Content on Scientists in Synagogues (Page 6)
Each of the congregations selected by Scientists in Synagogues agreed to create content such as blogposts, videos, and other resources surrounding Judaism and science. The topics they explore range from the neuroscience of free will to astrobiology to technology, and so here you will find all the content resources that have arisen out of this initiative.
Animal Perceptions: Talking Animals in the Tanakh
What impact might the talking animals in the Bible have had on how we view and treat our nonhuman “others”?
Animal Perceptions: From Sentience to Spirituality
We are gradually discovering that many aspects of mind thought to be exclusive to humans actually appear in animals too. What does that mean for us?
“Trauma” vs. “Crisis” – How Some Israelis are Managing
As we try to navigate these difficult times, a quote from Mr. Rogers may help: “If you can mention it, you can manage it.”
The Art of Daily Genetic Tikkun
Just as we work to maintain the daily essentials of our lives – our diet, our occupations, our home, our relationships – so do our bodies. Our organs have an amazing ability to continually repair themselves in the face of the daily onslaught of environmental impacts – daily genetic “tikkun,” or repair. However, this is bittersweetly balanced by how closely linked this process is to aging. The more frequently and intensively our body has to rebuild and replicate itself, the…
Borscht Belt on the Bimah: The Neuroscience of Comedy
Humor is an integral part of Jewish culture – but how does it actually work?
AI’s Inward- and Outward-Facing Problems
The hard question is the inward-facing one, of how artificial intelligence might influence Jewish life and thought.
What Is Artificial Intelligence? How Does It Work?
How do we communicate with machine learning, and how do we recognize its limitations?
Why Trust Science?
Public trust of science in America has hit major roadblocks in recent years. Is religious culture to blame?
The Intricacies of the Jewish Calendar
A calendar is so much more than a system of organizing days – it can define a people and their outlook on the universe.
Two Kinds of Darkness, Two Kinds of Light, Two Kinds of Torah
Sometimes Torah is a light powerful like the sun. But today, the light of Torah we need is more like the light of the moon.
Six Words for Life
As you walk forward into the new year of 5784, what six words will you speak on your journey?
What Is Awe?
In life, Yirah as Fear and Yirah as Wonder might feel like they are separate things. But they are, in fact, interconnected in the container that is Awe.