FRIDAY, SEPT. 5 — Forty scientists from across Texas have joined a group of over 250 other scientists from around the world in declaring their skepticism of a central tenet of Darwin’s theory of evolution and urging that “careful examination of the evidence for Darwinian theory should be encouraged.” The list of signers of this declaration was released today by Read More ›
Last year, in public comments before the Cobb County Board of Education, I witnessed firsthand the danger that can come when personal opinions and philosophical or religious prejudices are allowed into the science classroom. I was shocked as Cobb County public school teachers stood at the podium and made the absurd claim that evolution is an absolute proven fact that Read More ›
John Miller wasn’t sure he wanted to accept another assignment in Washington, D.C. But about a year ago, the former Seattle City Council member and three-term Republican congressman from North Seattle read the stories, relayed to him by State Department officials and human-rights workers. And there were so many: kidnapped young boys forced to become jockeys in camel races, girls Read More ›
Why do we give foreign aid? We give aid for humanitarian reasons: that is, we wish to relieve human suffering because of famines or natural disasters, such as earthquakes, floods, etc.; and we give aid for economic development. The crisis in Iraq has again raised the issue of how much aid and in what forms is appropriate for the U.S. Read More ›
Content, some say, is king. Well, I am discontent. At the moment, struggling with RealPlayer and RealOne, I conclude that streaming video does not work. What passes for broadband in the United States — 200 to 800 kilobits per second — simply cannot handle video. The paucity of video education and entertainment on the Net thwarts the “life after television” Read More ›
Robert Cihak, a longtime member of Discovery’s board of directors, will appear on the CNN Financial (CNNfn) program “Market Call” on September 4. Cihak is a former president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. He wrote a joint column with fellow physician Michael Glueck for Scripps Howard on the dangers of drug reimportation, which is the subject of Read More ›
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Unlocking The Mystery of Life” will air August 31 at 6pm on KRMA, KTSC and KRMJ DENVER, August 27, 2003 — “Unlocking the Mystery of Life”, a 58-minute program exploring what DNA and the inner workings of the cell reveal about the origin of life, will air on KRMA in Denver, KTSC in Colorado Springs Pueblo, and KRMJ Read More ›
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Bruce ChapmanDiscovery InstitutePhone: 206.292.0401 x101, E-mail: bchapman@discovery.org Amy LowGMMB (for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)Phone: 206.352.8598, E-mail: amy.low@gmmb.com Discovery Institute to expand efforts to create regional transportation solutions through a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationMore than $9 million pledged over 10 years to Cascadia Project SEATTLE — The Discovery Institute today announced a Read More ›