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Intelligent Design the Future

Discovery Institute
Intelligent Design
Evolution
Darwinism
Discovery Institute
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Selection
Origin Of Life
Darwinian Evolution
Consciousness
Biology
Fine-Tuning
Materialism
Cosmology
Philosophy
Theistic Evolution
Irreducible Complexity
Evolutionary Biology
Science
Fossil Record
DNA

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 fel... more

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Today’s episode of ID The Future comes from our sister podcast Mind Matters News, a production of Discovery Institute’s Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence. Mind Matters regularly explores the nature of intelligence, the ori... more

Is the natural world full of flawed, makeshift designs, as some critics of intelligent design have argued? Or are living things far more ingeniously engineered than we've been led to believe? On this episode of ID the Future, host Andrew McDiarmid is... more

In June 1860, just seven months after Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, three men hotly debated the merits of Darwin's argument at a meeting of the British Association. Biologist Thomas Henry Huxley and botanist Joseph Hooker defende... more

Purpose has been a fundamental part of our understanding of nature for millennia. But the rise of scientific materialism and Darwinism saw purpose get left out of the scientific pursuit. In recent years, materialists have found it necessary to bring ... more

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Stuart Burgess
Award-winning British engineer, designer, and author of Ultimate Engineering
Discovery Institute
Episode: Is the Human Body Poorly Designed? An Award-Winning Engineer Answers
Jacob Vasquez
Host of the Truthful Hope podcast
Truthful Hope
Episode: Is the Human Body Poorly Designed? An Award-Winning Engineer Answers
Stephen Iacoboni
Award-winning cancer researcher and medical oncologist; author of The Undying Soul and Telos
Episode: Co-Opting Purpose: How Materialists Redefine Biological Agency
Roger Olsen
Geochemist and environmental scientist, and co-author of The Mystery of Life's Origin
CDM Smith
Episode: Landmark Origins Book Conclusions Are Even Stronger Today
Brian Miller
Research scientist with a PhD in complex systems physics who studies engineering applications in biology.
Discovery Institute
Episode: How Engineering Logic Unlocks Biological Mysteries
Emily Reeves
Research scientist with a biochemistry background studying systems biology and engineering principles in biology.
Discovery Institute
Episode: How Engineering Logic Unlocks Biological Mysteries
Casey Luskin
Associate director and research director of the Center for Science and Culture at Discovery Institute
Discovery Institute
Episode: From Origins to Operations: The Broad Utility of Intelligent Design
Jonathan McLatchie
Fellow and resident biologist at the Discovery Institute Center for Science and Culture
Discovery Institute
Episode: From Origins to Operations: The Broad Utility of Intelligent Design
Walter Myers III
Principal engineering manager for Microsoft Azure and senior fellow at Discovery Institute
Microsoft
Episode: Servers & Souls: Cloud Computing and Personal Identity

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Andrew McDiarmid
Host of ID The Future (Discovery Institute)

Reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars from 1.4k ratings
  • Interesting and Engaging

    I always learn something new when I listen to this podcast. The guests are well picked and culturally relevant.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    HM BENNETT
    United States24 days ago
  • Dr. Iacoboni

    Wow! Really enjoyed the interview. So many insights that I can relate to.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    quick ed
    United States3 months ago
  • Download

    This podcast no longer downloads for me. I don’t think it’s my application because all the rest of my podcast download perfectly , the Intelligent Design podcast now just spins in perpetuity.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    BradsWorld2
    United States3 months ago
  • Funny and Insightful

    Very much enjoyed the interview with Evan Sayet. One of the best ever episodes. I look forward to reading his new book.

    The only monkeys on trial are those millions plus behind typewriters.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    iWoz2
    United States5 months ago
  • Egnor vs Shermer

    Was hard to get through the whole thing. Dr Egnor was a perfect gentleman but his appointment drones down on and on.

    This is par for the course. Just gives one more reason to believe in creation.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    quick ed
    United States7 months ago

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• Thought-provoking discussions with robust guest expertise.
• Some episodes polarize listeners with strong ID advocacy.
• Sound quality and pacing receive mixed feedback.
• Content is valuable for listeners seeking faith-science integration.
• Guests are generally knowledgeable and credible within ID discourse.

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Co-Opting Purpose: How Materialists Redefine Biological Agency
Q: What does he mean by those terms? And why is the distinction important?
McDiarmid asks about Dennis Walsh's distinction between object theory and agent theory. Iacoboni says object theory cannot explain organisms, while materialists now describe organisms as agents using cybernetics and computation, leaving unresolved how such agency arises.
Co-Opting Purpose: How Materialists Redefine Biological Agency
Q: You're seeing that there's a dramatic shift in the core argument from materialists that's been happening last 10, 20 years. What's going on?
Iacoboni says biology has moved beyond the view of organisms as machines because research shows that living systems respond actively to their conditions in ways that cannot be reduced to simple genetic mechanisms.
Is the Human Body Poorly Designed? An Award-Winning Engineer Answers
Q: Some claim that health issues like disease and genetic disorders are signs of bad design. How would you address this claim?
Burgess distinguishes disease as an external attack on the body and genetic disorders as decay from an original design. He also points to lifestyle and injury prevention as factors affecting bodily function.
Is the Human Body Poorly Designed? An Award-Winning Engineer Answers
Q: How do you define ultimate engineering, and can you give an example or two in the human body?
Burgess defines it as engineering with fine-tuning, multifunctionality, and design resolution that cannot be improved upon. He cites synovial fluid, which lubricates joints with friction far below that of the best Olympic bicycle technology.
How Engineering Logic Unlocks Biological Mysteries
Q: Tell us about reverse systems engineering and how it can be used by ID proponents.
Reeves describes reverse systems engineering as studying an existing biological system to understand how it is constructed. Its method includes modeling the system and analyzing its inferred requirements to generate design-based hypotheses.

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What is Intelligent Design the Future about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show consistently centers on intelligent design, critiques of neo-Darwinism, and the relationship between science and faith. Episodes typically feature long-form conversations with scientists, educators, and philosophers who argue for design-like explanations in biology, cognition, and cosmology, often challenging mainstream evolutionary narratives. Guests range from biochemists and paleontologists to theologians and science educators, with recurring emphasis on the intersection of science, philosophy, and religion, plus discussions on how ID concepts can inform classroom teaching and public discourse. A few episodes blend readings or film discussions with interviews to illustrate design-centric arguments, while others examine cognitive... more

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2. Jacob Vasquez
3. Stephen Iacoboni
4. Roger Olsen
5. Brian Miller
6. Emily Reeves
7. Casey Luskin
8. Jonathan McLatchie

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