Tag: waiting times problem

creatures of the Cambrian period, underwater scene with Anomalocaris, Opabinia, Hallucigenia, Pirania and Dinomischus (3d science illustration)

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Casey Luskin

Date
June 15, 2026

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, Bilaterian animals, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian fossils, Charles Darwin, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinism, Ediacaran period, Evolution, Günter Bechly, Intelligent Design, Materialism, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, pre-Cambrian, Science (Journal), waiting times problem}

Still Zero: Why New Fossil Finds Don’t Solve Cambrian Explosion Mystery

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June 15, 2026

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New fossil discoveries from China are being hailed as evidence that could reshape our understanding of the origin of complex animal life. Does the new find solve the mystery of the Cambrian explosion? Are the headlines about these fossils justified? Are these in fact the long-lost ancestors of the Cambrian animals we’ve been looking for? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes Dr. Casey Luskin to the show to to examine the evidence, ambiguity, and ongoing controversy surrounding newly reported Ediacaran bilaterian fossils. Read More ›

A homemade triple layer low sugar decadent chocolate cake with slices removed.

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Mariclair Reeves

Date
September 8, 2025

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, adaptation, Ann Gauger, causation, correlation, Darwinism, defining terms, Douglas Axe, Evolution, follow the science, information argument, Intelligent Design, invention, limits of evolution, Marci Reeves, Materialism, molecular biology, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, protein evolution, raw data, red wine, scientific consensus, trust the science, universal common descent, waiting times problem}

Evaluating Evolutionary Claims By Thinking Like a Scientist

_{Mariclair Reeves
September 8, 2025

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To critically evaluate scientific claims, we must think like a scientist. But what are the qualities of a good scientist? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes molecular biologist and research scientist Dr. Marci Reeves to the show to remind us how to think like a scientist to properly assess the claims of important scientific theories, including the neo-Darwinian account of life and the universe.Key principles discussed include following the evidence where it leads, distinguishing raw data from interpretation, defining terms clearly, acknowledging that invention requires information, and more. Read More ›

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Stephen C. Meyer

Date
July 9, 2025

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, Charles Darwin, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinism, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, evolutionary time, Intelligent Design, Joe Rogan, macroevolution, Microevolution, mutation/selection mechanism, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, origin of life, sequence space, Stephen Meyer, waiting times problem}

“Do You Believe in Evolution?” Stephen Meyer Responds to Joe Rogan

_{Stephen C. Meyer
July 9, 2025

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Do you believe in evolution? That’s a good question that could start a very productive conversation about the origin and development of life on Earth. But the first steps are clarifying what the word “evolution” actually means and why unguided evolutionary processes are limited in power and scope. Today, host Andrew McDiarmid invites you to revisit a segment from Dr. Stephen Meyer's 2023 interview with Joe Rogan. Meyer answers Rogan's probing question comprehensively. Yes, he tells Rogan, he believes in “real evolutionary processes,” but he also believes in the limitation of those evolutionary processes, and he takes several minutes to unpack and explain some of the challenges the standard neo-Darwinian account of life faces today. McDiarmid follows up by summarizing Meyer's response and sharing excerpts from Meyer's book Darwin's Doubt to explain the importance of Meyer's arguments to the debate over evolution. Read More ›

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Günter Bechly

Date
February 7, 2024

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, butterfly metamorphosis, caterpillar, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, Dollo’s Law, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Fossil Friday, Fossil Record, Günter Bechly, Intelligent Design, Jan Swammerdam, Metamorphosis, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, Paleoentomology, pronymph, stochastic silencing, waiting times, waiting times problem, William Harvey}

How the Caterpillar Got Its Legs…Or Not

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February 7, 2024

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Almost 400 years after its discovery, the process of metamorphosis is still a thorny conundrum for evolutionary biologists. But there are other aspects of the humble caterpillar that elude a satisfactory Darwinian explanation, like the origin of caterpillar prolegs. On this ID The Future, paleo-entemologist Dr. Gunter Bechly returns to share insights with us from another article in his popular Fossil Friday series. Read More ›

Colorful chain of amino acids or bio molecules called proteins - 3d illustration

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
May 26, 2023

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, Adam and Eve, Ann Gauger, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, Evolution, human origins, Intelligent Design, monogenesis, mutations, Neo-Darwinism, origin of life, population genetics, protein evolution, protein folding, protein folds, Proteins, random mutations, waiting times problem}

Protein Evolution, The Waiting Times Problem, and the Intriguing Possibility of Two First Parents

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May 26, 2023

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On this ID The Future, host Eric Anderson gets an update on the recent work of Dr. Ann Gauger, Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture. Dr. Gauger explains her continuing research into the limits of protein evolution, efforts that are challenging the prevailing assumptions of the role of proteins and mutations in a Darwinian account of life. She also discusses her work on the related waiting times problem, demonstrating the difficulty of Darwinian processes to account for the diversity we see in biology. In addition, Ann shares her journey into researching human origins. After being asked to evaluate the scientific case against Adam and Eve, Ann dove into population genetics to see if monogenesis - the hypothesis that all humans are descended from two first parents - was even a possibility. What she discovered may surprise you. Don't miss this review of Dr. Gauger's fascinating and important research. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
April 19, 2023

Tagged
, Adam and Eve, aesthetics, Ann Gauger, Anthony Esolen, Aquinas and intelligent design, Benjamin Wiker, Brian Miller, Bruce Chapman, cosmology, Creation, Don Bergsma, Evolution, evolutionary materialism, Fossil Record, Fr. Pedro Barrajón, God’s Grandeur, Gunter Bechly, human mind. Scott Ventura, Intelligent Design, J. Budziszewski, Jay W. Richards, Logan Paul Gage, Michael Chaberek, Michael Egnor, natural beauty, origin of life, Richard Sternberg, Robert Koons, waiting times problem}

Ann Gauger on Her New Book, God’s Grandeur: The Catholic Case for Intelligent Design

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April 19, 2023

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Today’s ID the Future spotlights the richly stimulating new book, God’s Grandeur: The Catholic Case for Intelligent Design. Edited by biologist Ann Gauger, the anthology explores the evidence for intelligent design from a Catholic perspective, with contributions from an impressive range of Catholic scientists, philosophers, and theologians, including Gauger; internationally renowned paleontologist Günter Bechly; philosopher Jay Richards; molecular biologist Michael Behe; Rector of the European University in Rome Fr. Pedro Barrajón, LC; Aquinas and Evolution author Michael Chaberek; philosopher J. Budziszewski; professor of neurosurgery Michael Egnor; and noted Dante scholar Anthony Esolen. Listen in as Gauger gives a quick flyover of the book’s content, tells how she found her way into the intelligent design fold, and explains why Catholics should Read More ›