Discovery Institute
The Discovery Institute (DI) is a politically conservative think tank that advocates the pseudoscientific concept of intelligent design (ID). It was founded in 1991 in Seattle as a non-profit offshoot of the Hudson Institute.
| Abbreviation | DI |
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Founders | Bruce Chapman and George Gilder |
| Type | Nonprofit |
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| Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
| Purpose | science and philosophy think tank |
| Headquarters | 208 Columbia St., Seattle, Washington 98104-1508 |
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President | Steven J. Buri |
Chairman | Bruce Kerry Chapman |
Parent organization | Hudson Institute |
Revenue (2019) | $7,637,803 |
| Expenses (2019) | $6,865,358 |
| Website | www |
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Its "Teach the Controversy" campaign aims to permit the teaching of anti-evolution, intelligent-design beliefs in United States public high school science courses in place of accepted scientific theories, positing that a scientific controversy exists over these subjects when in fact there is none.
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