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Brian Miller on the Meyer/Halper Debate

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“Halper is one of the most formidable proponents of atheism, but he also admits that the discussion with Meyer was ‘the toughest debate I’ve ever had.'”

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Tell-Tale Signs of Bogus Science about the Origin of Life: The Center for Science and Culture; May 20, 2026; Intelligent Design

Is America a Creedal Nation? The Real Meaning of the Declaration of Independence: John G. West; May 11, 2026; Religion and Civic Life

Seven Ways “All Men Are Created Equal”: The Center for Science and Culture; May 4, 2026; Intelligent Design

Stephen Meyer vs Phil Halper: The Big Bang & Fine Tuning – Evidence for God?: Stephen C. Meyer; May 4, 2026; Intelligent Design

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

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June 5, 2026
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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, [Lenski’s] E. coli haven’t generated anything new,” observes Minnich. “They’re getting rid of stuff they don’t need…they have hyper mutational rates…but in the long run, that’s not an advantage, because you’re just going to acquire too many mutations, and that’s the road to extinction.”

A Dose of Engineering Realism Over AI Hype

_{Donald Wunsch
June 3, 2026
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ID The Future listeners now get to enjoy two episodes each month from our sister podcast Mind Matters News, a production of the Discovery Institute’s Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence. The Mind Matters News podcast brings you insight from computer scientists, engineers, inventors, neurosurgeons, and other experts who bring sanity to the conversation about natural and artificial intelligence, going beyond the hype to explore the undercurrents of these important ideas. And although the Mind Matters News podcast will not often explicitly discuss intelligent design, it regularly explores the nature of intelligence, the origin of information, and the things that make us uniquely human, all concepts that are central to the theory of intelligent design. Enjoy today’s offering of Mind Matters News! The hype around AI is reaching fever pitch these days. But never mind predictions of future AI potential. What can it actually do and not do today? On this episode of the Mind Matters News podcast, host Robert J. Marks welcomes Dr. Donald C. Wunsch II to the show for a long-form, wide-ranging conversation about what AI can actually do today—and the very real risks and responsibilities that come with it.

Aliens Would Only Strengthen the Case for Intelligent Design

_{Casey Luskin
June 1, 2026
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Aliens are trending right now. At least the topic of alien life. It’s in the news, it’s in our movie theaters, and even the U.S. government is getting in on the action as it releases troves of documents related to unexplained phenomena and the search for extraterrestrial life. But here’s a question that isn’t getting explored as much as others: If we do find alien life, will that alien life support the case for intelligent design or an evolutionary origin of life? On this episode of ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes Dr. Casey Luskin to the show to discuss this intriguing topic and the implications for intelligent design and evolution.

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Endowed By Our Creator

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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.

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Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences

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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 …

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C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society

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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 …

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Brian Miller on the Meyer/Halper Debate

“Is Materialism Holding Science Back?”

Cambrian Explosion Is Gift that Keeps on Giving

A Dose of Engineering Realism Over AI Hype

Mission to Kill Dementia Patients Moves Forward

Life at the Limits of the Possible

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Tell-Tale Signs of Bogus Science about the Origin of Life

Is America a Creedal Nation? The Real Meaning of the Declaration of Independence

Seven Ways “All Men Are Created Equal”

Stephen Meyer vs Phil Halper: The Big Bang & Fine Tuning – Evidence for God?

ID the Future

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

A Dose of Engineering Realism Over AI Hype

Aliens Would Only Strengthen the Case for Intelligent Design

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Endowed By Our Creator

Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences

C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society

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