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Common Sense from a Prestige Science Journal?: Wesley J. Smith; October 26, 2026; 4; Computational Sciences

Why Columbus Day Is Such a Great Holiday: Scott S. Powell; October 13, 2026; 6; Economics

Olasky Books: Stories we live by from college to death: Marvin Olasky; October 10, 2026; 5; Discovery Institute

Canada Backs Off Euthanasia for Mental Illness, Targets Dementia Patients: Wesley J. Smith; October 10, 2026; 3; Human Exceptionalism

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Nature Article Denies AI Consciousness

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 24, 2026
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Human Exceptionalism}

There is a great advocacy push underway to have AI declared to be — or soon to be — conscious and hence, entitled to “rights” as “persons.” (I have responded to this advocacy on several occasions.) Now, an article in Nature — written by three academics — strongly rebuts that blatant anthropomorphism.

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Is School Choice a Threat to Freedom? Keri D. Ingraham Addresses a Common Objection on Unmasking Government Schools Podcast

Power, Politics, and Seattle’s Homelessness Machine: Jonathan Choe; October 7, 2026; Homelessness

The Immortal Mind with Michael Egnor: The Center for Science and Culture; October 5, 2026; Intelligent Design

Wesley J. Smith Discusses Assisted Suicide and Nature Rights on Three Whisky Happy Hour Podcast: Center on Human Exceptionalism; October 5, 2026; Human Exceptionalism

The Statistical Gimmicks Hiding America’s Homelessness Crisis: Center on Wealth & Poverty; October 1, 2026; Homelessness

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Austin Ruse on Cultivating a 500-Year Vision for Your Family

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 26, 2026}

We are often told that the family is the basic unit of society. But these days, the family is in trouble as an institution. Fewer people are getting married. Divorce rates are high. We face a birth dearth that is impacting our demography. We even see advocacy for estrangement between children and parents, brothers and sisters over political differences. It is not an overstatement to say we face a domestic crisis. Into this societal malaise comes Austin Ruse with a new book — Not Just for Kings: Cultivating a 500-Year Vision for Your Family — that not only advocates for family formation and sustainability but also offers suggestions to ensure that your family’s legacy continues for many generations. Austin Ruse is an activist, commentator, and author. He spent many years …

Walter Myers on Cloud Computing and Philosophy of Identity

_{Robert J. Marks II
October 16, 2026}

Like many, you may be storing important files and photos in the cloud. But just where is this magical cloud? How is it powered? Is it safe? To answer these questions and more, Mind Matters News host Robert J. Marks is joined by Walter Myers III, a principal engineering manager for Microsoft’s Azure Cloud and a Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute. Their conversation provides an overview of cloud computing infrastructure, including an explanation of where the cloud is physically located, the different service models (infrastructure, platform, and software as a service), and the technical details of how data is stored and protected in the cloud. Also discussed are cloud security measures as well as how cloud services scale to meet the growing need for data storage in the 21st …

How an ID Framework Guides the Search for Habitable Worlds

_{Bijan Nemati
October 14, 2026}

How rare is Planet Earth in the vastness of the cosmos? Will we find other planets in space that could possibly harbor life? A new space telescope has just been launched that may help us with answers to those questions. On today’s episode of ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid concludes a two-part conversation with physicist Dr. Bijan Nemati about his work on the Nancy Roman Space Telescope. In this segment, we dive deeper into what constitutes a habitable planet, how Roman will team up with the James Webb space telescope to discover hidden worlds, and how intelligent design can inform our expectations and interpretations of data sent back from Roman. Will Roman help us find other habitable worlds elsewhere in our galaxy? Absolutely, although as Dr. Nemati emphasizes, finding a …

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Decolonize Science? Wokeness Scrambles Journals

Common Sense from a Prestige Science Journal?

Why Columbus Day Is Such a Great Holiday

Olasky Books: Stories we live by from college to death

Canada Backs Off Euthanasia for Mental Illness, Targets Dementia Patients

Nature Article Denies AI Consciousness

Video

Power, Politics, and Seattle’s Homelessness Machine

The Immortal Mind with Michael Egnor

Wesley J. Smith Discusses Assisted Suicide and Nature Rights on Three Whisky Happy Hour Podcast

The Statistical Gimmicks Hiding America’s Homelessness Crisis

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Austin Ruse on Cultivating a 500-Year Vision for Your Family

Walter Myers on Cloud Computing and Philosophy of Identity

How an ID Framework Guides the Search for Habitable Worlds

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