Intelligent Design the Future
The ID The Future (IDTF) podcast carries on Discovery Institute's mission of exploring the issues central to evolution and intelligent design. IDTF is a short podcast providing you with the most current news and views on evolution and ID. IDTF delivers brief interviews with key scientists and scholars developing the theory of ID, as well as insightful commentary from Discovery Institute senior fellows and staff on the scientific, educational and legal aspects of the debate. Episode notes and archives available at idthefuture.com.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 231
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Paul Nelson: My Adventures with Jonathan Wells
On this episode of ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes philosopher of biology Paul Nelson to share some of his remembrances of our longtime colleague Dr. Jonathan Wells, who passed away in …
00:31:43 |
Mon 03 Mar 2025
Chimp and Human Genomes: An Evolution Myth Unravels
On today’s ID the Future from the vault, Casey Luskin continues his conversation with host Eric Anderson about the myths surrounding human origins. Luskin rebuts the popular claim that the human and …
00:29:47 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Using AI to Discover Intelligent Design
Can we train AI models to help us detect evidence of intelligent design? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes science reporter and former NASA engineer David Coppedge to the podcast …
00:21:06 |
Wed 26 Feb 2025
Can Meaning and Purpose Emerge From a Darwinian Process?
Did meaning and purpose arise from a bottom-up Darwinian process to give us an evolutionary advantage? Or is the universe infused with meaning and purpose for a deeper reason than survival? On this I…
00:34:42 |
Mon 24 Feb 2025
A Better Explanation for Human Origins
What is wrong with the standard evolutionary story of human origins? On today’s ID the Future from the archive, host Eric Anderson begins a two-part conversation with geologist Dr. Casey Luskin to di…
00:33:56 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
Faith, Reason, and the Search for Truth: Stephen Meyer and Michael Shermer
What's the best explanation for the origin of complex life? And while skepticism is healthy, can perpetual skepticism prevent us from moving closer to the truth? On this ID The Future, enjoy the seco…
00:51:27 |
Wed 19 Feb 2025
Can Science Find God? Stephen Meyer vs. Michael Shermer
Humans seem to be drawn in a certain direction toward truth and beauty. Is that an accident of nature? Or is there a higher truth prompting it? On this ID The Future, we're pleased to share the first…
00:50:21 |
Mon 17 Feb 2025
Cosmologist Frank Tipler on the Singularity Atheists Try To Evade
On this classic ID the Future out of the vault, we hear commentary on the singularity from distinguished cosmologist Frank Tipler, co-author of The Anthropic Cosmological Principle. The singularity i…
00:13:50 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
How to Celebrate Darwin Day When “Modern Darwinism is Broken”
Happy Darwin Day! But what's the current status of Darwinism? And if modern Darwinism is broken, what's the best way to commemorate Darwin's life and achievements? On this ID The Future, host Andrew …
00:33:22 |
Wed 12 Feb 2025
Evangelizing For Darwin: Dr. John West Reads From Stockholm Syndrome Christianity
Why do so many evangelical Christians reinvent their theology to make it consistent with undirected Darwinism? On this ID The Future, Dr. John West reads an excerpt from his new book Stockholm Syndro…
00:14:07 |
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Michael Egnor: Don’t Confuse Scientific Consensus with Science
On this episode of ID the Future out of the vault, host Emily Kurlinski talks with Michael Egnor, professor of neurosurgery at Stony Brook University, about the dire warnings, stretching back at leas…
00:13:50 |
Fri 07 Feb 2025
How Stockholm Syndrome Christianity Hinders Scientific Progress
When Christians in science embrace scientific materialism over historical biblical teaching, they mislead their fellow believers and hinder scientific progress. On this ID The Future, host Andrew McD…
00:38:00 |
Wed 05 Feb 2025
When Christians in Science Embrace Scientific Materialism
What if American culture isn’t collapsing because of crusading secularists? What if it’s failing because leading Christians identify more with secular elites than with their fellow believers? Those a…
00:30:43 |
Mon 03 Feb 2025
Nancy Pearcey Explains the Surprising Early History of Darwinism
On this ID the Future out of the archive, Nancy Pearcey, author of numerous books, including The Soul of Science (co-authored with Charles Thaxton) and Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about L…
00:18:13 |
Fri 31 Jan 2025
Why Evolution’s Selection/Mutation Mechanism Fails
What part of neo-Darwinian evolution is actually random? Can random mutational processes account for the new information needed to drive the diversity of life on Earth? On this ID The Future, host An…
00:23:34 |
Wed 29 Jan 2025
McLatchie: Why Cell Division Challenges Darwinism
One of the most incredible features of cellular life is the capability of self-replication. But can a Darwinian mechanism take the credit for the origin and design of the cell division process? On th…
00:19:51 |
Mon 27 Jan 2025
Mama Bear Apologetics Takes on Atheist Richard Dawkins
Today’s ID the Future out of vault puts atheist Richard Dawkins’s book Outgrowing God under the microscope and reveals multiple ways his argument smashes up against contrary scientific evidence. Walk…
00:55:52 |
Sat 25 Jan 2025
Engineered Elegance: The Checkpoint Pathways of the Cell Cycle
One of the most incredible features of cellular life is the capability of self-replication. And built into the remarkable process of cell division are several checkpoints that ensure the success of t…
00:28:03 |
Wed 22 Jan 2025
McLatchie: How Motor Proteins Power Eukaryotic Cell Division
Could the components of the eukaryotic cell division process have arisen through a gradual, unguided process? On this ID The Future, Dr. Jonathan McLatchie casts light on the unlikelihood of this pro…
00:22:53 |
Mon 20 Jan 2025
Günter Bechly on Life’s Sudden Information Explosions
We are mourning the recent loss of our friend and colleague Günter Bechly. Gunter was a world-class paleontologist and an inspiration to many for his learned insight into the fossil record and his br…
00:20:47 |
Fri 17 Jan 2025
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