Stephen C. Meyer Philosopher of Science

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Spanning three decades, Stephen Meyer has spoken at hundreds of universities, classrooms, churches, and public fora. Stay tuned for upcoming lectures, debates, and online webinars from the Center for Science and Culture (including events with Dr. Meyer). Or, browse past events and view videos of recorded events. To request that Dr. Meyer speak at your event, submit a speaker request.

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Jun22282026
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2026

Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences

The Center for Science and Culture
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Jun22282026
June
06
Jun
22
22
2026
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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Jun22282026
June
06
Jun
22
22
2026

C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society

The Center for Science and Culture
Date
Jun22282026
June
06
Jun
22
22
2026
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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Feb282026
February
02
Feb
28
28
2026

2026 Dallas Conference on Science & Faith

The Center for Science and Culture
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Feb282026
February
02
Feb
28
28
2026
Park Cities Baptist Church
Dallas, TX
Discovery Institute

Join us at the 8th-Annual Dallas Conference on Science & Faith as we explore how science is showing that God purposefully created life and endowed each human being with reason and creativity, moral responsibility, and an immortal soul.

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Jan282026
January
01
Jan
28
28
2026

Dr. Michael Egnor to Speak at Cornell University on “The Immortal Mind”

The Center for Science and Culture
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Jan282026
January
01
Jan
28
28
2026
Cornell University, Myron Taylor Hall
Ithaca, NY
Faith & Science
Dr. Michael Egnor, CSC Senior Fellow and Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics at Stony Brook University, will speak at Cornell University on the premise of his new book, The Immortal Mind: A Neurosurgeon’s Case for the Existence of the Soul. This event is sponsored by the Heterodox Academy Campus Community at Cornell University and Chesterton House and is both free and open to the public. To RSVP or to learn more, visit the Cornell events page. A message from the organizers: Although classical philosophers and theologians affirmed the existence and immortality of the human soul, modern neuroscientists generally deny that the soul exists or that it is a proper object for scientific study. The scientific evidence, however, suggests that the soul does exist and that …
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Oct10112025
October
10
Oct
10
10
2025

John West Explores Junk Science, Sexuality, and More at Upcoming SES Conference

The Center for Science and Culture
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Oct10112025
October
10
Oct
10
10
2025
First Baptist Church of Rock Hill
Rock Hill, SC
Faith & Science
Curious how scientism and secularism have impacted our understanding of sex, marriage, and the family? Consider joining Discovery Institute Vice President John G. West as he explores this question — and much more — in two important sessions featured at the upcoming SES Steadfast Conference in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Drawing from his research in books like Darwin Day in America and Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, Dr. West will present the following sessions as part of the overall theme of “Defining & Defending Marriage & Family”: Sex, Marriage, and Stockholm Syndrome ChristianityWhat if the breakdown of the American family isn’t just due to crusading secularists? What if it’s also caused by leading Christians who identify more with secular elites …
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Sep252025
September
09
Sep
25
25
2025

Dr. Michael Egnor to Present at the Kitsap Prayer Breakfast on the Immortal Mind

The Center for Science and Culture
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Sep252025
September
09
Sep
25
25
2025
Kitsap Golf and Country Club
Bremerton, WA
Faith & Science
Dr. Michael Egnor, CSC Senior Fellow and Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics at Stony Brook University, will speak at the 39th Annual Kitsap County Prayer Breakfast on his new book, The Immortal Mind: A Neurosurgeon’s Case for the Existence of the Soul, coauthored by Denise O’Leary and published by Worthy in June 2025. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Michael Egnor, practicing neurosurgeon, makes the case—based on 40 years of practice and over 7,000 brain surgeries—that science has gotten it all wrong. The human brain is incredible, mysterious, and powerful. But it’s not what makes us who we are. The soul does that. Drawing on the most important research studies in neuroscience, Dr. Egnor presents evidence that the brain alone does not explain the mind. He …
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Sep092025
September
09
Sep
9
09
2025

Robert J. Marks to Speak on Artificial Intelligence at University of Texas at Dallas

The Center for Science and Culture
Date
Sep092025
September
09
Sep
9
09
2025
UT Dallas, Cecil H. Green Hall (GR 4.428)
Richardson, TX and Online
Intelligent Design
Robert J. Marks, Senior Fellow and Director of the Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, will be speaking at the University of Texas at Dallas on “Non-Computable You: What You Do That AI Never Will.” This talk will draw from the arguments made in his book, Non-Computable You, which explores the limits of artificial intelligence and why certain uniquely human capacities can never be replicated by machines. There will be opportunity for Q&A following the lecture. The event will be hosted by the local Reasonable Faith chapter, and is open and free to the public. If you are in the Dallas area, we encourage you to stop by UTD for an insightful and engaging evening! When Tuesday, September 9, 20257:00 PM Where The University of Texas …
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Jul31Aug022025
July
07
Jul
31
31
2025

Conference on Engineering in Living Systems

The Center for Science and Culture
Date
Jul31Aug022025
July
07
Jul
31
31
2025
Seattle University
Seattle, WA
Intelligent Design

Interested in the intersection of biology and engineering? Join us as we build a theoretical framework and research programs demonstrating the design principles at work in living systems!

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Jul10122025
July
07
Jul
10
10
2025

International Seminar on Intelligent Design

The Center for Science and Culture
Date
Jul10122025
July
07
Jul
10
10
2025
Dallas, TX
Online
Intelligent Design
Historically, the Summer Seminar program organized by the Center for Science & Culture has included two seminars offered concurrently: the Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences, designed for students and professionals in the natural sciences and the history and philosophy of science, and the C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society, designed primarily for students and professionals in the humanities, social sciences, law, and theology. In the past, we have held these programs in person and participants have joined us from all over the world. Due to the volatility and uncertainty of international travel, however, we have decided to reserve the above seminars for U.S. participants and instead offer a third program combining both tracks described …

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