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Topics
- Are We More Than Our Genes? 16
- Are We Using Technology or is Technology Using Us? 16
- Astronomy 31
- Awe 36
- Behavior 71
- Belief 59
- Cognitive Science 40
- Compassion 26
- Consciousness 6
- Creativity 17
- D'Vrei Torah 5
- Environment 38
- Ethics 53
- Fear 25
- Free Will 6
- Genetics 27
- God's Creation and Our Creation 22
- Gratitude 10
- Happiness 12
- History 4
- Holidays 67
- Hope 13
- How Science Influences Religious Language 18
- Learning 50
- Mathematics 9
- Memory 21
- Morality 46
- Prayer 20
- Relationships 47
- Religion and Science 124
- Sacred Science 50
- Scientists in Synagogues 139
- Self 31
- Sinai and Synapses Fellowship 32
- Success 9
- Technology 58
- Theology 32
- Time 25
- Truth 29
- When Religion Heals, When Science Heals 18
- Why Do People Do Bad (and Good) Things? 28
Speakers
- 2013-2015 Sinai and Synapses Fellows 55
- 2015-2017 Sinai and Synapses Fellows 53
- 2016-2017 Scientists in Synagogues Selected Congregations 26
- 2017-2019 Sinai and Synapses Fellows 69
- 2019-2021 Sinai and Synapses Fellows 23
- Abby Olena, PhD 1
- Adam Lyon PhD 1
- Adam Reynolds 3
- Agustín Fuentes PhD 1
- Alan Leshner PhD 1
- Alan Lightman, PhD 2
- Albert Hayden 1
- Alfred Kaszniak PhD 1
- Amanda Lawrence 1
- Amanda Townley, PhD 2
- Amy Herman 1
- Amy Pollack 1
- Anebel Hernandez 1
- Annie Murphy Paul 1
- Ariel Anbar, PhD 2
- Arthur N. Popper, PhD 1
- Arvin Gouw, PhD 8
- Azi Grysman, PhD 2
- Baba Brinkman 1
- Barbara Hofer, PhD 1
- Betsy Von Holle PhD 1
- Bonnie J Buratti PhD 1
- Brian Gallagher 13
- Brian Nosek, PhD 1
- Briana Pobiner, PhD 3
- Cailin O'Connor, PhD 1
- Cantor Elizabeth Sternlieb 1
- Cantor Olivia Brodsky 1
- Carly-Anne Gannon 1
- Carmen Del Toro 1
- Carolyn Hall 1
- Christian B Miller, PhD 1
- Ciara Reyes-Ton, PhD 1
- CJ Baldelomar 1
- Connor Wood, PhD 24
- Dan Rothstein 1
- Dana Bash 1
- Daniel H. Pink 1
- Daniel Langton, Ph.D. 1
- Daniel Wilkenfeld, PhD 1
- Dave Schmelzer 2
- David A. Greenberg, PhD 1
- David B Yaden PhD 1
- David Borger Germann 1
- David Bosworth, PhD 7
- David DeSteno, PhD 8
- David DiSalvo 1
- David Haymer, PhD 1
- David Keleti, PhD 4
- David Mogul, PhD 1
- David Novick PhD 1
- David Rosmarin, PhD 1
- David Snyder, MD 1
- David Zvi Kalman, PhD 1
- Debbi Dunn Solomon 1
- Deena Gottlieb 1
- Dennis Gilbride PhD 1
- Derek Nelson 1
- Diana Butler Bass 1
- Dominic Packer, PhD 1
- Dr Zachary Epstein 1
- Dr. Adam Pryor 10
- Dr. Andrea Ciaranello 1
- Dr. Ashlynn S. Stillwell 4
- Dr. Brian Patrick Green 1
- Dr. Carey Murphy 1
- Dr. Christopher Cotter 1
- Dr. Elyssa Pellish 1
- Dr. Gerard Saucier 1
- Dr. Greg Samsa 2
- Dr. Jennifer Wiseman 2
- Dr. Joel Wolfson, MD 2
- Dr. Jonathan Weinkle 1
- Dr. Joseph Henrich 1
- Dr. Joshua Greene 1
- Dr. Joshua Holo 1
- Dr. Joshua Weitz 1
- Dr. Kevin Tidgewell 1
- Dr. Michael Summers 1
- Dr. Nicole M. Gerardo 1
- Dr. Olga Kosheleva 1
- Dr. Paul Slovic 2
- Dr. Peter R. Saulson 5
- Dr. Rebecca Newberger Goldstein 1
- Dr. Stephen Rosen 2
- Dr. Thomas Wassink 5
- Dr. Victor J. Katz 1
- Dr. Vladik Kreinovich 1
- Dr. William Kraus 1
- Elad Nehorai 1
- Elaine Howard Ecklund, PhD 2
- Elizabeth Fernandez, PhD 6
- Ellen Knell PhD 1
- Elliot Berkman, PhD 2
- Emily Oster, PhD 2
- Ethan Siegel PhD 1
- Gale Sinatra PhD 1
- Gary Heiligman PhD 1
- Grace Wolf-Chase, PhD 2
- Greg Cotsoona, PhD 1
- Hank Davis, PhD 1
- Helen de Cruz PhD 1
- Helmut Brückner, PhD 1
- Ian Binns, PhD 6
- Ian Brown 1
- Ian Hutchinson, PhD 1
- Imam Abdullah Antepli 1
- Irene G. Plotzker, PhD 1
- Isaac Alderman, PhD 4
- Itzik Nir 1
- Janet McDaniel 1
- Jeremy England, PhD 2
- Jerrold Davis, PhD 2
- Joe Baldelomar 1
- Joelle Novey 1
- John Marc Sianghio, Jr. 8
- John Meitzen, PhD 1
- John Slattery PhD 1
- John Zaia, MD 1
- John ZuHone, PhD 7
- Jon Katz 1
- Jonathan Morgan, PhD 9
- Joselin Linder 1
- Josh Gruenstein 1
- Joyce Ann Konigsburg, PhD 1
- Judith Donath, PhD 1
- Judy Callahan 2
- Judy Klinghoffer 2
- Judy Libman 1
- Judy Spencer 1
- Julia Stoyanovich PhD 1
- Julian de Freitas 1
- Julie Reynolds, PhD 3
- Julien Musolino 1
- Karl Giberson, PhD 1
- Kat Robison 10
- Kate Stockly 2
- Keith Shafritz PhD 1
- Kendra Holt Moore 4
- Kent Harber, PhD 1
- Kevin Ladd PhD 1
- Kim Regnier Jongerius, PhD 1
- Kristine Henriksen Garroway, PhD 2
- Larisa Heiphetz, PhD 1
- Larry Lesser, PhD 2
- Laura Donnelly 3
- Laura Haynes 1
- Laura Trouille, PhD 1
- Lindsey Myers 1
- Lisa Miller 1
- Lisa Miller PhD 1
- Lisa Ortuno, PhD 6
- Lisa Sowle Cahill PhD 1
- Lorenzo Cecutti 1
- Lori Yanowitz 1
- Luisa Cortesi, PhD 1
- Mark Bloom, PhD 3
- Marni Hall PhD 1
- Marnie Gelbart, PhD 1
- Marshall Kohen 1
- Marta Segal Block 3
- Matthew I. Banks, PhD 2
- Megan Powell Cuzzolino, EdD 12
- Michael Dine PhD 1
- Michael Gottlieb, PhD 1
- Michael James, PhD 1
- Michael Kaplan 2
- Michael Shermer, PhD 3
- Michael Zimmerman, PhD 2
- Michelle Lani Shiota PhD 1
- Miriam Brosseau 1
- Mitchell Freedman, MD 1
- Molly Shoichet, PhD 1
- Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad, PhD 1
- Myriam Renaud, PhD 4
- Naomi Oreskes PhD 1
- Nathaniel Daw 1
- Nicholas Christakis MD, PhD, MPH 1
- Pastor Ken Wilson 1
- Pastor Zach Fleming 1
- Paul Root Wolpe, PhD 2
- Pekka Sinervo, Ph.D. 4
- Peter Hotez, MD, PhD 1
- Professor Noah Efron 1
- Rabbi Adam Bellows 1
- Rabbi Adam Cutler 1
- Rabbi Amy Hertz 1
- Rabbi Andrew Paley 1
- Rabbi Annie Tucker 2
- Rabbi Ari Kaiman 1
- Rabbi Arielle Hanien 6
- Rabbi Avi Orlow 1
- Rabbi Baruch Frydman-Kohl 3
- Rabbi Ben Zeidman 1
- Rabbi Benjamin Spratt 1
- Rabbi Binyomin Davis 1
- Rabbi Bradley Hirschfield 2
- Rabbi Dan Ain 1
- Rabbi Dan Geffen 3
- Rabbi Daniel Nevins 2
- Rabbi Daniel Swartz 1
- Rabbi David Levy 2
- Rabbi Dean Shapiro 2
- Rabbi Debra Landsberg 1
- Rabbi Dov Linzer 1
- Rabbi Dr Joel Levenson 1
- Rabbi Dr. Bradley Shavit Artson 3
- Rabbi Dr. David Novak 1
- Rabbi Dr. Jack Shlachter 1
- Rabbi Dr. Karen Reiss Medwed 3
- Rabbi Elaine Zecher 1
- Rabbi Elliot Dorff 1
- Rabbi Emily Cohen 2
- Rabbi Etan Mintz 2
- Rabbi Fred Hyman 1
- Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman 210
- Rabbi Gilah Langner 1
- Rabbi Gordon Tucker 1
- Rabbi Ilana Schwartzman 2
- Rabbi Janine Jankovitz 3
- Rabbi John Carrier 1
- Rabbi Jon Spira-Savett 4
- Rabbi Jonathan K. Crane, PhD 5
- Rabbi Jordan Shaner 2
- Rabbi Joshua Fixler 2
- Rabbi Joshua Ratner 2
- Rabbi Joshua Stanton 8
- Rabbi Lawrence Troster 1
- Rabbi Leah Citrin 1
- Rabbi Linda Joseph 1
- Rabbi Lynne Goldsmith 1
- Rabbi Marcia Plumb 1
- Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein 1
- Rabbi Melanie Aron 2
- Rabbi Michael Fel 3
- Rabbi Michael Mellen 1
- Rabbi Michael Satz 1
- Rabbi Michal Loving 1
- Rabbi Michelle Fisher 2
- Rabbi Mitchell Berkowitz 3
- Rabbi Nathan Roller 1
- Rabbi Neil F. Blumofe 1
- Rabbi Noah Fabricant 1
- Rabbi Oren Hayon 2
- Rabbi Rachael Jackson 14
- Rabbi Rachel Ain 2
- Rabbi Rachel Gurevitz 5
- Rabbi Rachel Safman 2
- Rabbi Robert Scheinberg 1
- Rabbi Ruhi Rubenstein 5
- Rabbi Shai Held 1
- Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz 1
- Rabbi Yaakov Jaffe 3
- Rachel Petroff Kessler, RJE 2
- Rachel Pincus 1
- Randy Dimond, PhD 1
- Razel Solow PhD 1
- Razel Solow, PhD 1
- Rebecca Lunstroth, JD, MA 1
- Rebecca Saxe PhD 1
- Rev Dr Gregory Simpson 1
- Rev Dr Ray Pickett 1
- Rev. Adey Wassink 1
- Rev. Brian Sauder 1
- Rev. Casey Ben-Aimé 1
- Rev. Doug Hammack 1
- Rev. Dr. Kara Slade 1
- Rev. Dr. Kristel Clayville 4
- Rev. Dr. Ruth Shaver 13
- Rev. Gawain de Leeuw 4
- Rev. Mark Goodman 4
- Rev. Paul Raushenbush 1
- Rev. Zachary Jackson 15
- Reverend Dr. Eric Elnes 1
- Reverend John Van Sloten 7
- Reverend Rose Ann Vita 1
- Rex Jung, PhD 1
- Roald Hoffmann, Ph.D. 2
- Robert Pollack PhD 1
- Robin Coyne 1
- Robyn Fivush PhD 1
- Roger Price 1
- Ross Ellenhorn PhD 1
- Roy E. Plotnick, PhD 4
- Ryan Niemiec, Psy. D. 1
- Sam McNerney 1
- Samuel Arbesman 1
- Sara Gottlieb 9
- Sara Huston Katsanis 2
- Sara Seager, PhD 1
- Sarah Chauncey, PhD 1
- Sarah Goss 2
- Seth Patterson 1
- Seth Villegas 1
- Shamila N. Chaudhary 1
- Sharon Brown 1
- Shira Leibowitz Schmidt 1
- Sigal Samuel 1
- Snezana Lawrence PhD 1
- Stefanie West Leacock, PhD 4
- Stephanie Meyers, MS, RD, LDN 1
- Steven Goldman 1
- Steven Pastor 1
- Steven Pinker, PhD 2
- Stuart Firestein, PhD 4
- Tania Lombrozo, PhD 1
- Ted Peters, PhD 2
- Telli Davoodi, PhD 3
- Thomas F Rosenbaum PhD 1
- Thomas Williams 1
- Tiffany Shlain 2
- Timothy Maness, PhD 7
- Val Snekvik 1
- Venkat Venkatasubramanian 1
- Victoria Templer Rotkow, PhD 1
- Wayne Appelbaum PhD 1
- William D. Richards 1
- Yair Lior, PhD 1
- Zander Harpel 1
- Zane Fernandez 1
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- December 2023 1
- November 2023 6
- October 2023 7
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- May 2023 4
- April 2023 5
- March 2023 4
- February 2023 3
- January 2023 1

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Why Science Would Never Prove That Life Is Like a Bowl of Cherries

Dr. Joel Wolfson, MD

The fact that a poetic statement like “human life is like a bowl of cherries” is a false scientific fact does not detract from its profound truth, reality, and insight.

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Can Humans Create a Soul?

Dr. Joel Wolfson, MD

Is there some unique essence that separates natural-born humans from creations that seem to reproduce the same electro-chemical workings as the human brain (“a soul”)?