Materialism (or physicalism or naturalism) is the view that the sum and substance of everything that exists is exhausted by physical objects and processes and whatever supervenes causally upon them. The resources available to the materialist for providing an explanation of how the universe works are therefore restricted to material objects, causes, events and processes. Because quantum theory is thought Read More ›
[Note from the author: The strongest argument for Intelligent Design is to clearly state the alternative view, which is that physics explains all of chemistry (probably true), chemistry explains all of biology, and biology completely explains the human mind; thus physics alone explains the human mind. This little thought experiment is designed to help those who dismiss Intelligent Design as unscientific, Read More ›
This article, published by the Florida Baptist Witness, mentions Discovery Institute: The Discovery Institute — admittedly, a pro-Intelligent Design group — has helpfully summarized science standards from other states and local school districts which in fact do require the inclusion of scientific criticisms of Darwinian evolution. The rest of the article can be found here.
Jan. 16 and Jan. 17’s Cascadia-sponsored Eastside rail forums held in Kirkland and Snohomish, were a success by any measure. More than 70 people filled the room at both sessions, with citizens spilling over into the balcony of Angel Arms Work in Snohomish on Thursday night. News coverage was excellent, with stories in the Seattle Times (article here), and on Read More ›
This article, published by The Seattle Times, quotes Discovery Institute Fellow Bruce Agnew: “We stoked a little fire here and found an audience,” said Bruce Agnew, director of the Discovery Institute’s Cascadia Center think tank, which has lobbied for a rail line. The rest of the article can be found here.
This article, published by The Wall Street Journal, mentions Bruce Chapman of Discovery Institute: But as Bruce Chapman of the Discovery Institute first noticed, the most important news in the segment comes when Mr. Piro describes his conversations with Saddam about weapons of mass destruction. The rest of the article can be found here.
The assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has brought foreign policy and security issues to the forefront, as America prepares to elect a president. Homeland security is part of the seamless web that links actions abroad to consequences at home. Above all, fears that a nuclear device will be detonated on American soil have been aroused anew by Read More ›
[Listen to Podcast] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY An upsurge of technological change and a rising tide of new forms of data are working a deep transformation of the Internet’s capabilities and uses. In this third phase of Net evolution, network architectures and commercial business plans reflect the dominance of rich video and media traffic. From YouTube, IPTV, and high-definition images, to “cloud Read More ›
Washington, D.C. — New technologies are dramatically transforming the Internet and could boost IP traffic in the United States more than 50-fold within the next decade, according to Estimating the Exaflood: The Impact of Video and Rich Media on the Internet, a report released today by the Discovery Institute. Innovations like YouTube, IPTV, high-definition video and mobile phone cameras are Read More ›