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The Misunderstood Science of Genetic Bottlenecks March 20, 2023
The science of genetic bottlenecks is known to many, but often misunderstood.

The Providential Arrival of Our Species Darrel R. Falk March 7, 2023
An exploration of the unique providential events (and nonevents) in the evolutionary lineage of humans

Evolutionary Theory and the Interpretation of Scripture Gijsbert van den Brink October 13, 2022
Exploring options for reconciling evolutionary science with the Bible, with a focus on Reformed theologies and hermaneutics.

Fixing a Math Error in My Book S. Joshua Swamidass July 5, 2022
Denis Lamoureux, an evolutionary creationist, found a math error in The Genealogical Adam and Eve. This mistake, and the rest, are corrected in the paperback version of the book.

The Confessions of a Disappointed Young-Earther Kenneth D. Keathley July 1, 2022
An old-earth creationist explains how he changed is mind, surveyingthe shifts in young earth arguments over the last 50 years.

The Origins of Young Earth Creationism Michael Jones April 11, 2022
This is the history that young earth creationists do not want you to know about.

Adam, Alien or Ape? Edgar H. Andrews March 30, 2022
Four possible models of how humans came to possess their unique traits, in an imaginative old earth creationist book.

The Recent Inventions of the Flat Earth Derrick Peterson March 16, 2022
Want to make your new category of ‘scientists’ stand out? Make them shining beacons of knowledge against a backdrop of flat Earth ignorance—even if you have to invent that too.

Replies to Commentators on Mere Theistic Evolution Michael J. Murray, et al.March 15, 2022
In this essay we respond to the comments of Tom McCall, William Lane Craig, and Stephen C. Meyer on mere theistic evolution.

Can a scientist believe in the resurrection? Three hypotheses. Ian H. Hutchinson February 7, 2022
I’m a professor of nuclear science and engineering at MIT, and today, I am celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. So are dozens of my colleagues. How can this be?

I Agree With Behe S. Joshua Swamidass February 12, 2019
I want to affirm again my common ground with Behe. Dialogue is only possible if we keep our common ground in view, and we have much of common ground.

What Became of the Genetic Challenge to Adam and Eve? William Lane Craig May 12, 2020
Does genetics challenge a single-couple origin to humanity? William Lane Craig explains how we found that this challenge was an illusion.

In Defense of Tim Keller S. Joshua Swamidass October 1, 2017
Instead of narrowly arguing for our own theology, let us all advocate for truthful accounts of science and the full diversity of the Church. Peace.

The Biological Meaning of Race S. Joshua Swamidass June 18, 2020
We’ve understood differences to be rooted in our essential nature, but maybe they are not. So, maybe some of the ways the world is can be changed.

A Scientist Looks at the Resurrection Daniel Gordon Ang February 15, 2019
A physicist confesses that the electron is round and that Jesus rose from the dead. My own faith is informed by the evidence, but it is much more.

(Mis)Reading Martin Luther King, Jr. Aaron Ducksworth February 28, 2022
Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the most impactful theologians of the 20th century, but most Christians have never read his work. Here is how to read him.

Pursuing Justice in Public Health Akaninyene Ruffin, et al.February 24, 2022
I went to Vanderbilt specifically to study the social determinants of health, specifically those related to outcomes of Black birthing folks.

Institutional Review Boards for Artificial Intelligence? Ashley Moses July 14, 2021
Drawing on the history of ethics in medicine, perhaps Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) could be how we ensure AI is ethical and good.

Pierre Baldi: Protein Folding and AI’s Impact on Science S. Joshua Swamidass December 7, 2020
Pierre Baldi has been applying Deep Learning, a type of AI, to study scientific problems, like protein folding. How is AI impacting science?

The Dying and Living of the Light Andy Walsh January 5, 2022
Entropy is unavoidable. But that doesn’t mean we have no choice about its consequences and who experiences them.

From a Certain Point of View Andy Walsh December 29, 2021
Have you ever been shipped off to a military academy as a preteen, only to find it’s an orbital platform with low gravity? How do you find a frame of reference to orient to those new surroundings?