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Medical Ethics and New Technology: We Can Do It – But Should We?
How can we bring wisdom from our cultural, civic and religious surroundings to bear on how we use genetic biotechnology?
ChatGPT Isn’t Good at Arguments. Can We Humans Do Better?
There’s a preference in ChatGPT for finding commonality and agreement – sometimes at the expense of actual argumentation.
Hanukkah Isn’t Just About Being Different
The real challenge — for both the Jews in the 160s BCE and those of us living today — centers on how we integrate the universal and the particular.
In (Cosmic) Light of Chanukkah
On Chanukkah, we are all challenged not to take the many hours of darkness each day at face value.
How Science Changes the Way We Think, According to Ten Leading Scientists
A group of prominent scientists, including alumni of the Sinai and Synapses Fellowship, shares how research has changed them.
What Does “Eternal” Mean?
God’s view of time could be stranger and more complex than either Newton or Augustine thought.
Did Esau Fail the Marshmallow Experiment?
Impulsiveness is easier to understand when there are no guarantees.
Let There Be Light: Laser Weapons, Jammers, and 21st Century Ethical Implications
When are we shaped by our texts and creations, and when do they shape us?
The Size, Age, and Origin of the Universe: Modern Scientific and Jewish Mystical Views
The great questions of origin and scope are hallmarks of both faith and science. But only faith can contemplate purpose.
Face Fear by Embracing Awe
If we think that awe stems from a vastness, then we start to see ourselves less as the center, but as a spoke from it.
Is AI Your Friend Or Your Foe?
Dr. Julia Stoyanovich asks: what happens when AI leaves our computers and digital devices, and plays a role in our everyday decisions?
Genesis Is Not A Science Textbook
We should read the opening verses of Genesis as poetry, not science.