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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January 26 · 23 min
Applying Information Conservation to Biological Origins
Nothings free in life. Its a sobering reality we all come to realize in life. And this cold, hard truth also applies to the realm of biology. On todays ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid continues his four-part discussion with mathematician and philoso
January 23 · 23 min
Sex: A Masterpiece of Design
In his landmark book Darwins Black Box, biochemist Michael Behe wrote that to appreciate complexity, you have to experience it. On todays ID The Future out of the vault, we conclude a three-part series with Dr. Jonathan McLatchie that dives into the comp
January 21 · 31 min
Why Intelligence is Necessary to Explain Nature’s Functional Information
We already have a well-established law that shows us how order can decrease in a physical system. But is there a law that explains an increase in order? Scientists have been looking for natures missing law for a while, and while they might be asking the
January 19 · 29 min
Bill Dembski Reveals the Hidden Cost of Information
Chances are you’re already familiar with specified complexity, one of the mathematical pillars of the theory of intelligent design. There’s another pillar that is much less well known but equally vital: the law of conservation of information. On this ID
January 17 · 26 min
Sexual Reproduction: Engineered for Success
Sexual reproduction depends on an irreducibly complex core of components for its success. But can we really credit a gradual evolutionary process for this remarkable system? On this classic ID The Future from the archive, host Andrew McDiarmid continues
January 14 · 21 min
Dr. Edward Peltzer: The Messy Reality of Prebiotic Chemistry
On todays ID the Future, host Casey Luskin continues a deep dive into the mounting hurdles facing origin of life (OOL) research with prebiotic synthesis expert Dr. Edward Peltzer. Peltzer, a seasoned ocean chemist and researcher, breaks down the critical
January 12 · 32 min
Expert: Without Intelligence, Organic Chemistry Leads to Degradation, Not Life
By now, you may have heard about some of the problems facing the field of origin-of-life research. Maybe you’ve come across Dr. James Tour making the argument that origin-of-life researchers are nowhere near their goal of creating life in a lab or provin
January 10 · 25 min
Sex: A Spicy Problem for Evolutionary Theory
Sexual reproduction ought to be a recipe for evolutionary disaster. Its a waste of resources producing no short-term advantages. It demands an entirely different form of cell division and requires highly designed interconnected components to succeed. And
January 7 · 42 min
20 Years After Dover: Steve Fuller on Science, Censorship, and the “Church of Darwin”
In this ID The Future, host Casey Luskin concludes a two-part conversation with University of Warwick professor and author Steve Fuller reflecting on the 20th anniversary of the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial, a case that examined the constitutionality of tea
January 5 · 29 min
Professor Steve Fuller on the Rich Tradition of Intelligent Design
On this episode of ID the Future, host Casey Luskin begins a two-part conversation with University of Warwick professor Steve Fuller to reflect on the historical and philosophical foundations of intelligent design (ID) and the 20th anniversary of the Kit
January 2 · 16 min
How Lightning and Water Make Life on Earth Possible
On this classic episode of ID The Future, we conclude a 2019 conversation between ID pioneer and biologist Dr. Jonathan Wells and distinguished Brazilian chemist Marcos Eberlin. The occasion for the chat was the publication of Dr. Eberlin’s book Foresigh
Dec 31, 2025 · 27 min
Integrity in Science: More with Maverick Scientist Forrest Mims
Honesty, humility, respect. Just a few of the essential qualities scientists need to do good science. Today, host Andrew McDiarmid concludes a conversation with engineer, inventor, writer, and self-taught scientist Forrest Mims about the role of integrit
Dec 29, 2025 · 27 min
Forrest Mims: The Essential Role of Skepticism in Science
Science is a very human enterprise, so it can fall prey to very human problems. How a scientist conducts himself or herself professionally matters. On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid begins a two-part conversation on the importance of skepticis
Dec 26, 2025 · 15 min
Marcos Eberlin and Jonathan Wells on Life’s Problem-Solving Engineering
On our latest visit into the ID The Future archive, we stumbled on this little gem: a 2019 conversation between ID pioneer and biologist Dr. Jonathan Wells and distinguished Brazilian chemist Marcos Eberlin. The occasion for the chat was the publication
Dec 24, 2025 · 47 min
Casey Luskin on the Rising Tide of Intelligent Design Research
Any scientific theory for the origin of life and the universe is only as strong as its research program. For intelligent design, this is good news. On todays ID The Future, Dr. Casey Luskin describes the current growth and scientific maturity of the Inte
Dec 22, 2025 · 26 min
Creepy Crawly Complexity: The Intelligent Design of Insects
Bugs. Some of them we enjoy more than others! But there’s no denying they’re a part of life. And though they’re small, they’re examples of big engineering and design. Today, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes Discovery Institute staffer Kate Kavanaugh to dis
Dec 19, 2025 · 35 min
Nancy Pearcey: How Darwinism Fueled a Toxic War on Masculinity
Today’s ID the Future out of our archive spotlights the book The Toxic War on Masculinity, by author and scholar Nancy Pearcey, professor and scholar in residence at Houston Christian University. In her conversation with host Andrew McDiarmid, Pearcey ar
Dec 18, 2025 · 43 min
Casey Luskin: How the ID Movement Has Flourished Since the Dover Trial
Was the modern intelligent design (ID) movement over after Dover, as many ID critics hoped it would be? Quite the opposite. In the last two decades ID has flourished as a scientific research program and continues to gain momentum in both academia and the
Dec 16, 2025 · 33 min
Casey Luskin: ID Over After Dover? Not Even Close
Over After Dover. That was the hopeful mantra of many critics of intelligent design (ID) after the Kitzmiller vs. Dover trial in 2005. They were hoping a federal judge could issue a decree from on high that would stop the ID movement cold in its tracks a
Dec 12, 2025 · 20 min
Eric Hedin on Free Will and Morality in a Designed World
Are we responsible for our choices? What can the laws of nature teach us about morality? On this classic episode of ID The Future from the archive, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes back Dr. Eric Hedin, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy at Ball St

Intelligent Design the Future

Applying Information Conservation to Biological Origins

Sex: A Masterpiece of Design

Why Intelligence is Necessary to Explain Nature’s Functional Information

Bill Dembski Reveals the Hidden Cost of Information

Sexual Reproduction: Engineered for Success

Dr. Edward Peltzer: The Messy Reality of Prebiotic Chemistry

Expert: Without Intelligence, Organic Chemistry Leads to Degradation, Not Life

Sex: A Spicy Problem for Evolutionary Theory

20 Years After Dover: Steve Fuller on Science, Censorship, and the “Church of Darwin”

Professor Steve Fuller on the Rich Tradition of Intelligent Design

How Lightning and Water Make Life on Earth Possible

Integrity in Science: More with Maverick Scientist Forrest Mims

Forrest Mims: The Essential Role of Skepticism in Science

Marcos Eberlin and Jonathan Wells on Life’s Problem-Solving Engineering

Casey Luskin on the Rising Tide of Intelligent Design Research

Creepy Crawly Complexity: The Intelligent Design of Insects

Nancy Pearcey: How Darwinism Fueled a Toxic War on Masculinity

Casey Luskin: How the ID Movement Has Flourished Since the Dover Trial

Casey Luskin: ID Over After Dover? Not Even Close

Eric Hedin on Free Will and Morality in a Designed World