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The concept of planet Earth similar to the COVID-19 virus
The concept of planet Earth, with nuclear explosions depicting a global epidemic of coronovorus, reminiscent of the image of the virus COVID-19. Elements of this image furnished by NASA
The concept of planet Earth, with nuclear explosions depicting a global epidemic of coronovorus, reminiscent of the image of the virus COVID-19. Elements of this image furnished by NASA
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Jonathan Bartlett
June 7, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence

Twenty Years On, Aliens Still Cause Global Warming

Jonathan Bartlett
June 7, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence
In 2003, author and filmmaker Michael Crichton made a now-famous speech at Caltech, titled "Aliens Cause Global Warming." The title was humorous but the content was serious. He was not addressing some strange theory of global warming; he was warning about the politicization of science. Read More ›
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Street art - graffiti with facial mask on the wall during the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Warsaw, Poland
Photo by Adam Nieścioruk on Unsplash
Wesley J. Smith
May 30, 2020
Human Exceptionalism

Mask Hysteria

Wesley J. Smith
May 30, 2020
Human Exceptionalism
A few days ago, people in a Staten Island grocery store collectively shrieked in panicked terror because a fellow shopper was not wearing a surgical mask. Hysteria quickly ensued, with masked shoppers forming a threatening mob, as some howled, “GET OUT! GET OUT!” and driving the non-masked deviant away from the store. Watching the video on Twitter (of course!) was like seeing people in the Old Testament shrieking “Unclean! Unclean!” at an approaching leper. Read More ›
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Viruses, COVID-19, and Evolution
The Center for Science and Culture
May 28, 2020
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

Michael Behe on Viruses, COVID-19, and Evolution

The Center for Science and Culture
May 28, 2020
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design

In this online Zoom webinar, Dr. Behe will review the biochemistry of viruses in general and COVID-19 in particular. He will use these topical examples to illustrate a fundamental principle: Darwinian and other unintelligent evolutionary mechanisms can change life marginally, in ways that are medically important, yet they cannot explain life’s complex structure. Rather, the elegant molecular structures of life Read More ›

Doctor Injecting Patient With Coronavirus Vaccine
Doctor's Hand Injecting Patient With Coronavirus Vaccine
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Wesley J. Smith
May 27, 2020
Human Exceptionalism

Dershowitz Wrong: Government Can’t Compel You to Take COVID-19 Vaccine

Wesley J. Smith
May 27, 2020
Human Exceptionalism
Harvard law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz has made quite a media stir by claiming that the government can force us all to receive COVID-19 vaccines if one is developed. But And the government certainly doesn’t have “the power to literally take you to a doctor’s office and plunge a needle into your arm.” Read More ›
Wesley Smith on Laura Ingraham Show
Discovery Institute
May 21, 2020
Human Exceptionalism

Wesley Smith Joins Laura Ingraham to Discuss the Dangers of Contact Tracing

Discovery Institute
May 21, 2020
Human Exceptionalism
Wesley J. Smith, Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute's Center on Human Exceptionalism, sat down with Laura Ingraham to express his concerns about using 'contact tracing' as a means of combatting COVID-19. Especially as technocrats continue to use the pandemic as a way to seize power. Read More ›