Casey Luskin, PhD
Attorney | Scientist | Associate Director of the Center for Science and Culture — Discovery Institute
Casey Luskin is a scientist and an attorney with graduate degrees in science and law, giving him expertise in both the scientific and legal dimensions of the debate over evolution. He holds a PhD in Geology from the University of Johannesburg where he specialized in paleomagnetism and the early plate tectonic history of South Africa. He earned a law degree from the University of San Diego, where he focused on First Amendment law, education law, and environmental law. His B.S. and M.S. degrees in Earth Sciences are from the University of California, San Diego, where he studied evolution extensively at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and conducted geological research at Scripps Institution for Oceanography. Dr. Luskin has been a California-licensed attorney since 2005, practicing primarily in the area of evolution-education in public schools and defending academic freedom for scientists who face discrimination because of their support for intelligent design (ID). In his role at Discovery Institute, Dr. Luskin works as Associate Director of the Center for Science and Culture, where he helps direct the ID 3.0 Research Program, and assists and defends scientists, educators, and students who seek to freely study, research, and teach about the scientific debate over Darwinian evolution and ID.
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7th Annual Dallas Conference on Science & Faith
Join us at the 7th Annual Dallas Conference on Science & Faith on February 8 at Denton Bible Church or via livestream for a stimulating series of talk...
Discovery Institute
The mission of Discovery Institute is to advance a culture of purpose, creativity and innovation.
Dallas Conference on Science & Faith
Join us at the upcoming Dallas Conference on Science and Faith on January 18-19, 2019. Held on the campus of Park Cities Baptist Church, the conferenc...
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It’s Not AI
A Washington Post article received lots of attention last week. It addresses the mismatch created when recruiters can’t find workers to fill jobs and recent college graduates can’t find entry-level jo...
Quantum Computing
Advanced quantum computing is still in the future, but what happens when Q-Day arrives? This is the day that powerful quantum computers can break public-key cryptography that protects our digital worl...
Transgender Common Sense
Common sense is surfacing in many of the policies and programs associated with transgenderism. One illustration can be found in a recent article about “The Long March Out of the Gender Clinics.” The a...
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