2847: DNA Is More Complex Than Any Software Ever Written. So Who Wrote It? | Stephen Meyer

Dr. Stephen Meyer ; Cambridge PhD, New York Times bestselling author, and the world's leading voice for intelligent design joins Mind Pump to lay out the scientific case for God. Not from faith, not from scripture, but from the hard data of physics, cosmology, and molecular biology. 👤  ABOUT THE GUEST Dr. Stephen C. Meyer is Director of the Center for Science and Culture, at Discovery Institute, in Seattle, Washington and founder of the Whewell Centre for Science and Natural Theology in Cambridge, England. He received his Ph.D. in the philosophy of science from the University of Cambridge. A former geophysicist and college professor, Meyer has authored The New York Times bestseller Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design and Signature in the Cell, a (London) Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year. His most recent book Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Discoveries that Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe has been named a U.S.A. Today and Publishers WeeklyNational Bestseller and a World magazine Book of the Year. In addition to technical articles on biology, physics and the philosophy of science, Meyer has also published editorials in national newspapers and magazines such as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Newsweek, The Jerusalem Post, The Boston Globe, The New York Post, The National Post (of Canada), The Daily Telegraph (of London), National Review, CNN.com and The Los Angeles Times. Meyer has also appeared on prominent podcasts and national television and radio programs such as The Joe Rogan Experience, NBC Nightly News, ABC Nightly News, CBS Sunday Morning, Nightline, Fox News Live, Good Morning America, BBC Radio 4, the Tavis Smiley Show on PBS, Ben Shapiro's Sunday Special, Uncommon Knowledge, Andrew Klavan (at the Daily Wire), The Jim Lehrer News Hour and Piers Morgan Uncensored. He has also been featured in two New York Times front-page stories and one Wall Street Journal editorial page news story. A film titled The Story of Everything based on Meyer's  book Return of the God Hypothesis will be shown in theaters across the country beginning April 30th. Documentary 🎬 The Story of Everything — In theaters nationwide April 30–May 6, 2026 via Fathom Entertainment. Based on Meyer's book Return of the God Hypothesis. Featuring Peter Thiel, John Lennox, Lee Strobel, and others. Find tickets at https://FathomEntertainment.com Stephen Meyer's Books 📖 Return of the God Hypothesis — The scientific case for a personal God (Meyer's most recent and most comprehensive) 📖 Darwin's Doubt — The Cambrian Explosion and the case for intelligent design (NYT Bestseller) 📖 Signature in the Cell — DNA and the evidence for intelligent design (Times of London Book of the Year) Sponsors & Links 🔗 Eight Sleep — AI-powered sleep cooling/warming system: https://eightsleep.com/mindpump — $350 off the Pod 5 Ultra with code MINDPUMP 🔗 MAPS Push Pull Legs (NEW) — Men & women's versions, 40% off: https://mapsppl.com with code PPL Find Us 📲 Instagram: @MindPumpMedia 💻 Programs, coaching & more: https://MindPumpMedia.com 00:03:09  Stephen Meyer's Background — Discovery Institute & Natural Theology 00:05:27  When Science & Faith Split: The Rise of Scientific Materialism 00:08:13  Darwin, Marx, Freud & the Materialist Takeover of the 19th Century 00:09:31  The God Hypothesis Is Coming Back — Because of Science, Not Despite It 00:10:17  The Big Bang: How Edwin Hubble & Einstein Changed Everything 00:12:34  Einstei