ID the Future Intelligent Design, Evolution, and Science Podcast
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Sarah Chaffee

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Censorship Double Feature—A Double Standard, and the Dangers of the Anti-Science Label

On this episode of ID the Future, we explore two topics. Sarah Chaffee analyzes New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof’s viewpoints on intellectual diversity. Kristof makes a compelling case for hiring faculty with varying political and religious viewpoints, but stops short when it comes to those skeptical of evolution. Then, David Klinghoffer discusses the “anti-science” label – and how it’s now used by those on both sides of disagreements on scientific issues.

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Listen to an Excerpt from the New Book Heretic

On this episode of ID the Future, Tod Butterfield reads from the beginning of Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, by Jonathan Witt and Matti Leisola. It’s an exciting new book that tells the story of how one major European scientist who applied the maxim, “Scientists are supposed to investigate mysteries with an open mind; not assume an explanation from the outset.” He came to see that arguments insisting on purely material causes in nature are based on assumptions, not evidence. He noted how history shows that scientific consensus doesn’t always mean scientific truth. And ultimately — in spite of serious opposition from mainstream science — he came to see that the evidence in nature really points to intelligent design.

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Evolution Education in America: A Roundup of Recent Academic Freedom Wins

On this episode of ID the Future, Sarah Chaffee reports on recent academic freedom and science education happenings across the United States.
Listen in as she gets perspective from three men defending academic freedom and the right of public high school biology instructors to expose students to evidence not just for but also against modern evolutionary theory.

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Texas Board of Education to Vote This Week on Evolution Standards

On this episode of ID the Future, Tod Butterfield interviews CSC Program Officer in Education and Public Policy Sarah Chaffee. Listen in as Chaffee shares about the TEKS streamlining process and the push to gut good standards of critical analysis of evolution. The Board votes this week (meeting is April 18-21)! If you’re from Texas, learn how you can help.

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Dr. Wade Warren on an Uphill Battle for Objective Evolution Education in Louisiana

On this episode of ID the Future, Dr. Wade Warren gives a deeper look at the Louisiana science standards review, where he served as a member of the review committee. Discussing his participation throughout the process and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education’s amendment to the standards at their March meeting, Warren highlights the importance of examining evidence for and against evolution.

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Your Next Hard Drive Will Be DNA

On this episode of ID the Future, learn about new and exciting uses for DNA in information storage, electrical engineering, and more. Did you know that all the world’s data could, theoretically, be stored in DNA that would fit in one room (or even smaller)?

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An Academic Freedom Win in Indiana. And Intelligent Design in … Space Archaeology?

On this episode of ID the Future, Sarah Chaffee explores two topics: a recent academic freedom resolution in Indiana, and the burgeoning science of space archaeology. Listen in!

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Evolution Education in Focus: Texas

On this episode of ID the Future, learn about recent action in Texas on evolution education in public schools. Listen in to learn more about HB 1485, a bill to protect teachers who wish to discuss scientific evidence for and against evolution, and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills science standards streamlining – which the Board of Education will vote on in April.

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NASA on Trial: The Persecution of David Coppedge, Part 3

On this episode of ID the Future, we continue with the story of David Coppedge. A long-time employee of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, Coppedge had his world upended when his supervisor discovered his support for intelligent design. Now, Coppedge goes on the record to tell his side of the story. So settle in for the final episode of NASA on Trial: The Persecution of David Coppedge.

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NASA on Trial: The Persecution of David Coppedge, Part 2

On this episode of ID the Future, we continue with the story of David Coppedge. A long-time employee of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, Coppedge had his world upended when his supervisor discovered his support for intelligent design. Now, Coppedge goes on the record to tell his side of the story. So settle in for NASA on Trial: The Persecution of David Coppedge, Part 2.

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