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Why Science Would Never Prove That Life Is Like a Bowl of Cherries
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.
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.
Costly Truths and Valuable Deceptions: How Communication Evolves in a Rapidly Changing World
New ways of meeting and keeping in contact with each other, such as social media, present us with a whole new set of information on which we can base our judgments of others.
Connecting…
Where can technology and AI (artificial intelligence) can aid knowledge, and where it can harm human understanding?
Character Strengths, Judaism and the Science of Human Flourishing
What if we could use the principle of psychology not just to treat problems and shortcomings, but to reach our greatest potential?
Spirits in the Material World
If humans have learned over eons that intercessory prayer doesn’t “work”, why do we keep doing it?
Can Americans Learn to Grieve?
How can the workplace and our other social institutions help dispel the myth that everyone is just in it for themselves?
Does Science Need Its Own Rituals?
Does religion offer something special that science doesn’t?
Humans are Just Bigger Cats (or Smaller Elephants)
Every mammal, big or small, has the same number of heartbeats in its life. I wondered whether the same laws of “scaling” would apply to the Jewish community.
Where Does Trauma Reside?
What scientific and religious tools can we use to help us deal with trauma?
Want To Live Longer? Then Connect With Others.
Physically going to your mosque, temple, church, or place of worship continually predicts a longer life. Why would this be the case?