Dallas Conference on Science and Faith 2022

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Dallas Conference on Science & Faith

How has Christianity contributed to the rise of modern science? What do the latest scientific discoveries tell us about the existence of God? Can human engineering help us better understand the machinery of life? Explore these questions, and more, at Discovery Institute’s 4th-annual Dallas Conference on Science & Faith on January 22.

Whether you join us in person in the Dallas area, or join online via livestream, you’ll hear from speakers like Stephen Meyer, author of Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe, Eric Hedin, author of Canceled Science: Scientific Discoveries Some Atheists Don’t Want You to See, and Casey Luskin, co-editor of The Comprehensive Guide to Science & Faith, among others. For a full list of speakers, keep scrolling.

Perks to joining in-person:

Additional breakout sessions on the problems with evolutionary theory and the brilliant design of biochemistry
Special youth track sessions on intelligent design and the intersection between science & faith, designed especially for junior high and high school students
Conference bookstore featuring a large selection of titles by Discovery Institute scientists and scholars
Opportunities for book signings with the speakers
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When

Saturday, January 22, 2022
8:45 AM – 4:15 PM CST
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Where

Denton Bible Church
2300 E. University Drive
Denton, TX 76209
(And online via livestream)

Contact

Pam Bailey
pbailey@discovery.org
(469) 420-5444

Conference Schedule

8:45 AM	Welcome & introductions
9:00 AM	Canceled Science: Scientific Discoveries Some Atheists Don’t Want You to See Eric Hedin
10:00 AM	Break
10:15 AM	Isaac Newton and the Role of Christianity in the Rise of Modern Science Stephen Meyer
11:35 AM	Lunch
12:45 PM	Breakout Sessions #1 AI Apocalypse: Will Thinking Machines Replace Humans? (Also available on livestream) (Including the premiere of a new short video on AI, and Q&A with William Dembski) Robert Marks The Natural Limits to Biological Change Ray Bohlin Youth Track \| The Mounting Evidence for Design in Nature Brian Miller
2:00 PM	Breakout Sessions #2 The Surprising Relevance of Engineering in Biology (Also available on livestream) Brian Miller Signatures of Design in Nature’s Energy Pipeline Emily Reeves Youth Track \| How to Be a Scientific Revolutionary Daniel Reeves
3:15 PM	The Good Earth: Insights from Geology on the Design of Our Planet for Life Casey Luskin
4:05 PM	Wrap-up & adjournment

Hotel Information

Courtyard Denton

PRICE: $114.00
PHONE: 940-382-4600
DISTANCE: 4.2 miles, 11 minutes

CUT OFF: December 21, 2021
GROUP RATE INFO: Use the link below or reference Dallas Conference on Science and Faith when booking by phone.

Homewood Suites by Hilton Denton

PRICE: $104.00
PHONE: 940-382-0420
DISTANCE: 6.7 miles, 15 minutes
BREAKFAST: Complimentary Breakfast

CUT OFF: December 22, 2021
GROUP RATE INFO: Use the link below to book or reference Discovery Institute-Science and Faith Conference when booking by phone.

Speakers

Raymond Bohlin

_{Fellow, Center for Science and Culture}

Raymond Bohlin received his Ph.D. in molecular and cell biology from the University of Texas at Dallas. He is currently Vice-President of Vision Outreach for Probe Ministries and a Fellow at Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture. He has lectured on more than two dozen college and university campuses, addressing origins issues as well as other science-related topics such as the environment, genetic engineering, medical ethics, and sexually transmitted diseases. Dr. Bohlin's work has been published in the Journal of Thermal Biology, Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation and the Journal of Mammalogy. He is the author of The Natural Limits to Biological Change (Probe Books 1984), which he is currently revising and updating, and edited the book Creation, Evolution and Modern Science (Kregel, 2000).

William A. Dembski

_{Founding and Senior Fellow, Center for Science and Culture, Distinguished Fellow, Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

A mathematician and philosopher, Bill Dembski is the author/editor of more than 25 books as well as the writer of peer-reviewed articles spanning mathematics, engineering, biology, philosophy, and theology. With doctorates in mathematics (University of Chicago) and philosophy (University of Illinois at Chicago), Bill is an active researcher in the field of intelligent design. But he is also a tech entrepreneur who builds educational software and websites, exploring how education can help to advance human freedom with the aid of technology.

Eric Hedin

_{Fellow, Center for Science and Culture}

Eric Hedin earned his doctorate in physics from the University of Washington and conducted post-doctoral research at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden in experimental plasma physics. He has taught physics and astronomy at Taylor University and Ball State University (BSU) in Indiana, and at Biola University in Southern California. He served as professor of physics at Biola University in California, and chaired the department of chemistry, physics, and engineering at Biola from 2019-2021. Since the fall of 2021, Dr. Hedin has taught physics part-time with Indiana Wesleyan University and speaks regularly at universities around the country with God’s Not Dead Events, led by Dr. Rice Broocks. Dr. Hedin is also an emeritus professor of physics and astronomy at Ball State University in Indiana.

Casey Luskin

_{Associate Director and Senior Fellow, Center for Science and Culture}

Casey Luskin is a geologist 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 earned his PhD in Geology from the University of Johannesburg, and BS and MS degrees in Earth Sciences from the University of California, San Diego, where he studied evolution extensively at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. His law degree is from the University of San Diego, where he focused his studies on First Amendment law, education law, and environmental law.

Robert J. Marks II

_{Director, Senior Fellow, Walter Bradley Center for Natural & Artificial Intelligence}

Robert J. Marks Ph.D. is Senior Fellow and Director of the Bradley Center and is Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Baylor University. Marks is a Fellow of both the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and Optica (formerly the Optical Society of America). He was the former Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and is the current Editor-in-Chief of BIO-Complexity. Marks is author of the books Non-Computable You: What You Do That Artificial Intelligence Never Will Never Do and The Case For Killer Robots. He is co-author of the books For a Greater Purpose: The Life and Legacy of Walter Bradley, Neural Smithing: Supervised Learning in Feedforward Artificial Neural Networks and Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics. For more information, see Dr. Marks’s expanded bio.

Stephen C. Meyer

_{Director, Center for Science and Culture}

Dr. Stephen C. Meyer received his PhD from the University of Cambridge in the philosophy of science. A former geophysicist and college professor, he now directs the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute in Seattle. He is author of the New York Times-bestseller Darwin’s Doubt (2013) as well as the book Signature in the Cell (2009) and Return of the God Hypothesis (2021). In 2004, Meyer ignited a firestorm of media and scientific controversy when a biology journal at the Smithsonian Institution published his peer-reviewed scientific article advancing intelligent design. Meyer has been featured on national television and radio programs, including The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, CBS's Sunday Morning, NBC's Nightly News, ABC's World News, Good Morning America, Nightline, FOX News Live, and the Tavis Smiley show on PBS. He has also been featured in two New York Times front-page stories and has garnered attention in other top-national media.

Brian Miller

_{Research Coordinator and Senior Fellow, Center for Science and Culture}

Dr. Miller obtained a BS in physics with a minor in engineering from MIT and a PhD in complex systems physics from Duke University. His research focuses on thermodynamics, information theory, protein rarity, and the origin of life. Dr. Miller is a Senior Fellow and Research Coordinator for the Center for Science and Culture at Discovery Institute. He helps manage the ID 3.0 Research Program and helped launch the biannual Conference on Engineering in the Life Sciences (CELS).

Daniel Reeves

_{Director, Education & Outreach, Center for Science and Culture}

Daniel Reeves is Director of Education & Outreach with Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. He holds a BA in Biology with additional graduate studies in Zoology. Before joining the Discovery Institute, Daniel has engaged in both field and laboratory research for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Agriculture. He also has a passion for education, and has taught science in both museums and public schools.

Emily Reeves

_{Research Scientist, Center for Science and Culture}

Emily Reeves is a biochemist, metabolic nutritionist, and aspiring systems biologist. Her doctoral studies were completed at Texas A&M University in Biochemistry and Biophysics. Emily is currently an active clinician for metabolic nutrition and nutritional genomics at Nutriplexity. She enjoys identifying and designing nutritional intervention for subtle inborn errors of metabolism. She is also working with fellows of Discovery Institute and the greater scientific community to promote integration of engineering and biology. She spends her weekends adventuring with her husband, brewing kombucha, and running near Puget Sound.