An Engineer Talks ID, Biomimicry, and Hacking the Cosmos

Episode 1463 June 07, 2021 00:15:26
An Engineer Talks ID, Biomimicry, and Hacking the Cosmos
Intelligent Design the Future
An Engineer Talks ID, Biomimicry, and Hacking the Cosmos

Jun 07 2021 | 00:15:26

/

Show Notes

On today’s ID the Future, host Casey Luskin sits down with Dominic Halsmer, a Senior Professor of Engineering at Oral Roberts University, to discuss Halsmer’s recent book, Hacking the Cosmos: How Reverse Engineering Uncovers Organization, Ingenuity and the Care of a Maker. Dr. Halsmer draws on the engineering concept of affordances to explore how Earth and the universe show evidence of having been intelligently engineered to afford the possibility of life, and even for humans to discover evidence of a grand designer. Also in the conversation, the implications of biologists using reverse engineering to better understand biological systems, and of engineers studying clever designs in the biological realm to make engineering breakthroughs, a creative strategy known as biomimicry.

Other Episodes

Episode 2178

February 23, 2026 00:28:11
Episode Cover

On the Origin of "Tall Blondes": Correcting the Record on Giraffe Evolution

We’ve all admired the long, majestic neck of the giraffe, and the question remains: how did the giraffe get its long neck? Is it...

Listen

Episode 1448

April 30, 2021 00:18:05
Episode Cover

William Dembski on the Gilmore & Glahn Show, Pt. 3

On this ID the Future from the vault, William Dembski continues his conversation on the Gilmore & Glahn radio show. Host John Gilmore and...

Listen

Episode 825

February 17, 2015 00:12:33
Episode Cover

Dr. John Bloom: Cosmic Design and the Big Bang

On this episode of ID the Future, hear from Dr. John Bloom, a CSC Fellow and professor at Biola University, as he explains some...

Listen