Walter ReMine has a Masters degree from the University of Minnesota (BSEE and MSEE), with emphasis on mathematics, signal processing, and pattern recognition. He did research in hospitals and industry over two decades, and holds four patents. He is a leading proponent of Intelligent Design theory (ID). He lectures and publishes many articles on the subject, and his book, The Biotic Message, has received glowing reviews. Like his opponent in this debate, Walter enjoys playing music and performing magic. His study of magic aided him in dismantling various illusions of evolutionary theory, where the techniques are remarkably similar. Walter ReMine is a Fellow with the Discovery Institute, and its Center for the Renewal of Science and Culture, a foremost think-tank on Intelligent Design.