Andrew McDiarmid

Andrew McDiarmid is Director of Podcasting and a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute. He is also a contributing writer to MindMatters.ai. He produces ID The Future, a podcast from the Center for Science & Culture that presents the case, research, and implications of intelligent design and explores the debate over evolution. He writes and speaks regularly on the impact of technology on human living. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Post, Houston Chronicle, The Daily Wire, San Francisco Chronicle, Real Clear Politics, Newsmax, The American Spectator, The Federalist, and Technoskeptic Magazine. In addition to his roles at the Discovery Institute, he promotes his homeland as host of the Scottish culture and music podcast Simply Scottish (Apple, Spotify, Google). Andrew holds an MA in Teaching from Seattle Pacific University and a BA in English/Creative Writing from the University of Washington. Learn more about his work at www.andrewmcdiarmid.org.

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Slouching Toward Totalitarianism — How to Fight Science Censorship

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 16, 2024}

Scientific censorship is on the rise. Governments are colluding with Big Tech to suppress unfavorable ideas

Science Needs a Scout Mindset; Here’s Why

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 11, 2024}

One advantage of the scout mindset is that it makes adjusting the confidence we have in our opinions more of a low-stakes enterprise.

Meyer and Tour on New Critiques of Origin-of-Life Research

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 9, 2024}

Biochemist Nick Lane and bio-engineer Joana Xavier have given a sobering assessment of the origin-of-life research field.

One of Science’s Biggest Mistakes

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 8, 2024}

Prevailing scientific assumptions often die hard, especially when they fit so neatly into an evolutionary view of the development of life on Earth.

For a Maverick Scientist, Curiosity Lead to Unexpected Adventures

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 3, 2024}

In 1907, Forrest Mims’s great-grandfather lost his eyesight in a train track construction accident.

Did Christianity Help or Hinder the Rise of Science?

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 2, 2024}

Melissa Cain Travis explains why her new course gives special attention to the “warfare thesis,” a late-19th-century idea championed by materialists.

Can a Successful Scientist Be Self-Taught?

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 30, 2024}

Without a college science degree, Mims taught himself the fundamentals of engineering and atmospheric science.

Forrest Mims: The Making of a Maverick Scientist

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 26, 2024}

What does it take to be a scientist? For Forrest Mims, the answer is simple: you just have to do science.

Two Articles in Nature Call for Rethink in Biology

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 21, 2024}

These frank acknowledgements from evolutionary scientists are encouraging signs and serve to confirm what ID theorists have long argued.

The Incredible Design of Muscles

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 16, 2024}

To understand the limitations of evolutionary mechanisms, we have to “bite the bullet of complexity,” as biochemist Michael Behe writes.

The Incompatibility of Evolution and Design

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 10, 2024}

Though Dr. Rope Kojonen acknowledges the design of the flagellum, he credits a rigged evolutionary process with its creation.

Transformative: “Mary,” a PhD Biochemistry Student, on the Summer Seminars on ID

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 8, 2024}

Why does she use a pseudonym in the interview? You may be able to guess, but listen in to hear her explanation.

Can the Laws of Nature Design Life? Emily Reeves Considers the Compatibility of Evolution and ID

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 6, 2024}

As an example, Dr. Reeves describes how the law of gravity interacts with a growing plant.

Brian Miller: Rarity and Isolation of Proteins in Sequence Space

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 29, 2024}

Dr. Miller reports on research showing that the probability of a protein continuing to work after each mutation drops precipitously.

Can Evolution and Intelligent Design Work Together in Harmony?

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 26, 2024}

Or is that wishful thinking? Casey Luskin concludes his conversation with philosopher Stephen Dilley about a recent proposal.

Can Evolution and Intelligent Design Be Happily Wedded?

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 22, 2024}

Casey Luskin kicks off a series of interviews responding to theologian Dr. Rope Kojonen’s proposal.

Darwin and the Mystery of the Missing Evidence

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 20, 2024}

Charles Darwin continually promised his “big book” full of missing evidence to many of his correspondents but failed to deliver it.

A Reading From Darwin’s Bluff

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 19, 2024}

Charles Darwin penned three-quarters of a sequel to his famous book On the Origin of Species, but he never finished or published it. Why not? On this ID The Future, we're pleased to bring you an exclusive excerpt from author and professor Dr. Robert Shedinger's new book Darwin's Bluff: The Mystery of the Book Darwin Never Finished. This exclusive reading covers the Introduction to the book and a portion of Ch. 6. Get your copy at www.discovery.org/bluff.

Darwin’s Bluff: Peeling Back the Myth

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 14, 2024}

Tucked away in Darwin’s surviving papers is a manuscript of almost 300,000 words that he continually promised to others but never completed or published.

Deconstructing Darwin: The Myth and the Man

_{Andrew McDiarmid
February 12, 2024}

Harboring a secret fear that he’d become what his father said he would — a disgrace to his family — Darwin desperately sought status and recognition.