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About The Fitness of Nature for Mankind

Join renowned author and biologist Michael Denton in The Fitness of Nature for Mankind as he explores the myriad of ways nature is fit not just for life, but for human life. Denton is author of the new book The Miracle of the Cell (2020) as well as many other books such as Nature’s Destiny, Fire-Maker, The Wonder of Water, and Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis. You will never think of nature in the same way after you watch this presentation!

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About Fire-Maker

From computers to airplanes to life-giving medicines, the technological marvels of our world were made possible by the human use of fire. But the use of fire itself was made possible by an array of features built into the human body and the planet. Fire-Maker is a 22-minute documentary featuring biologist Michael Denton as he investigates the amazing story of how humans and our planet were exquisitely designed to harness the miraculous powers of fire and transform our planet. The documentary has a companion book, also called Fire-Maker, that provides more detailed information about the science behind this fascinating phenomenon.

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About Privileged Species

Are humans the accidental products of a blind and uncaring universe? Or are they the beneficiaries of a cosmic order that was planned beforehand to help them flourish? Privileged Species is a 33-minute documentary by Discovery Institute that explores growing evidence from physics, chemistry, biology, and related fields that our universe was designed for large multi-cellular beings like ourselves. Featuring geneticist and author Michael Denton, the documentary investigates the special properties of carbon, water, and oxygen that make human life and the life of other organisms possible, and it explores some of the unique features of humans that make us a truly privileged species.

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About Biology of the Baroque

The Biology of the Baroque is a 21-minute documentary that explores the amazing patterns, order, beauty, and capacities found throughout nature that go beyond what can be explained by Darwinian evolution. One segment investigates the unique features of human language and why language remains an evolutionary mystery. The documentary features geneticist Michael Denton and is inspired by Denton’s book Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis (2016).

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