Discovery Institute

The Latest

On Morality of Suicide, Wide Disparity of Opinion: Wesley J. Smith; June 14, 2026; 3; Bioethics

“Mind as an Illusion” Makes No Sense: Denyse O’Leary; June 13, 2026; 5; Neuroscience & Mind

Olasky Books: Flag Day and Pariahs: Marvin Olasky; June 13, 2026; 5; Discovery Institute

A Path Out of the Education Woods in Appalachia: Keri D. Ingraham; June 11, 2026; 5; Education

New Survey: Americans Defined by Belief in America’s Founding Ideals, Not by Ancestry or Religion: Discovery Institute; June 10, 2026; 2; Religion and Civic Life

More of the Latest …

Homelessness and Drug Policy Expert Tom Wolf Joins Discovery Institute’s Fix Homelessness Initiative

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
June 12, 2026
3
Homelessness}

Discovery Institute is pleased to announce that Tom Wolf has joined its Fix Homelessness initiative as a Senior Fellow. A leading advocate for treatment-centered responses to homelessness and addiction, Wolf brings both policy expertise and deeply personal experience to the role.

Video

The UFO Disclosure: What Does It Mean for God?

Endowed with the Image of God — Nancy Pearcey: Nancy Pearcey; June 8, 2026; Faith & Science

Keri D. Ingraham Discusses Usha Vance’s 2nd Annual Summer Reading Challenge on Tiffany Meier Tonight: American Center for Transforming Education; June 3, 2026; Education

Keri D. Ingraham Talks the New Education Freedom Tax Credit on That Kevin Show: American Center for Transforming Education; May 29, 2026; Education

Created Equal with Dr. Ben Carson: John G. West; May 25, 2026; Intelligent Design

← To stay informed about COSM 2022 and get access to The Great China Debate, sign up here.

Podcast

How Muscle Function Demonstrates Nested Irreducible Complexity

_{Robert P. Waltzer
June 10, 2026}

Today on ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid concludes his conversation with Dr. Robert Waltzer about the amazing molecular machinery and systems that allow muscles to generate force and movement. How do microscopic structures help us move large objects in real time? In Part 2, Dr. Waltzer explores the remarkable molecular engineering required for nanometer-scale molecules to move massive bodies. He explains that muscle function actually involves constant microscopic damage as tiny proteins are strained far beyond their physical capacities. To prevent total failure, Waltzer says muscles operate like a plane being fixed while it’s flying, utilizing specialized detection and signaling systems to replace large proteins at an astonishing rate: sometimes as frequently as every 25 …

The Genius-Level Engineering Solutions in Muscle

_{Robert P. Waltzer
June 8, 2026}

Every movement you make—walking across a room, lifting a cup of coffee, even blinking your eyes—depends on trillions of microscopic molecular machines working in remarkable coordination. On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid begins exploring the hidden machinery of muscle with Dr. Robert Waltzer, professor of biology at Belhaven University and longtime researcher and lecturer on intelligent design. First, Dr. Waltzer takes us right to the microscopic heart of muscle: tiny units called sarcomeres, the actual engines of muscle movement. Within these units, trillions of tiny molecular motors called myosin work in unison to pull on filaments called actin. While a single motor generates only a minute amount of force, the collective effort of these many trillions of proteins …

Dr. Scott Minnich on the Real Science Behind E. coli “Evolution”

_{Scott Minnich
June 5, 2026}

Evolutionary biologist Richard Lenski hopes to demonstrate Darwinian evolution in action. But one humble scientist from Northern Idaho says not so fast! On this classic episode of ID The Future from the archive, host Eric Anderson concludes a conversation with microbiologist Dr. Scott Minnich. In Part 2, Dr. Minnich critiques Lenski’s famous Long Term Evolutionary Experiments. Through experiments of his own, Minnich has shown how the practical results of Lenski’s project on E. coli are easily repeatable under different conditions, and how some key changes to E. coli are even reversible, both of which speak more to an organism’s pre-existing capabilities than to a Darwinian explanation. “Overall, E. coli haven’t generated anything new,” observes …

Events

^{Date
Jun22282026
June
06
Jun
22
22
2026}

Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences

_{The Center for Science and Culture
Date
Jun22282026
June
06
Jun
22
22
2026
Colorado
Colorado
Intelligent Design}

The CSC Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences will prepare participants to make research contributions advancing the growing science of intelligent design (ID). The seminar will explore cutting-edge ID work in fields such as molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology, developmental biology, paleontology, computational biology, ID-theoretic mathematics, cosmology, physics, and the history and philosophy of science. The seminar will include presentations on the application of intelligent design to laboratory research as well as frank treatment of the academic realities that ID researchers confront in graduate school and beyond, and strategies for dealing with them. Although the primary focus of the seminar is science, there also will be discussion on worldview …

^{Date
Jun22282026
June
06
Jun
22
22
2026}

C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society

_{The Center for Science and Culture
Date
Jun22282026
June
06
Jun
22
22
2026
Colorado
Colorado
Intelligent Design}

The C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society will explore the growing impact of science on politics, economics, social policy, bioethics, theology, and the arts during the past century. The program is named after celebrated British writer C.S. Lewis, a perceptive critic of both scientism and technocracy in books such as The Abolition of Man and That Hideous Strength. Topics to be addressed include the history of science, the relationship between faith and science, the rise of scientific materialism, the debate over Darwinian theory and intelligent design, evolutionary conceptions of ethics, science and economics, science and criminal justice, stem cell research and abortion, eugenics, family life and sexuality, ecology and animal rights, climate …

^{Date
Aug152026
August
08
Aug
15
15
2026}

An Evening with Dr. Keri D. Ingraham

_{Join us for a meaningful and engaging conversation with Dr. Keri D. Ingraham!}_{American Center for Transforming Education
Date
Aug152026
August
08
Aug
15
15
2026
The Barn at Mader Farm
Genesee, ID
Discovery Institute}

Join Discovery Institute’s American Center for Transforming Education to gain an up-close look at the historic victories occurring to advance education freedom, entrepreneurship, innovation, parental rights, and public education reform!

^{Date
Jun182026
June
06
Jun
18
18
2026}

Endowed By Our Creator

_{A Conversation with John West}_{Chapman Center
Date
Jun182026
June
06
Jun
18
18
2026
Smith Tower
Seattle, WA
Citizen Leadership}

Join Discovery Institute for a special evening with Senior Fellow, Managing Director, and Vice President John G. West as he presents his latest book, Endowed by Our Creator: The Bible, Science, & the Battle for America’s Soul. Held at Smith Tower, this timely discussion comes as our nation approaches its 250th birthday, offering a compelling opportunity to reflect on the ideas that shaped America’s founding.

More Events …