Tag: research

Scientist in laboratory looking through microscope

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Forrest M. Mims III

Date
December 29, 2025

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, academic integrity, atmospheric science, bias, Climate Change, Intelligent Design, methodology, National Academies of Science, On Being a Scientist, peer review, research, scientific integrity, Scientific Method, scientific progress, skepticism}

Forrest Mims: The Essential Role of Skepticism in Science

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December 29, 2025

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Science is a very human enterprise, so it can fall prey to very human problems. How a scientist conducts himself or herself professionally matters. On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid begins a two-part conversation on the importance of skepticism and integrity in science with engineer, inventor, writer, and self-taught scientist Forrest Mims. How important is skepticism to scientific research? How can scientists collaborate respectfully? In what ways can scientists honor their profession while interacting honrably with the public? Forrest shares stories and examples from his decades-long career in science as he answers these and other questions. This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation. Look for Part 2 in a separate episode. Read More ›

Antibiotic resistant bacteria inside a biofilm, 3D illustration. Biofilm is a community of bacteria where they aquire antibiotic resistance and communicate with each other by quorum sensing molecules

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Author
Scott Minnich

Date
June 15, 2007

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Is Antibiotic Resistance Evidence for Darwinian Evolution?

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June 15, 2007

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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.