Content by 2017-2019 Sinai and Synapses Fellows (Page 6)
“Counter-Intuitive” Doesn’t Mean “Impossible”
Our lives as we know it are only possible because there is an invisible, counter-intuitive framework woven into the fabric of reality.
Scary AI Is More “Fantasia” Than “Terminator”
Aligning an AI’s behavior with our values and goals is no trivial task.
Seeing God in the Patterns — and Where the Patterns Break
As part of Sinai and Synapses’ series “More Light, Less Heat,” Rev. Dr. Ruth Shaver and Bill Richards discuss what inspires them to create and educate.
In The Image of God
Written into very rules that give us DNA is the capability to become aware of God’s existence.
Different Ideas of God, Same Questions
Rabbi Rachael Jackson and Rabbi Michal Loving discuss how can science and religion add up to a holistic human experience.
Science Doesn’t Compromise Religion — and Religion Doesn’t Compromise Science
Ian Binns, Ph.D. and Dr. Mark Bloom discuss how they came to hold a belief about science and religion being in dialogue rather than in opposition.
Why Be Jewish? Beauty, Questions, and Connections
In a day and age of functionality and productivity, where is the need for beauty or connection? And more importantly, how does Judaism fill that need?
Can We Study Religion Scientifically?
What can we learn about ourselves when we study religion scientifically?