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Abstract 3D wireframe neural cells and network

^{Wesley J. Smith and Dr. Paul Werbos
April 30, 2022}

The National Science Foundation and Advancement in Artificial Intelligence

_{Wesley J. Smith and Dr. Paul Werbos
April 30, 2022}

Early in his career, IEEE fellow and retired National Science Foundation program director Paul Werbos developed the neural network training algorithm known as error backpropagation, which has been foundational to the vast majority of today's advances in artificial intelligence. Read More ›

^{Debra J. Saunders
April 30, 2022
Citizen Leadership}

Student Loans: Payment Optional

_{Debra J. Saunders
April 30, 2022
Citizen Leadership}

No one forced students to borrow thousands of dollars for pricey college tuition. So why should taxpayers pick up the tab for Americans who likely will make more money than non-college graduates? Read More ›

Mitochondria - microbiology 3d illustration

^{Cornelius G. Hunter
April 29, 2022}

Cornelius Hunter on Evolution’s Ever-Receding Mitochondria Ancestor

_{Cornelius G. Hunter
April 29, 2022}

On this ID the Future from the vault, biophysicist Cornelius Hunter explains how mitochondria, the powerhouses of eukaryotic cells, pose a powerful and growing problem for evolution. Read More ›

Red marked mountain trail. Stone stairs in difficult rocky terrain. Tatra Mountains. Slovakia

^{William A. Dembski and Casey Luskin
April 28, 2022}

ID Pioneer William Dembski on His Rocky and Rewarding Journey

_{William A. Dembski and Casey Luskin
April 28, 2022}

^{Scott S. Powell
April 28, 2022
Economics}

Mounting U.S. Debt and Misguided Foreign Policy Risk a Dollar Doomsday

_{Scott S. Powell
April 28, 2022
Economics}

The U.S. dollar is getting perilously close to losing its status as the world’s reserve currency, and there is less room than ever for error on the international stage. Read More ›

^{Eric Hedin
April 26, 2022
Intelligent Design}

Canceled Science

_{Eric Hedin
April 26, 2022
Intelligent Design}

Eric Hedin, author of Canceled Science, explains how he was canceled by the scientific establishment and reflects on the lessons he learned during the experience. He also discusses scientific evidence which points to a Creator. This talk was presented at the 2022 Dallas Conference on Science and Faith in January 2022.

^{David Berlinski
April 26, 2022}

Medved, Berlinski Take on Steven Pinker and Whig History

_{David Berlinski
April 26, 2022}

On this ID the Future, Human Nature author and polymath David Berlinski and radio host Michael Medved discuss everything from human depravity, the burning of Notre Dame, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the Big Bang and a quixotic century-old pact to ban war. Read More ›

^{April 25, 2022}

O. Carter Snead on Bioethics

_{April 25, 2022}

Perhaps no field in society has the naked power, as does bioethics, to impact our individual lives and those of the ones we love. Bioethics focuses on the challenges of mortality, how we care for the ill and vulnerable, and the rights and responsibilities that flow from being a member of the human family Read More ›

^{John Felts
April 25, 2022
Intelligent Design}

Bacteria — Superheroes of the Microbial World

_{John Felts
April 25, 2022
Intelligent Design}

We invite you to join biochemist Michael Behe as he explores marvels of the microscopic world, including bacteria with their own navigation systems, microbes that eat plastic waste, and microscopic bugs that can shoot 60 molecular “bullets” per second. This is Episode 6 of Behe’s popular video series Secrets of the Cell. Learn all about these heroes of the microscopic Read More ›

^{Günter Bechly
April 23, 2022}

Günter Bechly on Fossils and Common Descent, Pt 2

_{Günter Bechly
April 23, 2022}

From the vault: German paleontologist Günter Bechly is co-author (with Stephen C. Meyer) of the chapter titled "The Fossil Record and Universal Common Ancestry" in the book Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique. Read More ›