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Now Registering: High School Chemistry with an ID Twist

What do you get when you combine the fundamentals of chemistry with intelligent design concepts, taught by an experienced, enthusiastic instructor in an innovative online learning environment? You get Discovery Institute Academy's High School Chemistry, a two-semester, virtual, synchronous, and lab-based course which integrates the fundamentals of chemistry with intelligent design concepts topics where applicable. On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid catches up with course instructor Kristen Marais to discuss the successes of the first year and what makes the class unique. Read More ›
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James Tour and Stephen Meyer Bring Clarity to Origin of Life Debate

Experience Homeschool Chemistry With Kristin Marais & Discovery Institute Academy

Experience Homeschool Chemistry With Kristin Marais & Discovery Institute Academy

Learn about the wonderful intelligent design of the chemistry behind life. Join High School Chemistry from Discovery Institute Academy in this new course for homeschool students taught by certified teacher Kristin Marais for the 2023-24 school year. Find out more about the course, and teacher Kristin Marais, at: https://discoveryinstitute.academy/ch… This course is equivalent to a standard High School Chemistry course Read More ›

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The Nanotech Revolution

Dr. Jim Tour, Professor of Chemistry at Rice University, gives a riveting tour of how waste products can be converted to graphene, an extremely valuable material with a host of useful applications — from medical applications to new strong and lightweight materials to an energy source for zero CO2 emissions.

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Foresight in Chemistry and Life

What can the chemistry of life teach us about the purposeful design of the universe? Join renowned chemistry professor Dr. Marcos Eberlin as he explores many ingenious features of nature that point beyond blind evolution to the necessity of a creative mind behind the universe.

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Walter Bradley at Dallas launch of the Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence

Walter Bradley: Tell people about AI, Not Sci-Fi

Walter Bradley’s struggle to bring reality to “sci-fi” origin of life research is the Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence’s inspiration. Baylor University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering Walter Bradley recalled for the audience at the Dallas launch, November 4, 2018, his own experiences with helping people grapple with fundamental issues of understanding ourselves in the light of science. Read More ›

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Fire-Maker

From computers to airplanes to life-giving medicines, the technological marvels of our world were made possible by the human use of fire. But the use of fire itself was made possible by an array of features built into the human body and the planet. In Fire-Maker, biologist Michael Denton explores the special features of nature that equipped humans to to harness the powers of fire Read More ›