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Discovery Institute
May 29, 2025
Intelligent Design
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Smithsonian Exhibit Overstates Genetic Similarity Between Humans and Apes and Should Be Fixed

Discovery Institute
May 29, 2025
Intelligent Design
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An exhibit on human origins at the Smithsonian vastly overstates the genetic similarity between humans and apes and needs to be fixed according to Discovery Institute. This week the Institute sent a letter to Smithsonian leadership pointing out that the exhibit contains serious misstatements of scientific fact. Read More ›
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Portrait of smiling male teacher in a class at elementary school looking at camera with learning students on background
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Keri D. Ingraham
May 28, 2025
Education
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Teacher Recruitment and Retention Must Keep Pace with Charter and Private School Demand

Keri D. Ingraham
May 28, 2025
Education
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U.S. Senator Tim Scott recently introduced the High-Quality Charter Schools Act, which would help increase the supply of charter schools, providing more parents with access to educational options outside their residentially assigned district public school. Read More ›
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Vincent van Gogh, (1853-1890) The Starry Night, 1889, oil on canvas. Museum of Modern Art, New York City.
Vincent van Gogh, (1853-1890) The Starry Night, 1889, oil on canvas. Museum of Modern Art, New York City. Licensed via Adobe Stock; GiorgioMorara - stock.adobe.com
Robert J. Marks II
May 28, 2025
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Can Evolutionary Processes Explain Human Creativity?

Robert J. Marks II
May 28, 2025
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American Center for Transforming Education
May 27, 2025
Education
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Keri D. Ingraham Talks All Things Education on The Sam Sorbo Show

American Center for Transforming Education
May 27, 2025
Education
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Sam Sorbo interviewed Keri D. Ingraham on her show recently. The conversation touched on returning education to the states, parental involvement in education, the driving notion of ‘equity’ in education, student motivation, misplaced priorities in schools, teachers exiting the public education system, microschools, hybrid schools, home education, government control, free markets, education freedom, and more. The interview concludes with Sorbo Read More ›

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Andrew McDiarmid and Eric Hedin
May 26, 2025
Intelligent Design
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Why Life is the Most Unnatural Thing in the Universe

Andrew McDiarmid and Eric Hedin
May 26, 2025
Intelligent Design
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We usually think of life as the most natural thing there is – blooming plants, flowing water, the cycles of nature. But what if that perspective is fundamentally challenged by the very laws of physics that govern our universe? On this ID The Future, host ‪Andrew McDiarmid‬ welcomes physicist Dr. Eric Hedin to the podcast to discuss the compelling idea Read More ›

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Composite image of young woman interacting with 3D model of robot, giving high five. Friendship and trust in future tech. Concept of innovation, technologies, human and robots, futurism
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Andrew McDiarmid
May 24, 2025
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology
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No Mark Zuckerberg, AI ‘Friends’ are not Good for Mental Health

Andrew McDiarmid
May 24, 2025
Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Technology
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Think you could use a few more friends? Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says AI will do the trick. In a recent interview, the Silicon Valley titan said the average American has fewer than three friends but a desire to have “something like fifteen.” Zuckerberg thinks computer code will fill the gap. Read More ›