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

Release Date: 04/30/2026

2849: Are Deadlifts Actually Dangerous? The Truth About So Called Risky Exercises

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Are deadlifts dangerous? Are certain exercises just too risky for the average person? The guys are fired up today and they are coming straight for the fitness media narrative that keeps telling YOU to avoid some of the most valuable movements in existence... The truth is, exercises don't hurt you. YOUR inability to perform them does. Sal, Adam, and Justin break down a recent narrative review that reignited the deadlift debate, why experts like Dr. Stuart McGill argue against it for general populations, and why the guys think that reasoning is a dangerous slippery slope. If you follow that...

2848: The #1 Longevity Factor Nobody Talks About (It's Not the Gym)

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Sal presents the actual data on what extends your life — and daily movement (not your workouts) tops the list at a staggering 47–70% lower all-cause mortality. The guys break down cardio, strength, diet, and stress by the numbers, plus why community might be the multiplier nobody's tracking. Q&A: priming vs. stretching, post-pregnancy programming, and ACL rehab for the knees. Intro includes HBO's "Neighbors," gut-health fart sensors, dead scientists, and one of Adam's best worst parenting moments. MAPS PPL mapsppl.com Code for 40% off is: PPL Vuori ...

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

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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...

2846: Why People Quit Personal Trainers (And Whether AI Can Replace Them)

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You want results. Real, lasting, life-changing results. And the guys are breaking down the ONE investment that actually delivers... hiring a great personal trainer. But here's the thing... most people quit. Sal, Adam, and Justin go through the top six reasons why people stop working with their trainers, and they pull zero punches doing it. From the cost objection to boring workouts to scheduling excuses, they expose what's really going on AND whether AI can step in and fill the gap. Spoiler alert... AI is NOT the answer. Not because information isn't valuable, but because information was...

2845: Full Body vs. Push Pull Legs - Which Split Builds More Muscle?

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Sponsors: Rho Nutrition: rhonutrition.com/discount/mindpump MAPS PPL: mapsppl.com Full body or Push Pull Legs... which one actually wins? You are going to walk away knowing exactly which style of training fits YOUR goals, YOUR lifestyle, and YOUR experience level. If you have ever wondered why you are not getting the pump you want from full body training... or why your split routine keeps falling apart because you keep skipping leg day... this episode is going to hit different. Adam breaks down how he personally evolved from full body training all the way to a double PPL split...

2844: You're Destroying Your Bones Without Knowing It, Here's the Fix

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Women can lose up to 20% of their bone density during menopause. Men lose 20–30% over their lifetime. Most people are told to take calcium or medication — but there's a proven formula that not only stops this process, it reverses it. Sal, Adam, and Justin break down a randomized controlled trial where 65-year-old women gained 3% bone density in 8 months just by lifting weights, share the story of a client who reversed osteoporosis so dramatically her doctor insisted on redoing the test, and explain the most common mistake active people make: training consistently while eating too little,...

2843: The Newbie Gains Hack That Works After Years of Training

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If you've been lifting for years and your gains have stalled, there's a hack that recreates the rapid strength gains you had as a beginner, and it works even 15 years into your training career. Sal, Adam, and Justin break down the neuroscience behind newbie gains, share the specific exercises that unlocked a whole new level of growth for each of them, and explain the most common mistake lifters make when trying to apply this (using the new exercise as an accessory instead of making it the priority). Then: a 45% acne reduction from red light therapy in 4 weeks, a chimp civil war in Uganda...

2842: How to Calculate Your Macros ; The Complete Beginner to Advanced Guide

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Macros explained, finally in a way that actually makes sense. Sal, Adam, and Justin break down everything you need to know about macronutrients: what they are, why they matter more than just counting calories, how to calculate your targets, and how to adjust them based on your goals and how your body feels. Whether you're trying to lose fat, build muscle, or just finally understand what everyone is talking about when they say 'hit your macros,' this episode covers it all. They also share the wild frontier story about hunters who starved to death eating nothing but rabbits, and why that story...

2841: The #1 Reason You Keep Failing at Fitness (It's Not What You Think)

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You think your motivation is the reason you keep showing up… but it might actually be the exact reason you keep quitting. Sal, Adam, and Justin break down why basing your entire fitness identity around how you LOOK is a ticking time bomb… and why the most disciplined, hardest working people are often the first ones to burn out and walk away. This is the episode that changes how you think about fitness forever. The guys go deep on what it actually means to have a HEALTHY relationship with fitness… one that carries you through surgeries, stress, new babies, bad sleep, and every curveball...

2840: Breakthrough Muscle Building Peptides with Jay Campbell

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Jay Campbell is BACK... and this time he's talking about all the cutting edge peptides for building muscle. We're talking follistatin derivatives with 19 day half lives, super retatrutide that you might only need to inject once every TWO MONTHS, and why these compounds could be the future of building lean mass without the brutal side effects. Jay tells stories about the legendary Dan Duchaine. You'll learn the REAL history of cyclical ketogenic dieting, why going zero carb all week then carb loading on weekends was revolutionary for bodybuilders in the 90s. Here's where it gets...

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👤 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)

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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 Einstein's Greatest Blunder — He Fudged His Equations to Hide a Beginning

00:16:50 Space, Time & Matter Can't Exist Without Each Other — What That Means

00:18:50 Fine-Tuning: The Universe Is Set to Razor-Edge Precision for Life to Exist

00:20:01 The Universe-Creating Machine Thought Experiment

00:21:12 One Part in 10 to the 90th Power — The Cosmological Constant

00:22:01 Fred Hoyle: The Atheist Who Named the Big Bang to Mock It — Then Changed His Mind

00:24:06 Time Doesn't Save You — Why Probabilistic Resources Still Fall Short

00:25:40 The Multiverse Argument: Does It Solve Fine-Tuning or Just Move the Problem?

00:29:38 Are the Laws of Nature Themselves Evidence of a Designer?

00:31:43 DNA: Bill Gates Called It More Complex Than Any Software We've Ever Written

00:33:57 The Information Problem — Where Does Code Come From Without a Mind?

00:35:09 Orphan Genes: Why the Fossil Genetics Don't Match Darwinian Predictions

00:36:29 The Cambrian Explosion: Two-Thirds of All Animal Body Plans Appeared Overnight

00:39:35 What Selective Breeding Actually Proves — And What It Can't Do

00:41:00 Gene Regulatory Networks: Why Mutations Can't Change Body Plans

00:45:16 How Accurate Is Carbon Dating? Does Time Help or Hurt the Odds?

00:47:47 Is Intelligent Design Falsifiable? What Are Its Predictions?

00:49:59 Junk DNA: The Confirmed Prediction That Embarrassed Neo-Darwinism

00:52:48 Rotary Engines & Turbines Inside Living Cells — The Miniature Machine Evidence

00:54:42 Irreducible Complexity: Why You Can't Build These Machines Gradually

00:56:15 If We're Made in God's Image — Does Our Technology Mirror His?

00:57:36 The Microsoft Programmer Who Got an Eerie Feeling Inside the Cell

00:59:23 Do Scientists Who Go Deep Often End Up Believing in God?

01:01:00 The Astronomer Who Converted at 80 Years Old — Allan Sandage's Story

01:02:33 Stephen Meyer's Personal Story — The Broken Leg That Changed Everything

01:06:44 Finding the Bible & the Verse That Stopped the Spiral

01:09:10 How Meyer Became Convinced Christianity Was True — Then Didn't Want It to Be

01:13:05 Has Anyone in a Debate Ever Changed Meyer's Mind?

01:15:43 The Infinite Universe Debate — Current Models That Try to Avoid a Beginning

01:20:33 Quantum Physics, the Double-Slit Experiment & What It Means for God

01:25:31 Math Existing Before Matter — Did the Universe Come Out of a Mind?

01:26:47 Why Scientists Are Uncomfortable with a Designer

01:28:31 Has Anyone Ever Changed Their Mind After Hearing Meyer Speak?

01:31:02 The Simulation Theory — Is It Actually Just Intelligent Design in Disguise?

01:32:08 Does the Bible Teach a Young Earth? Meyer's Surprising Answer

01:36:14 Does the Sequence of Genesis Actually Match Modern Cosmology?

01:38:15 Human Rights, Meaning & Why Nobody Would Have Invented These Ideas

01:39:58 Is Interest in Intelligent Design Growing? A Cultural Shift Is Happening

01:44:29 Science Without Morality — Where That Road Leads

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