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A man, wearing a face mask to protect himself from the novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV or COVID-19 is riding a scooter in Taipei, Taiwan.

^{Tom Shakely
April 20, 2020
Human Exceptionalism}

Taiwan Learned Who Not to Trust

_{Tom Shakely
April 20, 2020
Human Exceptionalism}

Why has Taiwan done so well in combating COVID-19 — this pestilence that the press initially was calling the “Chinese coronavirus” or “Wuhan virus”? Simple: Taiwan’s leadership assumed everything it was hearing was a lie. A PBS News Hour feature sheds light on the skeptic posture that America must adopt toward Beijing going forward. Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
July 12, 2013
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design}

PBS Judgment Day

_{Discovery Institute
July 12, 2013
Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design}

PBS and NOVA’s “Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial” purports to re-tell the story of the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial, but portrays an extremely inaccurate, biased, and one-sided view of the case. Related

^{Discovery Institute
November 14, 2007
Intelligent Design}

PBS Encouraging Teachers to Violate the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause, Discovery Institute Reports

_{Discovery Institute
November 14, 2007
Intelligent Design}

Seattle – A “Briefing Packet for Educators” just issued by PBS in conjunction with the NOVA program Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial inserts religion into the classroom and encourages teaching practices that are likely unconstitutional, says Discovery Institute. “The NOVA/PBS teaching guide encourages the injection of religion into classroom teaching about evolution in a way that likely would violate Read More ›

^{Anika Smith
November 13, 2007
Intelligent Design}

What NOVA Won’t Tell You about Dover

_{Anika Smith
November 13, 2007
Intelligent Design}

“Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial” is a special devoted to the Dover trial as Judge Jones saw it. While they promise to deliver the true story behind this dramatic trial, this program instead provides a lopsided, incomplete portrayal of the Dover trial based largely on Judge John E. Jones’ poorly argued and scientifically inaccurate ruling. Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
November 13, 2007
Intelligent Design}

The Theory of Intelligent Design: A briefing packet for educators

_{Discovery Institute
November 13, 2007
Intelligent Design}

Seattle – A “Briefing Packet for Educators” just issued by PBS in conjunction with the NOVA program Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial inserts religion into the classroom and encourages teaching practices that are likely unconstitutional, says Discovery Institute. “The NOVA/PBS teaching guide encourages the injection of religion into classroom teaching about evolution in a way that likely would violate Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
January 4, 2005
Intelligent Design}

New Mexico PBS Station Bans Science Documentary on Intelligent Design Theory

_{Discovery Institute
January 4, 2005
Intelligent Design}

SEATTLE, JAN. 4 — KNME, a local PBS station in Albuquerque New Mexico, has banned “Unlocking the Mystery of Life,” a science documentary about intelligent design. According to KNME’s website the program was originally scheduled to air Friday, Jan. 7 at 9pm, and it was still listed there on Monday afternoon. According to New Mexico scientist Phil Robinson who worked Read More ›

^{Benjamin Wiker
February 16, 2002
Intelligent Design}

Facts to the Wind

_{Benjamin Wiker
February 16, 2002
Intelligent Design}

Sunday, February 17 at 9:00 PBS viewers will be treated to an historical account of the famous Scopes Trial called Monkey Trial. According to the advance billing, “Monkey Trial explores the dramatic moment when a new fault line opened in society as scientific discoveries began to challenge the literal truth of the Bible. Often humorous and at times frightening, the Read More ›

Chimpanzee consists of two extant species: common chimpanzee and bonobo. Bonobos and common chimpanzees are the only species of great apes that are currently restricted in their range to Africa

^{Benjamin Wiker
November 10, 2001
Intelligent Design}

Do You Bonobo?

_{Benjamin Wiker
November 10, 2001
Intelligent Design}

The war on terrorism has absorbed our attention since September 11th. While this is appropriate, we should not forget that the long-simmering cultural wars continue. The other side is hard at work, chipping away patiently while all eyes are turned toward Afghanistan. The latest threat? Courtesy of PBS, the bonobos the “make love, not war” primates are coming Read More ›

^{The Center for Science and Culture
October 22, 2001
Intelligent Design}

National Center For Science Education’s Shrill Campaign In Defense Of Evolution

_{The Center for Science and Culture
October 22, 2001
Intelligent Design}

The National Center for Science Education (NCSE), a lobbying group whose self-described mission is to "defend evolution," has responded to scholarly criticism of the recent public television series Evolution with a series of shrill web postings that rely largely on mudslinging rather than science. Read More ›

Abstract art artistic autumn — Photo by Pixabay on Pexels

^{Jonathan Wells
October 1, 2001
Intelligent Design}

Critics Want More Facts, While Darwinists Push Their Faith

_{Jonathan Wells
October 1, 2001
Intelligent Design}

Some of the "evidence" presented in Evolution is known to be false, and the remaining evidence provides surprisingly little support for Darwin's theory. In place of scientific evidence, Evolution relies on a parade of experts to assure us that Darwin had it right. Read More ›