Dr. Ochieng, University of Eldoret, Kenya shares his experience of DI summer course 2020 and gives general information about 2021 summer course

BRIEF ON INTELLIGENT DESIGN (ID) SUMMER SEMINAR

Dr. Ochieng’, R.

Lecturer of Agro-climatology and ID Summer Seminar Fellow

University of Eldoret, Keny

snrochieng@uoeld.ac.ke

I sincerely express my sincere gratitude to the Discovery Institute for giving me an opportunity to participate in the 2020 CSC Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences. I had the opportunity to interact with Intelligent Design proponents across the world and access to vital evidences that points to Intelligent Design. Am currently convinced that Intelligent Design theory should be taught in all learning institutions not only in Kenya but Africa at large. As a result of the seminar, I strongly feel that it is important for learners to be given an opportunity to access alternative theories that explain origin of life other than the Theory of Evolution. The experience was awesome and urge more scholars to enroll for this important seminar and/or access and read literature on Intelligent Design. I sincerely thank Prof. Kjell Tveter and Dag Norli for nominating me to participate in the CSC 2020 Summer Seminar on ID.

Mission of Discovery Institute

• The theory of intelligent design holds that certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection

The Theory Intelligent Design

• The theory of intelligent design holds that certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection

The Discover Institute runs Two Parallel Programmes:

The C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society:

• The C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society explores the growing impact of science on politics, economics, social policy, bioethics, theology, and the arts during the past century

CSC Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences:

• Prepare scholars to make research contributions advancing the growing science of intelligent design (ID)
• 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 includes presentations on the application of intelligent design to laboratory research
• Treatment of the academic realities that ID researchers confront in graduate school and beyond
• Strategies for dealing with challenges

Candidates for the Summer Seminar

• College Students
• Professional applicants:
  • Postdocs
  • Professors
  • Scientists
  • Pastors
  • Teachers
  • Working professionals

INFORMATION ABOUT FORMAT & DATES FOR THE 2021 SUMMER SEMINAR

• Application opened on 15^th February 2021 deadline 12^th April 2021
• The 2021 Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences will be comprised of three parts:
  • Self-paced online curriculum including special video lectures, readings, and more (June–July)
  • Online discussions with seminar faculty and fellow participants over Zoom (June 25–26, July 2–3, and July 9–10)
  • A capstone weekend of lectures and discussions held in Dallas, TX for U.S. participants and online for international participants (July 15–17

Admission Requirements

• Resume/CV
• Copy of academic transcript
• Short statement describing your interest in intelligent design and its perceived relationship to your field of study and/or career plans
• Letter of recommendation from a professor who is familiar with your work and friendly toward ID
• Phone interview between the applicant and a seminar director

Cost

• No application fee or tuition
• Free digital course materials
• Books, articles, and other resources

Feel free to contact Biocosmos Africa for more information

dknorli@biocosmosafrica.org