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Beautiful starry night, man silhouette with a camera looking at the Milky Way galaxy.

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Robert Sheldon

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August 31, 2026

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, Albert Einstein, carbon, cosmology, Darwinism, Evolution, Fred Hoyle, Genesis, Intelligent Design, Materialism, NASA, Neo-Darwinism, plasma physics, The Story of Everything, Vesto Slipher, wonder}

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

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August 31, 2026

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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. Read More ›

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Walter Bradley

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July 11, 2025

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, __edited, abiogenesis, Charles Thaxton, crystal theory, early earth atmosphere, energy barrier problem, geochemistry, James M. Tour, Jon Buell, Miller-Urey experiment, NASA, origin of life, Roger Olsen, science journalism, SETI, the mystery of life’s origin, Walter Bradley}

Walter Bradley on The Mystery of Life’s Origin

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July 11, 2025

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We are grieving the recent loss of Walter Bradley, a longtime Fellow of the Center for Science and Culture at Discovery Institute and namesake of the Institute’s Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence. So today, out of our archive, we bring you the first half of Robert J. Marks's 2020 interview with Walter Bradley, co-author of the seminal 1984 intelligent design book The Mystery of Life’s Origin. The book is now available in a revised and expanded edition with updates from multiple contributors discussing the progress (or lack of it) in origins science in the 35 years since the book’s original publication. In this first of two podcasts, Bradley discusses the history of the attempts to explain life’s origin naturalistically, and how the three authors of the 1984 book came together to shake up the world of origin-of-life science. This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation. Read More ›

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Forrest M. Mims III

Date
October 9, 2024

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, atmosphere, atmospheric science, Charles Darwin, Climate Change, Darwinism, Evolution, Forrest Mims, Global Warming, Materialism, MicroTOPS2, Mount Pinatubo, NASA, Neo-Darwinism, ozone, ozone layer, Rolex Award, Scientific American, volcano eruption, water vapor}

Forrest Mims on Winning the Rolex Award (And How You Can Too!)

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October 9, 2024

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Rolex is well-known the world over for crafting high-quality, innovative time-pieces. But did you know they also award funds to people with innovative ideas in science and technology? On this ID The Future, Texan engineer, writer, and self-taught scientist Forrest M. Mims recounts his experience of winning a Rolex Award for Enterprise in 1993 for his innovative proposal to track the ozone layer through a worldwide ground-based network that utilized his own homemade ozone instruments. Mims discusses the work that led to the honor, the memorable trip to Switzerland to collect the award, and how the Rolex Award propelled his career in science. Read More ›

A young person enjoying a sunset over a mountain range

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Forrest M. Mims III

Date
September 11, 2024

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, aerosols, atmosphere, atomspheric science, Darwinism, Evolution, Forrest Mims, Intelligent Design, Materialism, maverick scientist, NASA, ozone layer, photometry, sunset, twilight, twilight photometry, twilight science, volcanoes}

Twilight Science: Forrest Mims Unlocks the Secrets of the Atmosphere

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September 11, 2024

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Many of us have enjoyed a colorful twilight or a stunning sunset. But how often do we think about the science behind these memorable conditions? Forrest Mims has been measuring the Earth's atmosphere for more than 30 years. On this episode of ID The Future, Mims shares with us some of the secrets he's learned from his long-term research. Mims has forged a distinguished scientific career despite having no academic training in science. He is an instrument designer, science writer, and independent science consultant. Mims has published over 60 books, including his latest: Maverick Scientist: My Adventures as an Amateur Scientist. Read More ›

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Bijan Nemati

Date
June 19, 2024

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, aliens, astronomy, astrophysics, Bijan Nemati, exo-planets, extraterrestrial life, habitable planets, Habitable Worlds Observatory, Hubble Space Telescope, Intelligent Design, James Webb space telescope, Jet Propulsion Lab, NASA, Roman Space Telescope, SETI, The Privileged Planet}

What’s Next in the Search for Habitable Worlds

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June 19, 2024

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Are we common or rare? You can be on either side of the question and still be excited about the search for habitable planets capable of harboring life. On this episode of ID the Future, host and amateur astronomer Eric Anderson concludes his two-part conversation with Bijan Nemati, professional astronomer and expert on exoplanet search technology, to review the history of exoplanet research and share key details about upcoming NASA missions. Nemati is currently one of the lead scientists for the coronagraph instrument on the Roman Space Telescope, slated to launch within the next few years, and is also closely involved in early planning for the next-generation Habitable Worlds Observatory, which will be focused specifically on identifying signs of life on a small selection of exoplanets. This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation. Don't miss Part 1! Read More ›

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Bijan Nemati

Date
June 17, 2024

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, aliens, astronomy, astrophysics, Bijan Nemati, exo-planets, extraterrestrial life, habitable planets, Habitable Worlds Observatory, Hubble Space Telescope, Intelligent Design, James Webb space telescope, Jet Propulsion Lab, NASA, Roman Space Telescope, SETI, The Privileged Planet}

Bijan Nemati on the Search for Habitable Planets

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June 17, 2024

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One of the most exciting areas of space research is the search for Earth-like planets around other stars. Since the first discovery some 30 years ago, thousands of exoplanets have been identified and catalogued, but the vast majority bear little resemblance to Earth and would not be conducive to even simple life, much less large organisms such as ourselves. However, during the same 30 years, planet-hunting technology has also vastly improved. Where do things stand today, and what can we expect over the next decade as the hunt continues? On this episode of ID the Future, host and amateur astronomer Eric Anderson begins a two-part conversation with Bijan Nemati, professional astronomer and expert on exoplanet search technology, to review the history of exoplanet research and upcoming NASA missions. This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation. Look for Part 2 next! Read More ›

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Forrest M. Mims III

Date
April 3, 2024

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, aid for the blind, atmospheric science, blindness, field work, Forrest Mims, maverick scientist, memoir, microcomputer, NASA, NOAA, personal computing, scientist, self-taught scientist, Sweetwater, Texas}

Enjoy an Exclusive Reading From Maverick Scientist

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April 3, 2024

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Curiosity can lead to unexpected adventures. For self-taught scientist Forrest Mims, it inspired a successful career in science and technology. On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid reads an exclusive excerpt from Mims’s new memoir Maverick Scientist: My Adventures as an Amateur Scientist. Also: don't miss our two-part interview with Forrest Mims about his memoir! Read More ›

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Forrest M. Mims III

Date
March 27, 2024

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, atmospheric science, Darwinism, engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, inventor, Make Magazine, Mauna Loa Observatory, maverick scientist, model rocket, NASA, Neo-Darwinism, personal computing, Popular Electronics, Radio Shack, Scientific American, self-taught scientist}

My Adventures As an Amateur Scientist

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March 27, 2024

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Can a successful scientist be self-taught? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid concludes his conversation with Forrest M. Mims about his new memoir Maverick Scientist: My Adventures as an Amateur Scientist. Without a college science degree, Mims taught himself the fundamentals of engineering and atmospheric science that fueled an impressive career in science and technology. Listen as he shares more stories from an inspiring career! This interview is also available in video form. See the Discovery Science YouTube channel for links. Read More ›

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Forrest M. Mims III

Date
March 25, 2024

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, amateur scientist, atmospheric science, Discover Magazine, Evolution, Forrest Mims, instrument designer, inventor, Make Magazine, maverick scientist, NASA, NOAA, personal computing, Popular Electronics, Radio Shack, science writer, Scientific American, scientist, self-made, self-taught}

Forrest Mims: The Making of a Maverick Scientist

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March 25, 2024

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What does it take to be a scientist? For Forrest Mims, the answer is simple: you just have to do science. On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid begins a two-part conversation with a man who has forged an impressive scientific career on curiosity, determination, and a lot of hard work. In the first of a two-part interview, Mims discusses his coming of age in the silicon era, sharing some of his many exploits as a young inventor and amateur scientist. Mims's new memoir Maverick Scientist is now available. More at idthefuture.com. Read More ›

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Bijan Nemati

Date
February 28, 2022

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, astronomy, Big Bang, Bijan Nemati, coronagraph, cosmology, diffraction effect, early galaxies, early universe, earth-like planets, exoplanets, expansion of universe, extra solar planet atmospheres, extrasolar planets, fine tuning, habitability, habitable planets, Immanuel Kant, infrared astronomy, intelligent, Isaac Newton, James Webb space telescope, James Webb telescope, Jay Richards, NASA, near infrared, perfect eclipses, photon noise, planet formation, planet formation theory, protoplanetary discs, protoplanets, red shift, solar system formation theory, star formation, The Privileged Planet, transit spectroscopy, transit technique}

Bijan Nemati on What the James Webb Telescope May Discover

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February 28, 2022

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Today’s ID the Future explores with physicist and space telescope expert Bijan Nemati the amazing discoveries that may await us when the singularly powerful James Webb space telescope goes on line in summer 2022. Nemati and host Jay Richards, co-author of The Privileged Planet, discuss the telescope’s ability to see far deeper into space than any previous telescope, and further into the past. If all goes well it will be able to see so far into the past, Nemati says, that we will get glimpses of the universe close to when galaxies were first forming, not long after the Big Bang. These glimpses may confirm our most current ideas of early cosmic history and galaxy formation, or turn them on Read More ›