Who is Stephen Meyer, and why was he selected to host the first installments?
Dr. Meyer serves as Director and Senior Fellow of the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute, in Seattle, Washington. He holds a Ph.D. from Cambridge University in the History and Philosophy of Science, having written his doctoral dissertation on the methodology of historical sciences and the history of origin of life biology. Dr. Meyer earned undergraduate degrees in physics and geology, and worked as a geophysicist prior to undertaking his Ph.D. studies. Before joining the Discovery Institute, he taught at the collegiate level for twelve years. Along with writing many technical articles for scientific publications, and numerous editorials for magazines and newspapers, Dr. Meyer has contributed to several books, including co-editing Science and Evidence of Design in the Universe and Darwinism, Design and Public Education. He is the author of Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design (HarperOne, Summer 2009). Dr. Meyer is a past guest on the
