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Legacy of Learning: An Interview with Dr. Lyle Jensen, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (Part Two)

This is the second episode in a six-part interview with Dr. Jensen. Today, Dr. Jensen reflects on his time at Walla Walla College and UW grad school during the Great Depression and World War II eras.

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Decent Dissent: Seeking an Open Evolution Debate

In this installment of ID The Future, Gonzaga Law School professor David K. DeWolf discusses the ongoing battle between Darwinism and intelligent design as it resonates through education, politics, and recent presidential debates. DeWolf argues that, rather than unfairly framing the evolution debate or denying tenure to pro-intelligent design college professors, personal agendas should be dismissed so both sides of the issue can be critically investigated. DeWolf’s comments first appeared on June 11th in The Boston Globe.

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A Discussion of the Montana Law Review’s Recent Publication of Articles about the Dover Intelligent Design Ruling

On this episode of ID The Future, CSC’s Casey Luskin discusses with senior fellow David DeWolf the current issue of the Montana Law Review which features a lively exchange of views about the Kitzmiller v. Dover intelligent design decision. The Kitzmiller decision isn’t wearing well even among legal scholars who are critical of intelligent design, and Irons’ article does little to seriously defend Judge Jones’ ruling.

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Interview with Dr. Lyle Jensen, Part One

This is the first installment of a 6-part series of interviews with Dr. Lyle Jensen, a pioneer in the field of x-ray crystallographer and a biochemist, and a long-time scientific skeptic of Neo-Darwinian theory. Dr. Jensen is Professor (Emeritus) with the Department of Biological Structure and Department of Biochemistry at the University of Washington, and is also fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In this first installment, Dr. Jensen discusses how he became interested in science growing up in the 1920’s and 1930’s.

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Is Antibiotic Resistance Evidence for Darwinian Evolution?

This episode of ID The Future features the audio of a short video segment from the Icons of Evolution curriculum modules DVD. Antibiotic resistance is an example of natural selection acting on random mutation and is often referred to as one of the hallmark pieces of evidence for Darwin’s theory of evolution. Is it truly strong evidence supporting modern evolutionary theory? Biologist Scott Minnich and other biologists think not and explain why.

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An Interview with Michael Behe author of The Edge of Evolution

THE EDGE OF EVOLUTION: The Search for the Limits of Darwinism published by Free Press is CSC Senior Fellow Michael Behe’s long-awaited follow up to his 1996 bestseller Darwin’s Black Box. While Darwin’s Black Box was the book that helped launch the intelligent design movement, The Edge of Evolution is certain to be a revelation and a bombshell in its own ways, and is already inviting comment and critique from scientists around the world.

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Biochemist Michael Behe Stirs the Waters of Controversy at The Edge of Evolution

The Edge of Evolution: The Search for the Limits of Darwinism published by Free Press is CSC Senior Fellow Michael Behe’s long-awaited follow up to his 1996 bestseller Darwin’s Black Box. While Darwin’s Black Box was the book that helped launch the intelligent design movement, The Edge of Evolution is certain to be a revelation and a bombshell in its own ways, and is already inviting comment and critique from scientists around the world.

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New Textbook Promotes Better Teaching of Evolution

This episode of ID the Future examines the new textbook Explore Evolution: Arguments For and Against Neo-Darwinism. This is the first biology textbook to present the scientific evidence both for and against key aspects of Darwinian evolution.

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Failed Predictions and Common Descent: Part V

On this episode of ID the Future, Paul Nelson concludes his series on common descent. Nelson and Luskin take a look at a recent paper addressing phylogenies and data which seems to conflict with common descent.

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Failed Predictions and Common Descent: Part IV

This episode of ID the Future features the fourth in a series of interviews with Dr. Paul Nelson on common descent. Listen in as Dr. Nelson continues his analysis of common descent at the level of the phylogeny of animal groups.