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Darwin Is on the Roof — New Book from Michael Behe, Available Now

_{David Klinghoffer
November 19, 2020}

As biochemist Michael Behe explains in the Introduction to his new book, out today — A Mousetrap for Darwin: Michael J. Behe Answers His Critics — the public is being prepared very slowly for the demise of Darwinian evolutionary theory.

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The Kitzmiller v. Dover Trial and Intelligent Design Fifteen Years On: Michael J. Behe; November 20, 2020

Antibiotic Resistance & Bacterial Evolution: What’s the Real Story?: The Center for Science and Culture; November 12, 2020

How Four-Year-Olds Grasp Design Better Than Most Biology Professors: Editor; October 29, 2020

The Miracle of the Cell Book Launch: Michael Denton; October 28, 2020

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Michael Behe on the Growth of ID via the Growth of Science

_{Michael Behe
December 2, 2020}

On this ID the Future, Michael Behe continues discussing A Mousetrap for Darwin, his newest book. Understanding of the cell has grown “by leaps and bounds” since the 1990s, when Behe’s first book appeared. Fresh discoveries have revealed ever more complex structures inside the cell. As Behe explains, it isn’t just the bacterial flagellum that’s irreducibly complex; the “hook” region inside the flagellum is, too. Evolution’s proper place of study has moved from gross anatomy and population genetics to biochemistry. In his conversation with host Eric Anderson, Behe says that intelligent design theory’s predictions are coming true over time, while for every step of increasing knowledge, it gets “worse and worse” for the theory of evolution by undirected unintelligent processes. Read More ›

Cornelius Hunter on the Determinedly Determinist

_{Cornelius G. Hunter
November 30, 2020}

On this ID the Future Cornelius Hunter discusses the controversy over determinism and free will. Joined by host Michael Keas, Dr. Hunter, a specialist in biophysics and computational biology, takes listeners all the way back to Aristotle, then to Newton, then to Pierre-Simon Laplace, who theorized that a sufficient computation could determine the future based on just the universe’s initial conditions and the laws of nature. Laplace was a physical determinist, in other words, one who holds that the laws of nature determine everything. That includes human choices, which determinists today, such as German theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder, take to be merely an illusory experience. But it’s “an irrational rejection of evidence” on their part, Hunter argues; evidenced by how Read More ›

A Mousetrap for Darwin: The Interview, Pt. 1

_{Michael Behe
November 25, 2020}

On this ID the Future, Eric Anderson interviews Michael Behe about Behe’s new book, A Mousetrap for Darwin. In this episode, Behe explains that he was spurred to build this collection of essays by a review in the journal Science claiming he had never answered his critics on key points. That annoyed Behe, because he had, multiple times. A Mousetrap for Darwin compiles more than a hundred of his responses, some of them from difficult-to-access places. The book also contains fresh material from Dr. Behe, including some lively behind-the-scenes details about his interactions with colleagues and critics. In this episode, the Lehigh University biochemist answers misconceptions about irreducible complexity, responds to the claim that “molecular machines” is a misnomer, relates Read More ›

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Dr. Gunasekera on the Emerging Field of Nanomedicine

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Nanotech has quickly become a fascinating and extensive area of scientific research. This emerging field is blossoming with opportunity and great promise — from nanoscopic cars to a wide variety of other nanomachines including drills that can be used in targeted cancer treatments. By operating on the same nanoscale as chemistry and biology, new levels of miniaturization and efficiency are being achieved, enabling human technologies to interact directly with sophisticated networks of biological machines in nature. As is the case with nanomachines that have long existed in the biological cell, so these human innovations exhibit the brilliance and creativity of their corresponding designers. The Science & Culture Network Chapter in Southern California invites you to join …

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Darwin Is on the Roof — New Book from Michael Behe, Available Now

Preview: James Tour, Brian Miller on the Origin of “Data Risk Management” in DNA

Life’s Origin — A “Mystery” Made Accessible

Missing the Point: Codes Are Not Products of Physics

Determinism: “An Irrational Rejection of Evidence”

Intelligent Design Mugs? We’ve Got Them

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The Kitzmiller v. Dover Trial and Intelligent Design Fifteen Years On

Antibiotic Resistance & Bacterial Evolution: What’s the Real Story?

How Four-Year-Olds Grasp Design Better Than Most Biology Professors

The Miracle of the Cell Book Launch