ID the Future Intelligent Design, Evolution, and Science Podcast
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Darwin

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John G. West
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September 24, 2018
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When the American Museum of Natural History Promoted Eugenics

John G. West
September 24, 2018

This episode of ID the Future could have been titled Nightmare at the Museum. In this episode, Discovery Institute’s John West introduces listeners to a shocking chapter of American history, drawing from his new documentary, Human Zoos: America’s Forgotten History of Scientific Racism. Learn of a time when this cherished American museum promoted Darwinian-inspired efforts to breed a master race. To learn more visit the film website, HumanZoos.org.

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John G. West
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September 17, 2018
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Empowerment or Exploitation? P.T. Barnum and the “Man Monkey”

John G. West
September 17, 2018

On this episode of ID the Future, CSC Associate Director John West exposes the darker side of P.T. Barnum. Maybe you’ve watched The Greatest Showman – but have you heard of Barnum’s “What Is It?” exhibit? Listen in for more about racist displays of human “freaks” and how the science of the day endorsed Social Darwinism. For more, watch the newly released documentary, Human Zoos, and visit HumanZoos.org. Please consider donating to support the IDTF Podcast.

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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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January 3, 2018
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Mendel vs. Darwin, Pt. 3

Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
January 3, 2018

On this episode of ID the Future, Dr. Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig, an expert in plant breeding and formerly affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Germany, further explores that clash of views modern evolutionists often paper over — Darwinism vs. Mendel. Lönnig discusses how Darwinian evolutionary biology held back acceptance of the laws of inheritance, discovered by Gregor Mendel, abbot at the Augustinian Abbey of St. Thomas, Brunn.

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Photo of a fresh bright green pea pod on a pea plant in a garden. Growing peas outdoors.
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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December 29, 2017
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Mendel vs. Darwin, pt. 2

Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
December 29, 2017

On this episode of ID the Future, geneticist Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig digs further into Gregor Mendel’s laws of inheritance and how they opposed the thinking of Darwin. Lönnig explains how Darwinian evolution hindered the acceptance of Mendel’s genetic laws, and how the laws still came to be accepted.

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Richard Weikart
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November 8, 2017
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How Darwinian Evolution Informed Hitler’s Ethics

Richard Weikart
November 8, 2017

On this episode of ID The Future, Tod Butterfield talks with historian Dr. Richard Weikart about his new book Hitler’s Religion: The Twisted Beliefs that Drove the Third Reich. In this episode, Dr. Weikart explains how Darwinian evolution informed Hitler’s ethics.

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Howard Glicksman
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October 30, 2017
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A Doc Looks at Why Water is Important for Human Life

Howard Glicksman
October 30, 2017

On this episode of ID the Future, to celebrate Michael Denton’s newest book, The Wonder of Water, we bring you a conversation between Ray Bohlin and Howard Glicksman on the body’s wondrous control systems for using water. Dr. Glicksman is a medical doctor and author of an extended series of posts at Evolution News & Science Today, “The Designed Body.”

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Brian Miller
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October 23, 2017
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Dr. Brian Miller Explores Coevolution

Brian Miller
October 23, 2017

On this episode of ID The Future, Sarah Chaffee interviews Center for Science and Culture Research Coordinator Dr. Brian Miller about co-evolution. Together they explore a recent paper on the subject by Winston Ewert and Robert Marks in BIO-Complexity.

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Abstract 3d rendering of chaotic liquid in empty space. Background with dynamic fluid splash. Design element.
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Brian Miller
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October 9, 2017
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Jeremy England’s Physics-Based OOL Theory Under the Microscope

Brian Miller
October 9, 2017

On this episode of ID the Future, Brian Miller, who holds a Ph.D. in physics from Duke University, examines Dr. Jeremy England’s physics-based theory of the origin of life. England’s theory, based on his studies of “non-equilibrium systems,” suggests that a system driven strongly enough could create order and therefore be a potential explanation for the origin of life. Miller summarizes the theory and discusses what he sees as its fatal weaknesses.

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John G. West
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October 4, 2017
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When We Should and Shouldn’t Be Skeptical of Science

John G. West
October 4, 2017

An actor in Hollywood raises the important question of when people should and shouldn’t be skeptical of claims made in the name of science, inspiring a response from political scientist John West, author of Darwin Day in America. This conversation was taped live in Hollywood during a discussion after the final performance of Disinherit the Wind, a play that tells the story of a neurobiologist who sues his university for the right to challenge neo-Darwinian evolution.

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Jonathan Wells
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October 2, 2017
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Zombie Science Author: From Berserkeley to Berkeley and Back Again

Jonathan Wells
October 2, 2017

On this episode of ID the Future, Zombie Science author Jonathan Wells talks about his multifaceted, impressive and, at times, quirky educational history. Dr. Wells started as an undergrad geology major at Princeton and later moved to Berkeley to finish his undergraduate work. He was arrested as a conscientious objector and saw the ugly side of the anti-war movement. Disgusted, he moved to the remote mountains and there discovered evidence of intelligent design. After snagging a Ph.D. in theology from Yale, he returned Berkeley for his second Ph.D., this one in embryology. It was in studying embryos that Dr. Wells came across his first Icon of Evolution, Haeckel’s embryos. More icons soon followed. These and the dogmatism of the scientific materialists are explored in his newest book, Zombie Science: More Icons of Evolution.

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