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Living in a 3-D World

Secrets of the Human Body Episode 2
Human beings possess uncanny abilities to perceive and navigate within a three dimensional world. In this episode of Secrets of the Human Body , join medical doctor Howard Glicksman and systems engineer Steve Laufmann as they investigate the hidden systems that make our astounding spatial awareness possible.

Digging Deeper: Proof of God in More than 3 Minutes

Proof of God in 3 Minutes demonstrates how the scientific Law of Conservation of Matter and Energy points to the need for a “supernatural” first cause of the universe. While the video is designed to simplify key concepts, for those interested in digging deeper, we are providing additional information in this article. This article will demonstrate that this video is accurate, well-supported, and there is truly no serious argument against its conclusions.

Engineered for Oxygen

Secrets of the Human Body Episode 1
Without enough oxygen, your body will die. In Episode 1 of Secrets of the Human Body, learn about the astonishing engineering of the body that allows it to harness oxygen’s power and keep us alive.

Secrets of the Human Body Trailer

Premiering September 1, 2025, Secrets of the Human Body is a new YouTube series that will unravel the mysteries of the human body and explore its exquisite intelligent design.

Design Arguments, Design Detection, and Natural Theology

Can we detect intelligent design in nature? If so, what are the implications for “natural theology”? These questions and more were explored at the panel “Design Write Large: Design Arguments, Design Detection, and Natural Theology” at the Evangelical Philosophical Society annual meeting in San Diego in November 2024. Speakers included Center for Science and Culture (CSC) Senior Fellows Doug Axe, Bill Dembski, and Bruce Gordon, along with theologian David Haines. The event was moderated by CSC Fellow John Bloom and organized by CSC Fellow Melissa Cain Travis. Each speaker presented his work in turn, followed by an extended Q&A session. Bill Dembski led off by explaining rigorous means to detect design, including a refined understanding of specified complexity (based on the

ERVs, Pseudogenes, and Onions

Long Story Short, Episode 14
In 2012, the evolutionary “junk DNA” paradigm took a major hit when the ENCODE Project reported that over 80% of our DNA is biochemically functional.

Origin of Life: Recycling and Repair

Long Story Short, Episode 13
How do our cells prevent information degradation in our DNA? This video reviews the highly complex error-correction mechanisms in cells that help maintain the information in our DNA so life can survive.

The MYTH of Junk DNA

Long Story Short, Episode 12
Is the idea of junk DNA this one of the biggest mistakes in science in our lifetime? Only about 1% of our DNA codes for proteins, so what is the other 99% doing?

The Miracle of Man in the Image of God

Professor Vern Poythress of Westminster Theological Seminary discusses what it means that humans reflect “the image of God.” This talk was part of the 2023 Westminster Conference on Science and Faith co-sponsored by Discovery Institute and Westminster Theological Seminary. The event took place in September 2023.

Role of Winston Ewert in the New Design Inference

Mathematician and philosopher William Dembski discusses the role played by computer scientist Winston Ewert in the new expanded edition of his classic book The Design Inference. Find out more at https://www.discovery.org/b/the-desig….

The Design of DNA

Mathematician and philosopher William Dembski discusses the evidence that DNA is the product of intelligent design, drawing on insights from his classic book The Design Inference. A new expanded edition of the book has now been released, co-authored with computer scientist Winston Ewert. Find out more at https://www.discovery.org/b/the-desig….

The Importance of The Design Inference to Intelligent Design

Mathematician and philosopher William Dembski discusses the importance of his classic book The Design Inference to the modern intelligent design movement. A new expanded edition of the book has now been released, co-authored with computer scientist Winston Ewert. Find out more at https://www.discovery.org/b/the-desig….

The Design Inference and the Conservation of Information

Mathematician and philosopher William Dembski discusses how the idea of the conservation of information can be connected to the framework for design inferences provided by his classic book The Design Inference. A new expanded edition of the book has now been released, co-authored with computer scientist Winston Ewert. Find out more at https://www.discovery.org/b/the-desig….

Biology and The Design Inference

Mathematician and philosopher William Dembski discusses how biology is “chock full of design,” drawing on insights from the new expanded edition of his book The Design Inference, co-authored with computer scientist Winston Ewert. Find out more at https://www.discovery.org/b/the-desig….

Reception of the New Design Inference

Mathematician and philosopher William Dembski discusses his hopes for the reception of the second edition of his classic book of The Design Inference. The new expanded edition has now been released, co-authored with computer scientist Winston Ewert. Find out more at https://www.discovery.org/b/the-desig….

Reception of the Original Design Inference

Mathematician and philosopher William Dembski discusses the reception of the original edition of his landmark book The Design Inference, which explored how we can detect intelligent design. A new expanded edition of the book has now been released, co-authored with computer scientist Winston Ewert. Find out more at https://www.discovery.org/b/the-desig….

The Explanatory Filter

Mathematician and philosopher William Dembski discusses his “explanatory filter,” which provides a rigorous method to detect intelligent design in nature and daily life. Find out more in the new expanded edition of Dembski’s book The Design Inference, now co-authored with computer scientist Winston Ewert: https://www.discovery.org/b/the-desig….

The Most Thoughtful Objection to The Design Inference

Mathematician and philosopher William Dembski discusses the most thoughtful objection to the original edition of his landmark book The Design Inference, which explored how we can detect intelligent design. A new expanded edition of the book has now been released, co-authored with computer scientist Winston Ewert. Find out more at https://www.discovery.org/b/the-desig….

The Most Ridiculous Objection to The Design Inference

Mathematician and philosopher William Dembski discusses the most ridiculous objection to the original edition of his landmark book The Design Inference, which explored how we can detect intelligent design. A new expanded edition of the book has now been released, co-authored with computer scientist Winston Ewert. Find out more at https://www.discovery.org/b/the-desig….