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^{July 17, 2020
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design}

The Biochemical Basis of COVID-19

_{July 17, 2020
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design}

First in a series of webinars seeking to explain and explore the details and implications of the COVID-19 pandemic We are pleased to announce that the UK Centre for Intelligent Design will present a series of live-streamed webinars entitled ‘Design in Virology?’ This series will explore some of the biological and biochemical dimensions of COVID-19 and discuss their implications. Webinar presenters Read More ›

^{The Center for Science and Culture
May 28, 2020
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design}

Michael Behe on Viruses, COVID-19, and Evolution

_{The Center for Science and Culture
May 28, 2020
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design}

In this online Zoom webinar, Dr. Behe will review the biochemistry of viruses in general and COVID-19 in particular. He will use these topical examples to illustrate a fundamental principle: Darwinian and other unintelligent evolutionary mechanisms can change life marginally, in ways that are medically important, yet they cannot explain life’s complex structure. Rather, the elegant molecular structures of life Read More ›

^{John G. West
April 29, 2020
Artificial Intelligence, Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design}

ISI Webinar on Science, Scientism, and Society

_{John G. West
April 29, 2020
Artificial Intelligence, Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design}

From artificial intelligence to mandatory stay-at-home orders and everything in-between, what role should scientists — and their modern approach to scientific investigation — play in the critical decisions that we must make on such controversial issues? Read More ›

^{Richard Sternberg and Jonathan Wells
April 9, 2020
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design}

Whale of an Evolution Tale

_{Richard Sternberg and Jonathan Wells
April 9, 2020
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design}

Join us for the live, online premiere of the new video Whale of an Evolution Tale, the latest in the Long Story Short series of videos. Immediately following the video we’ll have a live Q&A about whale evolution with biologists Jonathan Wells and Richard Sternberg. Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
February 19, 2020
Faith & Science}

The Return of the God Hypothesis

_{Discovery Institute
February 19, 2020
Faith & Science}

Join us at Biola University for a weekend seminar with Dr. Stephen Meyer, director of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science & Culture. As you may well know, the scientific naturalist worldview still dominates the natural sciences, as well as philosophy and many other disciplines, in addition to other aspects of everyday life. However, several influential works have helped give rise Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
February 19, 2020
Faith & Science}

Grand Canyon University Conference on Faith and Science

_{Discovery Institute
February 19, 2020
Faith & Science}

Attend the Conference on Faith and Science (COFAS 2020) at Grand Canyon University for a two-day exploration of science stewardship and how it glorifies God. Discover more about our Creator through the lens of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Among other sessions, Dr. Stephen Meyer will discuss Is God’s Directing Hand Detectable in Nature? with Professor Jeff Hardin from Read More ›

^{The Center for Science and Culture
September 18, 2019
Discovery Institute, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design}

Dallas Conference on Science and Faith 2020

_{The Center for Science and Culture
September 18, 2019
Discovery Institute, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design}

According to a nationwide survey, more than two-thirds of atheists and one-third of agnostics believe that “the findings of science make the existence of God less probable,” while nearly half of self-identified theists believe “the findings of science are neutral with regard to the existence of God." But what if the discoveries of science actually lend support to belief in God? Tackle this question head-on at the Dallas Conference on Science and Faith. Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
November 13, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design}

Memorial Symposium for Phillip Johnson

_{Discovery Institute
November 13, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design}

You are invited to join us at the First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley from 4:00–5:30 PM on Saturday, November 23 to hear brief (10–15 minute) tributes from intelligent design scientists and scholars who have been directly impacted by Phil's life and have since become the ID torch-bearers for our generation. Among those speaking are Stephen Meyer, Michael Behe, Jonathan Wells, Douglas Axe, Paul Nelson, and others. Read More ›

^{Colorado Chapter of Science and Culture Network
October 25, 2019
Intelligent Design}

Dr. Behe Presents on Darwin Devolves in Central Colorado

_{Colorado Chapter of Science and Culture Network
October 25, 2019
Intelligent Design}

Renowned author of Darwin’s Black Box (1996) and Edge of Evolution (2007), professor and biochemist Dr. Michael Behe will be presenting the message of his latest book — Darwin Devolves — at these two locations in Central Colorado next month. Mark your calendars, and spread the word! Twenty years after publishing Darwin’s Black Box, Behe shows that new scientific discoveries Read More ›

^{Michael J. Behe
June 4, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design}

Intelligent Design Action Network Meeting

_{Michael J. Behe
June 4, 2019
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design}

Want to promote intelligent design as an activist, doctor, donor, scientist, writer, educator, student, or ministry leader? Plan now to attend Discovery Institute’s third Intelligent Design Action Network Meeting in Seattle on October 18-19, 2019. Hear about the current state of the debate from the leaders of the movement; talk with David Berlinski by video-link about his forthcoming book; meet Read More ›