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Meyer on Mind Pump: ID for the Fitness Crowd

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April 30, 2026
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Dr. Meyer is talking about Albert Einstein’s greatest error with a huge “podcast that is dedicated to providing truthful fitness and health information.”

Video

A Scientist Says the Universe Was Designed… Here’s His Evidence

Astrophysicist Describes Finding God on Scientific Grounds: Andrew McDiarmid; April 27, 2026; Intelligent Design

“Atheists Have A Serious Problem” Michael Knowles & Intelligent Design: Stephen C. Meyer; April 25, 2026; Intelligent Design

Why the Fine-Tuning Argument is Stronger than Ever: Sean McDowell; April 24, 2026; Intelligent Design

Three Scientists on the Origins of Everything | Stephen Meyer, John Lennox, and James Tour: Stephen C. Meyer; April 21, 2026; Intelligent Design

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Using the Logic of Surprise to Infer Cosmic Design

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April 29, 2026
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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 that the cabin is inhabited, not so much. How does this little story illuminate the case for intelligent design? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid speaks with Dr. Timothy McGrew, one of the experts featured in the new movie The Story of Everything. The movie is a cinematic exploration of the scientific evidence for a mind behind the universe. Based on Dr. Stephen Meyer’s 2021 book Return of the God Hypothesis, The Story of Everything brings the evidence for intelligent design to life through stunning footage, cutting-edge animation, and engaging interviews with over 20 scientists and scholars.

Finding God Through Science: Astrophysicist Sarah Salviander

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April 27, 2026
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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 traces the evidence for intelligent design from the precise laws that govern the stars to the intricate structures found in every living cell. Salviander recounts how her scientific research led her to question and eventually reject the atheism of her youth. She also details her experience being interviewed for the movie and reviews some of the evidence for intelligent design that she helps present in the film. Salviander was raised in a strictly secular home and had no religious background growing up. She was deeply influenced by …

Michael Denton: How the Universe is Uniquely Fit for Life

_{Michael Denton
April 24, 2026
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Did you know the ID The Future episode archive stretches back 20 years? Chances are, you’ve 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 with Dr. Michael Denton, a senior fellow of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture who holds a PhD in biochemistry. Denton is the author of Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, which has been credited with influencing both Phillip Johnson and Michael Behe, as well as Nature’s Destiny: How the Laws of Biology Reveal Purpose in the Universe, which elaborates on the evidence of design in nature. In this exchange, Luksin and Denton discuss the ways in which the universe is uniquely fit for carbon-based life, and perhaps even human life. Denton argues that when it comes to evidence of fine-tuning in the universe, the more you look, the more you find. Tune in to discover what he has found that has led him to the inference that our world is intelligently designed.

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Exclusive Opening-Night Screening of “The Story of Everything”

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Attention Seattle-area friends of Discovery Institute! We are pleased to announce a special opening-night film screening of the new feature-length film, The Story of Everything, which follows the eye-opening story told in Stephen Meyer’s 2021 bestseller, Return of the God Hypothesis (HarperOne). Set to release in hundreds of theaters across the country starting April 30th, this new film combines insightful interviews, complex animations, and stunningly beautiful footage to showcase the intelligent design and fine-tuning of our universe and especially living things. From the precise laws that govern the stars to the genetic “signature” in every living cell, The Story of Everything is a cinematic exploration of the hidden hand behind our cosmos. By joining this special …

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Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences

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The CSC Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences will prepare participants to make research contributions advancing the growing science of intelligent design (ID). The seminar will explore cutting-edge ID work in fields such as molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology, developmental biology, paleontology, computational biology, ID-theoretic mathematics, cosmology, physics, and the history and philosophy of science. The seminar will include presentations on the application of intelligent design to laboratory research as well as frank treatment of the academic realities that ID researchers confront in graduate school and beyond, and strategies for dealing with them. Although the primary focus of the seminar is science, there also will be discussion on worldview …

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C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society

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The C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society will explore the growing impact of science on politics, economics, social policy, bioethics, theology, and the arts during the past century. The program is named after celebrated British writer C.S. Lewis, a perceptive critic of both scientism and technocracy in books such as The Abolition of Man and That Hideous Strength. Topics to be addressed include the history of science, the relationship between faith and science, the rise of scientific materialism, the debate over Darwinian theory and intelligent design, evolutionary conceptions of ethics, science and economics, science and criminal justice, stem cell research and abortion, eugenics, family life and sexuality, ecology and animal rights, climate …

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Meyer on Mind Pump: ID for the Fitness Crowd

Meyer, D’Souza: Is Knowledge of a Creator Innate?

Atheist: “I Can’t Waive Off” Story of Everything

The Story to Which Biology Must Lead

“Cosmic Signposts” Pointing to Intelligent Design

Four Major Questions for Materialists

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Astrophysicist Describes Finding God on Scientific Grounds

“Atheists Have A Serious Problem” Michael Knowles & Intelligent Design

Why the Fine-Tuning Argument is Stronger than Ever

Three Scientists on the Origins of Everything | Stephen Meyer, John Lennox, and James Tour