Episodes

  • Doug Smith on The Pitfalls of Virtual Reality (VR)

    Doug Smith on The Pitfalls of Virtual Reality (VR)
    Aug 1 2024
    37 mins
  • Finding Beauty and Harmony in the Sciences

    Finding Beauty and Harmony in the Sciences
    Jul 31 2024
    Materialist philosopher Bertrand Russell once wrote that "only on the firm foundation of unyielding despair, can the soul’s habitation…be safely built.” But is this worldview of scientific materialism in line with what science has revealed to us in the last century? On this episode of ID The Future, we’re pleased to share a recent conversation between Dr. Melissa Cain Travis and author and teacher Dr. Ken Boa on the Explorers Podcast. The topic is beauty, harmony, and truth in the sciences. We are grateful to the producers of the Explorers Podcast for permission to re-broadcast this conversation. Source
    Show more Show less
    43 mins
  • Astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez Reads His Solar Eclipse Poem “Totality”

    Astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez Reads His Solar Eclipse Poem “Totality”
    Jul 29 2024
    On this episode, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes astrophysicist Guillermo Gonzalez back to the program to read and discuss his poem "Totality: A Celestial Theater," written to commemorate the total solar eclipse that occurred in April 2024. You may already be familiar with Gonzalez's popular book The Privileged Planet, co-authored with Dr. Jay Richards, unpacking the arguments for our privileged place in the cosmos. You might also have heard about his new young adult novel The Farm at the Center of the Universe, co-written with Dr. Jonathan Witt. But you likely didn't know this accomplished scientist and author is also a poet! Listen as Gonzalez discusses and then reads his poem aloud. Source
    Show more Show less
    28 mins
  • Three Types of Science, pt. 2: Inferential Science

    Three Types of Science, pt. 2: Inferential Science
    Jul 29 2024
    20 mins
  • Caring for the Deeply Forgetful: An Interview with Dr. Stephen Post

    Caring for the Deeply Forgetful: An Interview with Dr. Stephen Post
    Jul 26 2024
    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Can AI Help Us Assess Neo-Darwinism?

    Can AI Help Us Assess Neo-Darwinism?
    Jul 24 2024
    Can artificial intelligence be applied to the scientific theory of Darwinian evolution to help us evaluate its strengths and weaknesses? On this episode of ID The Future, host Casey Luskin concludes his conversation with two distinguished PhD scientists who are asking tough questions of Neo-Darwinism: Olen Brown, Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Missouri, and David Hullender, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Texas, Arlington. In Part 2, Luskin discusses the latest paper from Brown and Hullender arguing that AI has strong but unrealized potential both for assessing and also solving major problems with the prevailing naturalistic account of life's origins. This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation. Source
    Show more Show less
    19 mins
  • Can Darwinian Evolution Be Rescued From Dogma?

    Can Darwinian Evolution Be Rescued From Dogma?
    Jul 22 2024
    If there's anything left to salvage from the Neo-Darwinian theory of life's origins, it must first be rescued from dogma. On this episode of ID The Future, host Casey Luskin begins a conversation with two distinguished PhD scientists who are asking tough questions of Neo-Darwinism: Olen Brown, Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Missouri, and David Hullender, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Texas, Arlington. Luskin unpacks three recent scientific papers written by Brown and Hullender warning that Neo-Darwinism must be updated if it has any hope of surviving as a theory. This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation. Source
    Show more Show less
    26 mins
  • Three Types of Science, pt. 1: Experimental Science

    Three Types of Science, pt. 1: Experimental Science
    Jul 22 2024
    On this episode of ID the Future out of the vault, host Andrew McDiarmid begins a three-part conversation with biophysicist and philosopher Kirk Durston. The pair discuss Durston's article series about three types of science — (1) experimental science, which is generally very trustworthy, with some exceptions; (2) inferential science, which can be trustworthy but often takes huge leaps into the doubtable and dodgy; and (3) fantasy science, which is essentially science fiction masquerading as actual science. This is Part 1 of 3. Look for Parts 2 and 3 the next two Fridays! Source
    Show more Show less
    17 mins