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^{Bailey Takacs
December 6, 2019
Education

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Why Only One Type of School?

_{Bailey Takacs
December 6, 2019
Education

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A fascinating new micro school has been making significant strides in Arizona. Prenda is like the Splenda of schooling. An alternative to the traditional government-run school. What’s different about this new method of schooling? For starters it is placed in the homes, offices, or studios of the coaches or mentors. This not only shifts the old classroom setting, desks lined up facing the front of the classroom. It also eliminates the need for specific degrees or credentials for those who are willing to connect with young people. There is a valid concern about the qualifications of those doing the teaching. Not everyone is qualified to teach. However, the elimination of certifications opens the door for very skilled workers in fields outside of education. What else is different? The three-year range in school composition. For example, a child in second grade can work with those in fourth grade. There are no age restrictions. Rather, the learning readiness of the child determines where they are placed. One might extend this principle even further. Why should a third grader not be placed with eight graders if he or she can read at that level? Read More ›

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December 5, 2019
Discovery Institute

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God’s Hand on America: Divine Providence in the Modern Era

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December 5, 2019
Discovery Institute

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Is America uniquely blessed? Has the Almighty bestowed upon the United States special protection, and with it, special responsibilities? Many of our nation’s hardships have left the American people wondering if the Divine no longer sheds his grace on America. However, there is a new book that reminds us just how remarkably fortuitous the United States has been since its Read More ›

Delicious roasted whole chicken or turkey on plate with cutlery and sauce , harvest grilled vegetables on dark rustic background, top view, banner, frame. Thanksgiving Day food

^{Jay W. Richards
December 4, 2019
Discovery Institute, Religion and Civic Life

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One Person’s Journey to a Fasting Lifestyle: Week Three

_{Jay W. Richards
December 4, 2019
Discovery Institute, Religion and Civic Life

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In week three of the plan I lay out in the forthcoming Eat, Fast, Feast, fasters limit all of their food intake to four hours a day for at least three days during the week. (The days don’t have to be consecutive.) This is called the 20/4 routine, since you don’t eat for twenty consecutive hours of the day. (This includes sleep time of course.) There’s still no attempt to eat less food during the day than you normally would. At this point, you’re just trying to get your body acclimated to going longer periods without food and using its fat-burning metabolism more effectively. This third week happened to land on Thanksgiving week, so I expected it to be even harder for our volunteer faster. Read More ›

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December 4, 2019
Discovery Institute, Economics

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Leading Economist and Developer of Time-Prices, Dr. Gale Pooley Appointed as a Fellow of Discovery Institute

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December 4, 2019
Discovery Institute, Economics

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Seattle — Discovery Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Gale L. Pooley to serve as a fellow with the Institute’s Center on Wealth and Poverty. “Gale Pooley is the world leader in the most important movement in contemporary economics — based on the recognition that wealth is knowledge, money is time, and the only true prices are Read More ›

^{David Berlinski
December 4, 2019
Intelligent Design

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David Berlinski on Human Nature with Ben Shapiro

_{David Berlinski
December 4, 2019
Intelligent Design

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David Berlinski — senior fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture and best-selling author of numerous books including The Devil’s Delusion, The Deniable Darwin, and his latest offering, Human Nature — joins Ben to discuss evolution, religion, science, gender, philosophy, and much more.

^{Günter Bechly
December 4, 2019
Intelligent Design

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Intelligent Design Theory and the Fossil Record

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December 4, 2019
Intelligent Design

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00:06 | What is your area of research interest? 00:34 | What made you doubt the widely accepted neo-Darwinian explanation? 02:15 |Is there really a multitude of indirect forms in the fossil record confirming the gradual emergence of new species? 03:23 | Was the “sudden” appearance of new forms of living organisms during the so-called Cambrian explosion an individual event Read More ›

^{Brian Miller
December 4, 2019
Intelligent Design

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Intelligent Design Theory from the Point of View of a Physicist

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December 4, 2019
Intelligent Design

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00:06 | What is your area of research interest? 00:48 | What made you doubt the universally accepted neo-Darwinian explanation? 02:40 | Does the accumulation of minor mutations cause evolutionary changes on a larger scale? 04:00 | What is the difference between microevolution and macroevolution? 05:19 | Does intelligent design theory lead to the development of science?

^{Stephen C. Meyer
December 4, 2019
Intelligent Design

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The Theory of Intelligent Design from the Point of View of a Philosopher of Science

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December 4, 2019
Intelligent Design

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Interview with biochemist Stephen C. Meyer, a philosopher from the Discovery Institute in the USA 00:29 | What is intelligent design theory? 01:33 | Is intelligent design theory empirically testable? 02:38 | Does intelligent design theory lead to scientific predictions? 04:36 | Can intelligent design theory be the basis for new research? 06:58 | Is ID theory religiously motivated? 08:10 Read More ›

^{Michael Denton
December 4, 2019
Intelligent Design

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Intelligent Design Theory from the Point of View of a Biochemist

_{Michael Denton
December 4, 2019
Intelligent Design

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Biochemist Michael Denton invites you to join in the great debate over evolution and design in nature! Watch this new interview with Denton from Poland’s En Arche Foundation in support of a new set of translations of major intelligent design books. 00:44 | What is your research area? 02:29 | What made you doubt the common neo-Darwinian explanation? 04:20 | Read More ›

^{Jay W. Richards
November 27, 2019
Religion and Civic Life

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One Person’s Journey to a Fasting Lifestyle: Week Two

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November 27, 2019
Religion and Civic Life

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In the first week of the six-week plan in my forthcoming book Eat, Fast, Feast, you eat a “ketogenic” diet to get your fat-burning metabolism up and running. This is a physical prerequisite for long-term fasting. In the second week, you begin to limit the amount of time during the day when you eat, starting with sixteen hours off, eight hours on. In other words, you eat all your meals with a single eight-hour time window. A few days ago, I checked in with my friend who volunteered to try out the plan and report his results. Read More ›