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The Latest

Design Logic: Nose Knows Better than Darwinism: Howard Glicksman; May 28, 2026; 11; Intelligent Design

I Want to Write a Book About ID. What Should I Do?: Tova Levengood; May 27, 2026; 7; Intelligent Design

A Year of White House Invitations: American Center for Transforming Education; May 22, 2026; 2; Education

Keri D. Ingraham Speaks with Mike Rowe About Workforce Development: American Center for Transforming Education; May 18, 2026; 4; Education

Seattle Clears More than 30 Tents Out of Chinatown, Addicts Refusing Services: Jonathan Choe; May 13, 2026; 1; Homelessness

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Memorial Day and the Meaning of American Reconciliation

_{Scott S. Powell
May 26, 2026
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Economics}

If the last few generations of Americans understood the origin and meaning of Memorial Day, we might have avoided the trauma of division and corruption that saps Americans from living in peace, trust, and joy. Memorial Day was founded on the biblical ideals of forgiveness and reconciliation shortly after America’s most divisive and bloody conflict, the Civil War, which extended from 1861 to 1865.

Video

Tell-Tale Signs of Bogus Science about the Origin of Life

Created Equal with Dr. Ben Carson: John G. West; May 25, 2026; Intelligent Design

Is America a Creedal Nation? The Real Meaning of the Declaration of Independence: John G. West; May 11, 2026; Religion and Civic Life

Ken Peterson Discusses “What Does It Cost?” on The John Curley Show: Center on Wealth & Poverty; May 7, 2026; Energy

Stephen Meyer vs Phil Halper: The Big Bang & Fine Tuning – Evidence for God?: Stephen C. Meyer; May 4, 2026; Intelligent Design

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Podcast

Why the Human Body Outperforms the Best Human Engineering

_{Stuart Burgess
May 25, 2026}

Designing an Olympic bicycle requires the very best materials and lubricants. And the smallest of engineering choices can make the difference between winning and losing the race. On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid speaks with award-winning British engineer and designer Stuart Burgess about his engineering work as lead transmission designer on the Olympic bikes used by Team Great Britain in the last three summer Olympic Games. Burgess highlights the staggering performance gap between human-made technology and biological systems by comparing Olympic bicycle transmissions to human joints. He reveals that friction in a healthy human joint is 50 times lower than in his most advanced Olympic components. While engineers struggle to minimize energy loss through high-tech lubricants …

The Story of a Self-Taught Maverick Scientist

_{Forrest M. Mims III
May 22, 2026}

Curiosity can lead to unexpected adventures. For self-taught scientist Forrest Mims, it inspired a successful career in science and technology that continues to this day. On this classic ID The Future out of the vault, host Andrew McDiarmid reads an exclusive excerpt from Mims’s memoir Maverick Scientist: My Adventures as an Amateur Scientist. In 1907, Mims’s great-grandfather lost his eyesight in a train track construction accident. Captivated by the story as a child and amazed at his great-grandfather’s ability to listen to the proximity of objects around him on his walks, Mims later created a hand-held, radar-like device to help guide the blind. The invention led to many exciting career developments for Mims, who would go on to co-found a small technology startup that …

Rebutting Multiverses, Meta Laws, and Other Materialist Answers to Fine-Tuning

_{Peter S Williams
May 20, 2026}

If a friend, family member, or colleague lodges an objection to the fine-tuning argument for intelligent design, are you ready to respond? On this installment of ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid concludes his two-part conversation with philosopher and intelligent design scholar Peter S. Williams. Williams reviews the most common objections to the fine-tuning arguments for intelligent design and explains why each proposal falls short scientifically, logically, and philosophically. Who knew there were over 20 objections to fine-tuning? Even host McDiarmid admits he didn’t know about all of them! The more well-versed you are in responding to objections, the better you’ll be able to stand your ground and offer substantive arguments when you hear them pop up. In Part 1, …

Events

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Endowed By Our Creator: A Conversation with John West

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Smith Tower
Seattle, WA
Citizen Leadership}

Join Discovery Institute for a special evening with Senior Fellow, Managing Director, and Vice President John G. West as he presents his latest book, Endowed by Our Creator: The Bible, Science, & the Battle for America’s Soul. Held at Smith Tower, this timely discussion comes as our nation approaches its 250th birthday, offering a compelling opportunity to reflect on the ideas that shaped America’s founding.

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Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences

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Colorado
Colorado
Intelligent Design}

The CSC Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences will prepare participants to make research contributions advancing the growing science of intelligent design (ID). The seminar will explore cutting-edge ID work in fields such as molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology, developmental biology, paleontology, computational biology, ID-theoretic mathematics, cosmology, physics, and the history and philosophy of science. The seminar will include presentations on the application of intelligent design to laboratory research as well as frank treatment of the academic realities that ID researchers confront in graduate school and beyond, and strategies for dealing with them. Although the primary focus of the seminar is science, there also will be discussion on worldview …

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C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society

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Colorado
Colorado
Intelligent Design}

The C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society will explore the growing impact of science on politics, economics, social policy, bioethics, theology, and the arts during the past century. The program is named after celebrated British writer C.S. Lewis, a perceptive critic of both scientism and technocracy in books such as The Abolition of Man and That Hideous Strength. Topics to be addressed include the history of science, the relationship between faith and science, the rise of scientific materialism, the debate over Darwinian theory and intelligent design, evolutionary conceptions of ethics, science and economics, science and criminal justice, stem cell research and abortion, eugenics, family life and sexuality, ecology and animal rights, climate …

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U.S./Israel v. Iran and Iraq: Strategic Outlook featuring John Wohlstetter

_{Chapman Center
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Smith Tower
Seattle, WA
Citizen Leadership}

Discovery Institute is hosting lunch at the Seattle office with Senior Fellow, John Wohlstetter, examining the evolving dynamics of the 2025 and 2026 U.S./Israel conflicts with Iran and Iraq. Drawing on deep expertise in national security and defense strategy, Wohlstetter will offer insight into the geopolitical stakes, potential outcomes, and implications for American policy and global stability.

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