“My Public Education Was Ruined,” Weeps Dover High Grad

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A bit melodramatic, perhaps? Attorney and geologist Casey Luskin, who was present for part of the Dover trial, has this to say. Source
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Against Anti-LLM and Anti-AI Absolutism

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Doug Smith has been a software developer for three decades. He writes extensively about the impact of technology on culture. Source
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Ten Myths About Dover: No. 10, “The Intelligent Design Movement Died After Dover”

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In December 2005, Judge John E. Jones ruled that intelligent design is not science, but religion. Critics predicted this would mean the end of the ID movement. Source
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Scopes in Reverse: A History of Evolution Education in U.S. Public Schools

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Undoubtedly there will be more court cases and curriculum battles in the future over how to teach evolution. Source
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ID Education Day Is Coming to Tacoma, November 6!

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This is a fantastic field trip opportunity for middle and high school students in homeschool and private school settings to interact directly with scientists. Source
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Casey Luskin Calls on the Smithsonian to Get It Right on Human Origins

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The Smithsonian Institution has recently been called out by the Trump Administration for pushing “one-sided, divisive political narratives.” Source
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Scopes and History: A Personal Reminiscence

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In 1956 my father, a devout Darwinian who had failed to persuade me by taking me to the esteemed Field Museum in Chicago, treated me to a theater offering. Source
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Join Us for a Discovery Institute Academy “Meet the Teachers” Zoom

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If you weren’t able to drop by our booth in Florida, why don’t you consider joining our “Meet the Teachers” Zoom event on Thursday, May 29 at 5:00 pm (PDT).  Source
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Immaterial Genome Meets the Human-Chimp “1 Percent” Myth

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Obviously, humans and chimps are a whole lot more “different” than 1 percent. But…they’re also a lot more different than 14.9 percent. Source
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Help Us Mentor the Next Generation of Intelligent Design Scientists and Scholars

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Emily Reeves, a PhD staff scientist at Discovery Institute, has mentored an Ivy League postdoc in the field of molecular biology for the past five years. Source
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