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February 13, 2015
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The Universe Next Door: Scientism in the Age of Obama, pt. 2
John G. West
February 13, 2015
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Episode 824
Guest(s) John G. West
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On this episode of ID the Future , Dr. John West, author of the newly updated book Darwin Day in America , continues his conversation with Tom Woodward about the threat of “totalitarian” science. They discuss the involvement of Obama in the Cosmos TV series, and how science has been used to trump ethical beliefs.
Read an excerpt from the new chapter published in World Magazine
Watch the trailer for the book
Photo by Chris Morgan, © Discovery Institute Senior Fellow , Managing Director , and Vice President of Discovery InstituteDr. John G. West is Vice President of the Seattle-based Discovery Institute and Managing Director of the Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. Formerly the Chair of the Department of Political Science and Geography at Seattle Pacific University, West is an award-winning author and documentary filmmaker who has written or edited 12 books, including Darwin Day in America: How Our Politics and Culture Have Been Dehumanized in the Name of Science , The Magician’s Twin: C. S. Lewis on Science, Scientism, and Society , and Walt Disney and Live Action: The Disney Studio’s Live-Action Features of the 1950s and 60s . His documentary films include Fire-Maker , Revolutionary , The War on Humans , and (most recently) Human Zoos . West holds a PhD in Government from Claremont Graduate University, and he has been interviewed by media outlets such as CNN, Fox News, Reuters, Time magazine, The New York Times , USA Today , and The Washington Post .