I. Welcome to ID the Future. Today I'm speaking with Daniel Reeves, Director of Education and

Outreach for Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture. The topic is Roots, a worldwide network of grassroots supporters promoting intelligent

design in their local communities.

Daniel holds a BA in biology with additional graduate studies in zoology.

Before joining the Discovery Institute, Daniel had engaged in both field and laboratory research

for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

He also has a passion for education

and has taught science in both museums and public schools.

Daniel, welcome to the program. Thank you so much.

It's been a while since our last conversation, so I'm happy to be back on.

Yeah, well, when people come across the work of the Center for Science and Culture,

our books, our videos, articles, research papers, events.

They tend to wonder eventually how they can get involved themselves.

The options of course include signing up for our weekly newsletter, No to Benny,

joining the Discovery Society, sharing our resources with friends, both offline and online,

attending local events, purchasing our books, and the like.

But in the last few years, a new way to get involved has been, well, growing.

It's called Roots.

And Daniel, you're managing this new program.

That's right.

Can you first tell us what was the inspiration or impetus for the Roots program?

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