A new website devoted to the book Darwinism, Design, and Public Education is now online at http://www.darwinismanddesign.com. Visitors to the site can download sample chapters, read about the contributors to the book and order copies online. Chapter seven of the book, The Cambrian Explosion Biology’s Big Bang is available for download as a PDF, as is the introduction which briefly Read More ›
REPUBLICANS who dream of attacking John Edwards for making his fortune as a trial lawyer should know that his most famous lawsuit — the one he talks about most on the campaign trail — involved a little girl condemned to a lifetime of feeding tubes when she became caught in a powerful drain in a wading pool. Sitting in only Read More ›
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MILWAUKEE, APRIL 20 — Governor Scott McCallum has been named a Senior Fellow, Discovery Institute announced today. McCallum was the Governor of Wisconsin from 2001-2003 and is President and CEO of The McCallum Group. As Senior Fellow of Discovery Institute Mr. McCallum will work on issues of state and regional development. McCallum is a strong proponent of Read More ›
Did you know that between fiscal years 2001 and 2004 federal spending will rise by about 24 percent, and nondefense, discretionary outlays will increase about 31 percent? In 2000, federal government outlays were 18.4 percent of GDP, but in 2004 they will be approximately 20.5 percent of GDP. By any measure, both defense and nondefense federal government spending is rising Read More ›
Is our universe a blind concatenation of atoms, evolution a random walk across a meaningless landscape, and our sense of purpose a pathetic shield against a supremely indifferent world? Or does the universe and our place within it click into place, repeatedly? These starkly different views open up immense metaphysical and theological questions, and at least part of the answer Read More ›
SEATTLE — “Unlocking the Mystery of Life,” a 58-minute program exploring what DNA reveals about the origin of life, is now airing on PBS stations across the country. “Unlocking the Mystery of Life” documents how scientists are abandoning naturalistic explanations for the origin of genetic information and looking to theories of design for answers. “In almost every scientific discipline we Read More ›
The “Rule OF Terri’s Case” has struck again. The term was coined by Pat Anderson, attorney for Terri Schiavo’s parents Bob and Mary Schindler, who complained: “If following a legal procedure will likely result in Terri dying, it will be adhered to. But if a procedure could make that outcome more difficult to attain, it will not be followed.” Anderson’s Read More ›
JANUARY 29, 2004 – New science standards proposed by the Georgia Department of Education eliminate all references to “evolution” and instead use the term “biological changes over time,” in order to avoid public protest over the lack of thoroughness in how evolution is presented. “This is just absurd. Georgia needs to teach more about evolution, not less,” said Rob Crowther, spokesman Read More ›
Remarks of Discovery Institute Sr. Fellow David Dewolf, Professor of Law Gonzaga Law School to Darby School DistrictJanuary 28, 2004 Thank you. I am very appreciative of your allowing me to offer my reflections on the proposed policy. Before I do so, I’d like to clarify my role in this process. Although I have an opinion regarding the constitutionality of Read More ›