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Evolutionists Need a Refresher Course: David Coppedge; June 9, 2026; 12; Evolution

Science Isn’t God, but It Does Point to God: David Klinghoffer; June 8, 2026; 3; Faith & Science

AI Is a Bit More Complex Than a Lightbulb: Andrew McDiarmid; June 8, 2026; 1; Natural and Artificial Intelligence

Intelligent Design Takes Center Stage in New Debate over Science and Faith: Brian Miller; June 5, 2026; 4; Intelligent Design

Fix Homelessness Senior Fellow Tom Wolf Quoted in The National News Desk: Center on Wealth & Poverty; June 2, 2026; 1; Economics

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Housing First Is a Disaster. I Saw Sacramento’s Homeless Chaos Firsthand

_{Michele Steeb
June 2, 2026
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Homelessness}

America’s homelessness crisis is routinely framed as a housing crisis. It is not. It is a crisis born from the collapse of accountability at every level of the system. Nowhere are the consequences of that collapse more visible than in California — and especially in its capital city, Sacramento.

Video

Keri D. Ingraham Discusses Usha Vance’s 2nd Annual Summer Reading Challenge on Tiffany Meier Tonight

Endowed with the Image of God — Nancy Pearcey: Nancy Pearcey; June 8, 2026; Faith & Science

Keri D. Ingraham Talks the New Education Freedom Tax Credit on That Kevin Show: American Center for Transforming Education; May 29, 2026; Education

Created Equal with Dr. Ben Carson: John G. West; May 25, 2026; Intelligent Design

Tell-Tale Signs of Bogus Science about the Origin of Life: The Center for Science and Culture; May 20, 2026; Intelligent Design

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Podcast

The Genius-Level Engineering Solutions in Muscle

_{Robert P. Waltzer
June 8, 2026}

Every movement you make—walking across a room, lifting a cup of coffee, even blinking your eyes—depends on trillions of microscopic molecular machines working in remarkable coordination. On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid begins exploring the hidden machinery of muscle with Dr. Robert Waltzer, professor of biology at Belhaven University and longtime researcher and lecturer on intelligent design. First, Dr. Waltzer takes us right to the microscopic heart of muscle: tiny units called sarcomeres, the actual engines of muscle movement. Within these units, trillions of tiny molecular motors called myosin work in unison to pull on filaments called actin. While a single motor generates only a minute amount of force, the collective effort of these many trillions of proteins …

Dr. Scott Minnich on the Real Science Behind E. coli “Evolution”

_{Scott Minnich
June 5, 2026}

Evolutionary biologist Richard Lenski hopes to demonstrate Darwinian evolution in action. But one humble scientist from Northern Idaho says not so fast! On this classic episode of ID The Future from the archive, host Eric Anderson concludes a conversation with microbiologist Dr. Scott Minnich. In Part 2, Dr. Minnich critiques Lenski’s famous Long Term Evolutionary Experiments. Through experiments of his own, Minnich has shown how the practical results of Lenski’s project on E. coli are easily repeatable under different conditions, and how some key changes to E. coli are even reversible, both of which speak more to an organism’s pre-existing capabilities than to a Darwinian explanation. “Overall, E. coli haven’t generated anything new,” observes …

Donald Wunsch on the Limits of AI and Why It Matters

_{Robert J. Marks II
June 3, 2026}

The hype around AI is reaching fever pitch these days. But never mind predictions of future AI potential. What can it actually do and not do today? On this episode of the Mind Matters News podcast, host Robert J. Marks welcomes Dr. Donald C. Wunsch II to the show for a long-form, wide-ranging conversation about what AI can actually do today—and the very real risks and responsibilities that come with it. Dr. Wunsch has spent decades working at the intersection of engineering, AI, and real-world systems, with research spanning neural networks, adaptive systems, machine learning, and AI engineering. He is a Fellow of the IEEE. What sets Dr. Wunsch apart from other AI experts is his insistence on engineering realism over hype. While much of today’s AI conversation centers on …

Events

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Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences

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2026
Colorado
Colorado
Intelligent Design}

The CSC Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences will prepare participants to make research contributions advancing the growing science of intelligent design (ID). The seminar will explore cutting-edge ID work in fields such as molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology, developmental biology, paleontology, computational biology, ID-theoretic mathematics, cosmology, physics, and the history and philosophy of science. The seminar will include presentations on the application of intelligent design to laboratory research as well as frank treatment of the academic realities that ID researchers confront in graduate school and beyond, and strategies for dealing with them. Although the primary focus of the seminar is science, there also will be discussion on worldview …

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C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society

_{The Center for Science and Culture
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Colorado
Colorado
Intelligent Design}

The C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society will explore the growing impact of science on politics, economics, social policy, bioethics, theology, and the arts during the past century. The program is named after celebrated British writer C.S. Lewis, a perceptive critic of both scientism and technocracy in books such as The Abolition of Man and That Hideous Strength. Topics to be addressed include the history of science, the relationship between faith and science, the rise of scientific materialism, the debate over Darwinian theory and intelligent design, evolutionary conceptions of ethics, science and economics, science and criminal justice, stem cell research and abortion, eugenics, family life and sexuality, ecology and animal rights, climate …

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An Evening with Dr. Keri D. Ingraham

_{Join us for a meaningful and engaging conversation with Dr. Keri D. Ingraham!}_{American Center for Transforming Education
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August
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15
15
2026
The Barn at Mader Farm
Genesee, ID
Discovery Institute}

Join Discovery Institute’s American Center for Transforming Education to gain an up-close look at the historic victories occurring to advance education freedom, entrepreneurship, innovation, parental rights, and public education reform!

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Endowed By Our Creator

_{A Conversation with John West}_{Chapman Center
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Jun182026
June
06
Jun
18
18
2026
Smith Tower
Seattle, WA
Citizen Leadership}

Join Discovery Institute for a special evening with Senior Fellow, Managing Director, and Vice President John G. West as he presents his latest book, Endowed by Our Creator: The Bible, Science, & the Battle for America’s Soul. Held at Smith Tower, this timely discussion comes as our nation approaches its 250th birthday, offering a compelling opportunity to reflect on the ideas that shaped America’s founding.

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