry Fight
This article, published by the Miami New Times, is about Discovery Institute Center for Science & Culture Senior Fellow Guillermo Gonzalez: Guillermo Gonzalez was a science whiz, the kind of kid classmates eye with awe — or scorn — as they fumble with their beakers in chemistry class. While a senior at Hialeah-Miami Lakes High, he interned at Cordis Laboratories, Read More ›
Intelligent Design: Relevant to Science
This article, published by The Minnesota Daily, mentions Discovery Institute Center for Science & Culture Senior Fellow Michael Behe: Professor James Curtsinger, in his Oct. 11 column, ”Intelligent Design 101: Short on science, long on snake oil,” takes Lehigh University biochemist Michael Behe to task for his concept of irreducible complexity. The rest of the article can be found here.
It’s Constitutional But Not Smart to Teach Intelligent Design in Schools
A legal battle is currently raging over whether it is constitutional to teach the theory of intelligent design (ID) in public school science classrooms. The controversy started when the school board in Dover, Pennsylvania, required science teachers to read a 4-paragraph disclaimer that mentions intelligent design as an alternative to Darwinian evolutionary theory as an explanation for biological origins. Within Read More ›
DeForrestation
Original Article When professors go outside their subject areas, the results are usually not pretty. Take the case of philosophy professor Barbara Forrest, called on to challenge the scientific theory of intelligent design in fora academic and legal. Seventy thousand Australian scientists signed a letter saying that intelligent design is not a science, Dr. Forrest told an audience at a Read More ›
Do intelligent design disclaimers on public school books violate the Constitution?
This article, published by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, mentions Discovery Institute: As Discovery Institute constitutional attorney Casey Luskin told me, ID is constitutional because, “It does not identify the design agent as supernatural. To do so would go beyond the bounds of what science can learn using the scientific method … “ The rest of the article can be found here.
Intelligent Design Case Judge Likely To Use “Lemon Test”
This article, published by The Morning Call, mentions Discovery Institute “The judge could deal with this case without dealing with the bigger question, “Is it constitutional to teach intelligent design?’ ” said Casey Luskin, a public policy and legal affairs officer for the Discovery Institute in Seattle, which has filed a brief in the Dover trial supporting the school board. Read More ›
Evolution of Intelligent Design
This article, published by The Chicago Tribune, mentions Discovery Institute The prime engine propelling the dissemination of ID is the Discovery Institute, a Seattle think tank … The rest of the article can be found here.
‘Intelligent Design’ Supporters Gather
This article, published by the Seattle PI, quotes Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Stephen C. Meyer: Among the panelists was Stephen C. Meyer, a fellow at the Discovery Institute, a Seattle-based think tank that represents many scholars who support intelligent design. He said intelligent design was “based upon scientific evidence and discoveries in fields such as biochemistry, molecular biology, paleontology and Read More ›
Should science classes require the teaching of Intelligent Design theory?
This article, published by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, mentions Discovery Institute: William Dembski, a Ph.D. mathematician and Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute put it to me this way. “At the molecular level in living beings we’re finding a world of high-tech gadgets that exceed anything explained by Darwinian evolution. … “ The rest of the article can be found here.