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An Evening With Michael Egnor at Cornell

_{The linked talk alone was worth coming to hear, but the Q&A truly did not disappoint}_{News
February 4, 2026}

Egnor continued to reference the scientific research at the foundation of his talk and repeatedly challenged his questioners.

McDiarmid: The Critical Flaw in Thinking AI Can Do Just Anything

_{At the Chicago Tribune, he asks readers to recognize what is missing from the mix}_{News
January 31, 2026}

Russian philosopher Nikolai Berdyaev long ago argued that human creativity springs from freedom — just what machines do not have.

Why the Real Danger of AI Is Not What You Think

_{What really makes Donald Wunsch stand out is his focus on what AI can actually do today}_{News
December 24, 2025}

His paper, “Artificial General Intelligence Is Nowhere Near, Artificial Specific Stupidity Is Already Here,” challenges both hype and groundless fear.

Why Engineer Walter Bradley (1943-2025) Still Matters

_{For Bradley, engineering was not about prestige or profit, but about restoring dignity}_{News
December 24, 2025}

Bradley’s ability to “live out loud” as a Christian without proselytizing deeply shaped those around him.

How Life Becomes Comprehensible: A New Scientific Framework

_{Exploring the principles that make existence understandable}_{Stephen J. Iacoboni
December 15, 2025}

Simply put, there is no gradualistic pathway to explain penguins…or cetaceans, or bats, or marine iguanas, etc., or almost anything else, as Behe made clear.

Tortured, Contradictory: The Legacy of James Watson

_{A noxious atheist, Watson unwittingly pointed the way toward scientific evidence of a creator}_{David Klinghoffer
November 23, 2025}

A noxious racist, citing supposed genetic evidence of African racial inferiority, Watson’s work with DNA suggests that human beings can’t in fact be reduced to “genes.”

Bonnassies, coauthor of French bestseller, interviewed on Humanize

_{The science world appears to be moving away from the assertive atheism of James D. Watson, who died earlier this month}_{News
November 23, 2025}

A downloadable audio file is available from Humanize of an interview with Olivier Bonnassies, author with Michel-Yves Bolloré of God: the Science, the Evidence (2025).

Neuroscience and Philosophy: Limits of Cutting-Edge Brain Science

_{Neuroscience topics like self-consciousness, social interaction, agency, and the binding problem sit at the intersection of science and philosophy}_{News
November 21, 2025}

The two disciplines of neuroscience and philosophy must work together to better understand what it means to be conscious, to choose, and to be human.

Current Science Is Sending Alarming Signals of a Declining System

_{Retractions have increased five-fold (and that's just the tip of the problem) while the Big Five science publishers continue to make huge profits}_{News
November 21, 2025}

Some factors blamed are a “publish or perish” culture, lax oversight, secrecy, and the low status of research integrity officers (RIOs).

Neuroscience and Philosophy of Mind: Bridging the Gap

_{Computational neuroscientist Joseph Green tackles the gap in the current Mind Matters podcast}_{News
November 19, 2025}

Green argues for humility because, while neuroscience is powerful and rapidly advancing, it may never explain the full reality of the human person.

Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor: Does the Soul Really Exist?

_{He offers evidence that helps explain why modern medicine tries to understand near-death experiences, not merely explain them away}_{News
November 16, 2025}

Near-death experiences are challenging — not science — but the materialist presumption that has dominated for many decades in science.

A Neuroscientist on the Limits of the “Cutting Edge” of His Field

_{As Dr. Joseph Green tells his podcast hosts, although scientists can observe all 302 nematode worm neurons, they cannot fully explain how the worm moves or finds food}_{News
November 12, 2025}

The problem with neuroscience today, Dr. Green says, isn’t lack of data, but lack of a unifying theory.

Geneticist James D. Watson (1928–2025): His Contradictory Legacy

_{Watson and Crick set the stage for what philosopher Stephen Meyer calls the God Hypothesis and yet Watson was a bigoted atheist and champion of pseudoscientific racism}_{News
November 12, 2025}

James Watson’s science legacy is for the ages. It would be fair if his ignoble thinking about faith and race faded into the background after some time.

Space travel: The future is slowly becoming everyday reality

_{Catch the vibe at COSM 2025. Oh, and we’ll also be talking about the national debt…}_{News
October 30, 2025}

Relativity Space likes to call itself a “customer-centric rocket company.” When we hear a tag line like that, we know times have changed.

Surprisingly Polite Response to Non-Materialist Book on the Mind

_{The discussion with well-known skeptic Michael Shermer and leading neuroscientist Christof Koch was notably polite and productive}_{News
October 29, 2025}

Twenty years ago, materialism was expected to explain everything; now, more people are looking for broader picture answers.

Pure Unlimited Love: Faith, Freedom, and the Path to Peace

_{To illustrate the nature of the qualities needed, Dr. Post shared with Dr. Egnor a moving story from his time working in a geriatric psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Ohio}_{News
October 27, 2025}

Dr. Egnor agreed, observing that the United States seems to be losing its ability to hold respectful disagreement. Post responded by quoting Abraham Lincoln’s call for unity

COSM 2025 Talk: Where Are We With AI Right Now? Really.

_{Recent developments should focus attention on Uli Homann's talk}_{News
October 23, 2025}

Just as the AI industry is becoming more analytical and realistic about how best to use AI, some users are falling in love with chatbots. We need to know more.

Maturing Toward God: An Update from Charles Murray

_{It’s significant that the rethinking, in this and other cases, was prompted by evidence from science}_{News
October 22, 2025}

Klinghoffer notes that the question, “Why there is something rather than nothing?” is also addressed in the new video, “Proof of God in 3 Minutes.”

Stephen Post and Michael Egnor: Restoring Community Amid Division

_{In the dialogue on his new book, Dr. Post defines love simply: when the well-being of another person becomes as real and meaningful to you as your own, you love that person}_{News
October 19, 2025}

Michael Egnor adds that classical philosophers defined love as “willing the good of the other,” not merely liking someone and Stephen Post agrees.

Health Care: AI Changes Everything. But What Will the Changes Be?

_{A panel at COSM 2025 next month can help us separate the hope from the hype}_{News
October 16, 2025}

The more useful an AI data collection system becomes, the more tempting a target it will be for hackers. Some risks are actually the price of success.