Content by 2017-2019 Sinai and Synapses Fellows (Page 4)
Eating the Fruit of Wisdom and Knowledge
What would the earth, and the spirit of humanity, look like if the Fall had never happened?
Thinking Ecologically – 10,000 Years Down the Road
How might thinking in a “Godly time-frame” help us take more urgent action about issues affecting us right now?
How Do We Use Storytelling to Make Sense of Climate Change?
How might we help others see themselves as vulnerable climate change, but also empowered to do something about it?
Is Faith Like ‘Fake News’?
As a scientist, it takes years of training and failing, and occasionally succeeding, to become comfortable with knowing that some day you might be proven wrong. How different that looks through the lens of faith!
Contemplating the Universe from Our Little Green Planet
Myriam Renaud and Dr. Michael Summers discuss the awe-inspiring uniqueness of the Earth in the universe.
Pickerel Frogs and Proxima-b
What does it mean to find something in a place we just don’t expect to find it?
What Truths Does Religion Offer That Science Cannot?
Tim Maness and Rev. Dr. Kara Slade discuss when science and religion work in conjunction to create truth – and the times when they don’t.
Friends, Let’s Talk About Poop
Water connects us with all living things, but wastewater highlights some of the less positive connections that we don’t intend.
Climate Change as a Story
Big Stories, like the ones forged by religion, could be a powerful motivator for climate action. How might we use this way of thinking to spur action while staying scientific?
Hindu Spirituality, Mathematical Thinking
Does religious thought always have to be the opposite of logical, scientific thought?
What If We Stopped Fanning the Flames?
This interview between Isaac Alderman and Chris Cotter highlights the aspects of the science/religion debate that are particular to America.
Embracing Ignorance: How Modern Science Helps Us Rediscover Our Ancient Faith
When you use God to explain all the things that you can’t currently understand, then you are setting God up to be gone one day, when we do understand those things.