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Reading Wesley Smith: Why the Darwin Debate Matters

On this episode of ID the Future, CSC’s David Klinghoffer reviews the new book by Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Wesley J. Smith, A Rat Is a Pig Is a Dog Is a Boy, explaining why the Darwin debate matters so urgently and taking an important look at the animal rights movement. Read More ›

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Darwin as the Pinball Wizard: Talking Probability with Robert Marks

On this episode of ID the Future, Casey Luskin interviews Dr. Robert J. Marks, who recently published two papers with William Dembski and another paper with Dr. Dembski and graduate student Winston Ewert. This is Dr. Marks’ first IDTF interview since Baylor University shut down his pro-ID Evolutionary Informatics Lab, now available at a third-party website, EvoInfo.org. Read More ›

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A Mathematician Dissents From Darwin

On this episode of ID the Future, Casey Luskin interviews Granville Sewell about how he came to be a Darwin skeptic and why a mathematician’s view of neo-Darwinian evolution matters. Listen in as Dr. Sewell shares his views and gives advice to students who doubt Darwinism. Read More ›

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Scientocracy Rules

Welcome to the Scientocracy, where unless you fully accede to the consensus view, then your opinion not only doesn’t matter, it might even be dangerous. On this episode of ID the Future Casey Luskin shows how a recent move to redefine scientific literacy from an understanding of science into wholesale capitulation to the “consensus” damages true scientific literacy — including the right to debate and dissent. Read More ›

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Has the U.S. Supreme Court Sanctioned Critique of Darwinism?

In this episode of ID the Future, Casey Luskin discusses with Kevin Wirth the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Edwards v. Aguillard case and how the Court sanctioned the legality scientific critiques of evolution in public schools. They also discuss some of the dangerous aspects of the Selman v. Cobb County ruling and how it threatens the political rights of millions of Americans. Read More ›

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What Do Court Decisions Say About Teaching Evolution?

This episode of ID the Future features Casey Luskin interviewed by Kevin Wirth on the key legal cases involving teachers teaching evolution. What does the case law say about teachers’ rights and free speech?

Luskin, a lawyer with a science background, published a survey of case law in Hamline University Law Review to help the public understand what the courts have ruled on the topic of teaching origins. Read More ›

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What’s Legal When Teaching Evolution?

This episode of ID the Future features Casey Luskin interviewed by Kevin Wirth on the key legal cases concerning the teaching of origins. Luskin, a lawyer with a science background, published a survey of case law in Hamline University Law Review to help the public understand what the courts have ruled on the topic of teaching origins. Read More ›

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Discovery Institute Sues California Science Center for Suppressing Public Documents Showing Viewpoint Discrimination Against Intelligent Design

This episode of ID the Future features a special news alert by Casey Luskin. Discovery Institute has filed a lawsuit against the California Science Center for unlawfully refusing to disclose public documents requested by Discovery Institute under the California Public Records Act. Read More ›

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Darwinists Launch Cyber Attack on Intelligent Design Conference Website

Censorship has many forms. In this episode of ID the Future, Anika Smith talks to Shepherd Project Executive Director Craig Smith about how his organization recently became target the of malicious computer hackers in a coordinated attempt to suppress information about an upcoming conference on Darwin and intelligent design in Colorado. Read More ›

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Abuses of Power in Science: An Interview With Darwin Skeptic David Berlinski

On this episode of ID the Future, David Berlinski discusses the abuses of power that can — and often do — occur in the scientific community, and how our tax dollars fund them. Read More ›