The New York Times publishes two front-page stories about Discovery Institute and the growing intelligent design movement. According to the Times, Discovery Institute has “transformed the debate [over evolution] into an issue of academic freedom rather than a confrontation between biology and religion.”
New York Times, “In Explaining Life’s Complexity, Darwinists and Doubters Clash“
Federal Judge John Jones tries to shut down free discussion about intelligent design in his decision in Kitzmiller v. Dover.
David DeWolf, John West, Casey Luskin, and Jonathan Witt, Traipsing Into Evolution: Intelligent Design and the Kitzmiller v. Dover Decision
The New York Times runs a feature article on Discovery Institute’s list of Darwin-dissenting scientists, leading to hundreds of thousands of downloads of the list from the Institute’s website.
The U.S. House Committee on Government Reform releases a scathing report documenting the mistreatment of biologist Richard Sternberg at the Smithsonian.
U.S. House Committee on Government Reform, “Intolerance and the Politicization of Science at the Smithsonian”
U.S. House Committee on Government Reform, “Appendix to Intolerance and the Politicization of Science at the Smithsonian“
South Carolina adopts science standards encouraging a critical examination of evolution.
A Meaningful World by Discovery Institute Senior Fellows Benjamin Wiker and Jonathan Witt is published.
Benjamin Wiker and Jonathan Witt, A Meaningful World: How the Arts and Sciences Reveal the Genius of Nature
The New Scientist runs feature story on Biologic Institute.
Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture holds its first summer program to mentor future scientists.
Learn more about the Center for Science and Culture Summer Seminars.