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The Systems Biology Revolution

What light does systems biology shed on the intelligent design of living things in nature? Biologist Emily Reeves explores how systems biology helps us better understand the intelligent design of nature. This presentation was taped at the 2022 Westminster Conference on Science and Faith in the greater Philadelphia area, which was jointly sponsored by Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Read More ›

John G. West to Speak on C.S. Lewis, Scientocracy, and the Role of Faith in Politics

Discovery Institute Vice President John West will be speaking on C.S. Lewis, the threat of “scientocracy,” and the relationship between Christianity and politics at three sessions of the Slaying Leviathan Conference on Oct. 28-29 in Tacoma, WA. On Friday night, Dr. West will talk about C.S. Lewis’s views on science and scientism for the Theology Pugcast podcast taped during the Read More ›

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Street signs for Rue D' Orleans and Rue Bourbon in New Orleans, Louisiana
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Sunday Morning, New Orleans

What causes homelessness? Broken relationships, mental illness, and addiction are leading indicators, but some become ill from being on the streets. Societal errors have played a part alongside individual decisions. The expressways of New Orleans, like their counterparts in other cities, eliminated hundreds of homes and destroyed many small businesses. Read More ›
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Design in Language

Theologian Vern Poythress of Westminster Theological Seminary explores the intelligent design of human language. This presentation was taped at the 2022 Westminster Conference on Science and Faith in the greater Philadelphia area, which was jointly sponsored by Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture and Westminster Theological Seminary. Read More ›
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Barcelona. Monument to Christopher Columbus.
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Why the Woke Perspective on Columbus Day Is Wrong

Seen from the big picture, Columbus Day is worth keeping and honoring because it opened the possibility of founding a new nation unencumbered by past corruption and for the simple reason that it celebrates beliefs and qualities of character that would be foundational to America. Read More ›
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What Was the X Factor That Inspired the Rise of Modern Science? Stephen Meyer Responds

In this short clip, Dr. Stephen Meyer describes the Judeo-Christian ideas that gave rise to modern science. Catch the new 9-episode series with Stephen Meyer on The John Ankerberg Show this fall! Watch all of Episode 1 here: https://youtu.be/qLRLL5QIdgALearn more about the series here: https://jashow.org/sm22 This is the official Youtube page of Dr. Stephen Meyer, director of Discovery Institute’s Center Read More ›

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Actor Max McLean Discusses His New C.S. Lewis Film “The Most Reluctant Convert”

Actor Max McLean discusses his new film about the life of C. S. Lewis, "The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis," with Discovery Institute Vice President John West, editor of the book "The Magician's Twin: C.S. Lewis on Science, Scientism, and Society." Read More ›
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On Thomas Kidd’s Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Kidd’s excellent and tightly-written Thomas Jefferson (Yale University Press, 2022) notes that our third president “touted frugality” in government, but his personal life was different. (As John Adams put it, “Jefferson has a habit as well as a disposition to expensive Living…. He could not Subdue his Pride and Vanity.”) This becomes poignant in relation to the slaves Jefferson owned. Kidd notes that Read More ›