Intelligent Design the Future

Discovery Institute

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.

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Using the Logic of Surprise to Infer Cosmic Design
On a hike, you stumble upon a seemingly abandoned cabin in the woods. When you walk in, you notice a steaming cup of tea sitting on the table. On the hypothesis that the cabin is deserted, the tea would be shockingly surprising. But on the hypothesis tha
April 30 · 43 min
Finding God Through Science: Astrophysicist Sarah Salviander
On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes astrophysicist Dr. Sarah Salviander, one of the experts featured in the new movie The Story of Everything. The movie, opening April 30, 2026 in theaters, is a cinematic exploration of the cosmos that
April 27 · 45 min
Michael Denton: How the Universe is Uniquely Fit for Life
Did you know the ID The Future episode archive stretches back 20 years? Chances are, youve missed a few! So every Friday, we pull a gem out of the vault and air it anew. On this episode of ID the Future that first aired in 2012, Casey Luskin sits down wi
April 25 · 25 min
Why Neo-Darwinism Can’t Take the Credit for Design of Life
If life is built on complex molecular machines and information that is both complex AND specified, can unguided evolution actually get the credit? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid concludes a two-part conversation with molecular biologist Dr.
April 22 · 34 min
Biologists: Cell is Factory Complex of Engineered Design
You might find this hard to believe, but back in Charles Darwin’s day, the cell was thought of as little more than a piece of jelly. Thomas Henry Huxley called it a “simple, homogenous globule of undifferentiated protoplasm.” But today, thanks to discove
April 20 · 34 min
Mirror Neurons, Consciousness, and an Irreducible Self
On this episode, Mind Matters News host Dr. Robert J. Marks welcomes Dr. Mihretu Guta to discuss one of his chapters in the volume Minding the Brain titled “Mirror Neurons, Consciousness, and the Bearer Question.” Dr. Guta discusses the concept of “mirro
April 18 · 1 hr 31 min
Physicist Brian Miller on The Story of Everything
By now you might have heard about The Story of Everything, the new movie based on Dr. Stephen Meyer’s book Return of the God Hypothesis. It’s a cinematic exploration of the cosmos that reveals the hidden hand behind our universe. We’re pretty excited abo
April 16 · 21 min
Eric Esau on Directing The Story of Everything
NASA’s recent Artemis II mission pushed the limits of human possibility with a record-breaking crewed trip to the moon. Movies like Project Hail Mary and Disclosure Day are exploring the intriguing idea of extraterrestrial life. The U.S. government promi
April 13 · 40 min
Did First Life Come From Space? Not Likely, Says Astrobiologist
On today’s classic ID the Future out of the vault, astrobiologist Guillermo Gonzalez and host Casey Luskin discuss the idea of undirected panspermia. Gonzalez explains the basic idea and what the best current evidence says about its plausibility. The occ
April 11 · 17 min
Evolving Rights? Darwinism’s Impact on American Life and Government
The Declaration of Independence is our nation’s founding creed, reminding us time and again that “we are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights.” But for too long now, science has been misused to overturn the ideas found in our nation’s f
April 8 · 34 min
How Science Affirms America’s Founding Creed
For generations, the hallowed words of the Declaration of Independence that we are endowed by a Creator with certain unalienable rights has inspired not only Americans, but millions around the globe. Yet today, many Americans are skeptical or confused ab
April 7 · 42 min
Uncovering the Hidden Mathematical Structure of the Universe
Do humans project mathematical order onto nature? Or was it there all along? On this classic ID The Future from the vault, host Andrew McDiarmid concludes his three-part conversation with Dr. Melissa Cain Travis about her book Thinking God’s Thoughts: Jo
April 3 · 23 min
Egnor vs. Shermer: God, Science, and the Search for Truth
ID The Future listeners now get to enjoy two episode a 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 features interv
April 1 · 1 hr 10 min
The Cultural Mythology and Scientific Frailty of Darwinism
Why has Darwin’s theory of evolution succeeded so dramatically? The official story, of course, is that it provides a sweeping and complete explanation of the development of life on Earth, with the claim that it’s rock solid because it’s grounded in an ab
March 30 · 28 min
Kepler’s Pursuit of a Mathematical Cosmology
Why is the cosmos intellectually accessible to us? On this classic ID The Future from vault, host Andrew McDiarmid continues his conversation with Dr. Melissa Cain Travis about her book Thinking God’s Thoughts: Johannes Kepler and the Miracle of Cosmic C
March 27 · 31 min
Fossil Feuds and Scientific Secrecy
How do you separate the facts from the narrative? That can be challenging these days, and the realm of science is no exception. On this ID The Future, enjoy the second half of a conversation with Dr. Casey Luskin that originally aired on the Come Let Us
March 25 · 31 min
Missing Links or Media Hype? Navigating the Politics of Human Origins
Science is a very human enterprise, and very human problems can color scientific research as well as the narratives cast around findings and results. On this ID The Future, we’re bringing you the first half of a conversation with Dr. Casey Luskin that or
March 23 · 33 min
What Separates AI From the Qualities of the Human Mind
ID The Future listeners now get to enjoy a new episode each month (as well as a bingecast archive episode) from our sister podcast Mind Matters News, a production of the Discovery Institute’s Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence.
March 20 · 1 hr 11 min
The Low-Confidence Science Propping Up Neo-Darwinian Claims
In this episode of ID the Future, host Eric Anderson concludes his conversation with medical engineer and scientist Rob Stadler about the divide between high-confidence and low-confidence science. In this segment, Stadler explains how to apply a set of r
March 18 · 49 min
Rob Stadler: Six Criteria for High-Confidence Science
In todays ID The Future, guest host Eric Anderson welcomes medical engineer and scientist Rob Stadler to begin a two-part discussion about the critical need for a new approach to evaluating the strength of evidence in science. Drawing from 30 years of ex
March 16 · 29 min

Intelligent Design the Future

Using the Logic of Surprise to Infer Cosmic Design

Finding God Through Science: Astrophysicist Sarah Salviander

Michael Denton: How the Universe is Uniquely Fit for Life

Why Neo-Darwinism Can’t Take the Credit for Design of Life

Biologists: Cell is Factory Complex of Engineered Design

Mirror Neurons, Consciousness, and an Irreducible Self

Physicist Brian Miller on The Story of Everything

Eric Esau on Directing The Story of Everything

Did First Life Come From Space? Not Likely, Says Astrobiologist

Evolving Rights? Darwinism’s Impact on American Life and Government

How Science Affirms America’s Founding Creed

Uncovering the Hidden Mathematical Structure of the Universe

Egnor vs. Shermer: God, Science, and the Search for Truth

The Cultural Mythology and Scientific Frailty of Darwinism

Kepler’s Pursuit of a Mathematical Cosmology

Fossil Feuds and Scientific Secrecy

Missing Links or Media Hype? Navigating the Politics of Human Origins

What Separates AI From the Qualities of the Human Mind

The Low-Confidence Science Propping Up Neo-Darwinian Claims

Rob Stadler: Six Criteria for High-Confidence Science