Science and Spirituality for the Curious
This the official podcast of the Science and Spirituality Institute. The focus is on relationships between the sciences and different spiritualities and faith traditions. We rely primarily upon the dialogue methodology for exploring these relationships.
Episodes
12 episodes
Ep 1.11: How Galileo, Darwin, and Scopes Were Hijacked by the Science–Spirituality Warfare Fallacy
In the late 1800s, two books were published in the United States, arguing that science and religion were locked in an inevitable zero-sum conflict that would only be resolved when one winner emerged and completely vanquished its opponent. ...
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Episode 11
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39:30
Ep 1.10: Is the Universe Fine Tuned by a Higher Power?
In this episode, we will explore an important question in scientific cosmology and spirituality: Our universe contains a number of physical constants woven into diverse equations that govern physical laws and determine the conditions for ...
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Episode 10
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33:25
Ep 1.9: Math’s Unique Contribution to Spirituality
Since Ian Barbour’s pioneering work in the mid-1960s, there has been a lively dialogue between spirituality and many scientific disciplines, including physics, biology, neuroscience, and genetics. By comparison, there has been relat...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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27:56
Ep 1.8: The Role of Ethics in the Science and Spirituality Relationship
Richard discusses the different ways ethics can inform the science and spirituality relationship. To lay the groundwork for his exploration of ethics in science and spirituality, Richard begins by drawing two very important distinctions:&...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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35:32
Ep 1.7: How Science Can Deepen and Strengthen Spirituality and Faith
In this solo episode, Richard Randolph begins by acknowledging the disastrous misunderstanding prevalent in society that science and spirituality are somehow locked in a bitter winner-take-all conflict for supremacy. Against this fa...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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32:46
Ep 1.6: The Seven Essential Attributes of an Authentic Spirituality
In this solo episode, Richard Randolph does a deep dive into our understanding of spirituality. He acknowledges that people have different spiritualities. Yet at the same time, he believes that these diverse spiritualities all share...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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37:40
Ep 1.5: An Interview with Dr. Robert J. Russell, Founder of the Center for Theology and the Natural Science (CTNS)
Robert J. Russell is a very unique individual and highly qualified in the area of science and spirituality. Now retired, he has a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California, Santa Cruz and he is an ordained pastor in the United Church o...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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43:11
Ep 1.4: Genetics, CRISPR, Ethics, and Spirituality
In this episode, Richard explores the ethical challenges and spiritual questions raised by the new CRISPR technology with Dr. Marnie Gelbart, who is Director of Programs at the Harvard Medical School’s Personal Genetics Education & Dialogue...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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39:08
Ep 1.3: What Does Neuroscience Contribute to Our Understanding of the Human Soul?
Richard’s guest for this episode is Dr. Hermina Nedelescu, a neuroscientist at the Scripps Institute. Hermina is a third-generation scientist from Romania. Her current research focuses on neural circuits and their role in emot...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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41:07
Ep 1.2: Is Society Developing a Religious Faith in Science and Technology? UFOs as a Case Study
In this episode, Richard talks with Ted Peters about UFOs as a cultural phenomenon. A Lutheran theologian, Ted Peters has been a central figure in the long-standing dialogue among scientists, philosophers, and theologians. He has a ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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37:32
Ep 1.1: An Interview with Dr. Katy Hinman from the Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
In this episode, Richard interviewed Dr. Katy Hinman who is Director of the Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER) program at AAAS. Katy’s background uniquely qualifies her to lead the DoSER program. She has a Ph.D. in Ec...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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37:54