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Physicist Robert Sheldon on Wonder, Discovery, and The Story of Everything

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Robert Sheldon
August 31, 2026
By now, you’ve likely heard of the new documentary film The Story of Everything. It’s a cinematic exploration of the evidence for intelligent design in the cosmos, from the fine-tuning of the universe to the stunning engineering in every living cell. Today on ID The Future, we continue our series of interviews with the scientists and scholars featured in The Story of Everything. Host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes plasma physicist Dr. Robert Sheldon to the podcast to discuss his participation in the movie and talk about his work in physics and cosmology.

Medicine’s Descent From Healing to Killing

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Richard Weikart
August 28, 2026
If we believe there is no qualitative distinction between animals and humans, are we more likely to protect human life or devalue it? On this episode of ID The Future out of the vault, guest host Eric Anderson talks to historian Dr. Richard Weikart about his latest book, Unnatural Death: Medicine’s Descent From Healing to Killing, now available from Discovery Institute Press. The book is a wide-ranging history of euthanasia and assisted suicide from Ancient Greece to today. How did we get to the point we are at today, and how do we turn the tide to promote the sanctity of human life? Tune in to find out.

The Real-Life Medicine and Science Behind Oppenheimer’s Demon

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Geoffrey Simmons
August 26, 2026
Most people know about the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945. But Robert Oppenheimer’s Manhattan Project had on hand another nuclear core. After claiming the lives of two scientists in separate accidents, it was dubbed the Demon Core and melted down. Some demons, however, are not so easily destroyed. Today, guest host Jonathan Witt concludes his conversation with medical doctor, disaster prep expert, and novelist Geoffrey Simmons about his new thriller novel Oppenheimer’s Demon, now available from Discovery Institute Press. This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation.

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The Story Behind Darwin’s Black Box by Michael Behe

Michael J. Behe
August 3, 2026

Thirty years ago, biochemist Michael Behe sparked a worldwide debate over Darwinian evolution by publishing his book Darwin’s Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution. This video tells the story behind the writing of this landmark book, which fundamentally changed the debate over Darwin.

Michael Behe Was Right: Darwin’s Black Box at 30

John G. West
August 2, 2026

August 2, 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution by biochemist Michael Behe. This landmark book posed a frontal challenge to Neo-Darwinian evolution from a mainstream scientist and helped change the course of scientific history. In this new conversation with Discovery Institute Vice President John West, Dr. Behe discusses how his ideas have stood the test of time.

Endowed with an Ultimate Body

Stuart Burgess
July 6, 2026
2026 Dallas Conference on Science and Faith

Stuart Burgess, an award-winning engineer, argues that biological systems surpass even the best human engineering. As detailed in his book, the human body exhibits “Ultimate Engineering” that operates at near-perfect physical limits. Using examples like synovial fluid, the human foot, and the heart, Burgess explains how biological performance far exceeds human technology and cannot be explained by evolutionary processes.

Intelligent Design

Positive Aspects of Designer Science

In C. W. Howell’s mind, intelligent design is still recovering from the Dover trial, and if there’s evidence to the contrary, he doesn’t want to see it.

Historical Sciences

Origin of Life

Evolution

Paleontology

Cosmology

Human Origins

Archaeology

The Joy of (Neanderthal) Cooking

The Darwinian account of the human race would be much easier to believe in good faith if scientists could point to a clearly inferior and clearly human being.

History of Science

Geology

Life Sciences

Life Sciences

Neuroscience

What if the Brain Is a Filter?

The idea would provides insight into one of the most significant characteristics of near-death experiences, the extraordinary lucidity that experiencers report.

Medicine

Biology

Physical Sciences

Physics

Chemistry

Astronomy

Fine-Tuning

Earth Sciences

Geophysics

Environment

Rare Earth

Planetology

Culture

Human Exceptionalism

Why AI Won’t Replace Us Spiritually

AI systems increasingly resemble human intelligence. But resemblance alone does not make them image bearers. It cannot. AI systems do not represent God.

Arts

Epigenetics and the Arts Lover

Here is yet another clue about how we are both spiritual and physical beings. The two realms are connected in mysterious and remarkable ways.

Ethics

Social Sciences

Faith and Science

A Mind Behind the Universe?

Joel Kotkin points to a recent conference that brought together top engineers, mathematicians, and scientists to discuss the “new synergy.”

Science Education

Scientific Freedom

Science Reporting

On the Origin of Our New Name

First, the conversation delves into the site’s launch in December 2004, when the modern intelligent design movement and the Internet were both relatively new.

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