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“Malinformation” — Another Sinister Neologism: Science & Culture; July 9, 2026; 3; Scientific Freedom

So, Our Brains Evolved “For No Particular Reason”?: Casey Luskin; July 8, 2026; 5; Neuroscience & Mind

America’s Homelessness System Must Pursue Self-Sufficiency, Not Simply Housing: Michele Steeb; July 6, 2026; 5; Homelessness

Next Gen Missile Defense Can Enforce Trump’s Iran Redlines: Stephen C. Meyer; July 3, 2026; 5

U.S. Founders’ Gift to the 2026 Republicans: Bruce Chapman; July 3, 2026; 2; Citizen Leadership

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Move Over, SAT and ACT. There’s a Better Test

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Founded in 2015, the Classic Learning Test (CLT) includes standards that its competitors abandoned years ago. The test features reading passages from authors who shaped Western thought, including Homer, Galileo Galilei, William Shakespeare, Henry David Thoreau, Frederick Douglass and G.K. Chesterton. The accompanying questions require careful analysis rather than superficial pattern recognition, which is a feature of the SAT and ACT. Students are barred from using a calculator for the math section.

Video

Is Our Body Perfectly Designed? — Stuart Burgess

The Twin Pillars of Constitutional Thought with Steve Meyer and Kerby Anderson: Stephen C. Meyer; June 29, 2026; Faith & Science

Keri D. Ingraham Discusses the Education Freedom Landscape in America on Futures Edge: American Center for Transforming Education; June 23, 2026; Education

Junking the Myth of Human/Chimp Similarity — Casey Luskin: Casey Luskin; June 22, 2026; Intelligent Design

Free Will Won’t Be Vanquished — Michael Egnor: Michael Egnor; June 15, 2026; Faith & Science

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Podcast

Mind Over Matter: Darwin, AI, and the Future of Reason

_{Rebekah Valerius
July 8, 2026}

If our minds are the product of a blind and aimless process, what reason do we have to believe what we think? But if we can be rational because a rational intelligence designed life and the universe, how does that change how we should think about thinking? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid concludes his conversation with science teacher and writer Rebekah Valerius about an essay she recently wrote unpacking the argument from reason and its implications for Darwinism, materialism, and atheism. Valerius explores a fundamental problem for the worldview of naturalism, which claims that everything in existence—including the human mind—is the result of blind, physical processes like chemistry and physics. She argues that if our thoughts are merely the byproduct of …

The Anchor of Reason: Beyond Naturalism and Materialism

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 6, 2026}

Before we can ask whether the universe is designed, we should first ask if we can trust the minds we’re using to investigate it. On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes to the show science teacher and writer Rebekah Valerius to discuss an essay she recently penned unpacking the argument from reason and its implications for Darwinism, materialism, and atheism. This is Rebekah’s first conversation on ID The Future. She has a B.S. in biochemistry and a Master’s in apologetics. She teaches advanced chemistry, biology, and apologetics at a classical Christian school in the Dallas area. Rebekah is also an editor and contributing writer with Shadowlands Dispatch, an online journal dedicated to Christian apologetics. In Part 1 of the conversation, Valerius discusses the …

What’s Next in the Search for Habitable Worlds

_{Bijan Nemati
July 3, 2026}

Are we common or rare? You can be on either side of the question and still be excited about the search for habitable planets capable of harboring life. On this classic episode of ID the Future from the archive, host and amateur astronomer Eric Anderson concludes his two-part conversation with Bijan Nemati, professional astronomer and expert on exoplanet search technology, to review the history of exoplanet research and share key details about upcoming NASA missions. Nemati is currently one of the lead scientists for the coronagraph instrument on the Roman Space Telescope, slated to launch in August 2026, and is also closely involved in early planning for the next-generation Habitable Worlds Observatory, which will be focused specifically on identifying signs of life on a small …

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An Evening with Dr. Keri D. Ingraham

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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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