Climate change. Genetic engineering. Truth and falsehood on social media. The psychology of how we flourish. For most Jews, we look to science for knowledge and wisdom on how to think and talk about these topics. But they also raise deep religious, ethical and philosophical questions, as well. Unfortunately, our political and cultural conversation pits ”science” against ”religion,” rather than trying to explore and integrate these human questions from multiple perspectives. ”Sacred Science,” hosted by Sinai and Synapses Founding Director Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman, talks with professors and rabbis, academics and practitioners, and scientists and religious thinkers to help us move beyond a simplistic and false ”either / or” dichotomy to go in depth on the biggest questions we face in this world -- personally, societally, and globally.
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Climate change. Genetic engineering. Truth and falsehood on social media. The psychology of how we flourish. For most Jews, we look to science for knowledge and wisdom on how to think and talk about these topics. But they also raise deep religious, ethical and philosophical questions, as well. Unfortunately, our political and cultural conversation pits ”science” against ”religion,” rather than trying to explore and integrate these human questions from multiple perspectives. ”Sacred Science,” hosted by Sinai and Synapses Founding Director Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman, talks with professors and rabbis, academics and practitioners, and scientists and religious thinkers to help us move beyond a simplistic and false ”either / or” dichotomy to go in depth on the biggest questions we face in this world -- personally, societally, and globally.
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December 12, 2022
Edge Cases of the Future: A Conversation with Samuel Arbesman, PhD
Many public misunderstandings of scientific knowledge stem from oversimplification. In a complicated world, how can we use complexity to help us understand facts, instead of making them more confusing? One way we try to anticipate the impact of facts is through examining edge cases. The “edge case,” in engineering, is an extreme example used to demonstrate something that could happen and is important to consider, though rare – for example, the various ethical quandaries a self-driving car might find itself in. And a surprising precedent for addressing edge cases comes in the form of the Torah, where ethical quandaries like the ox that gores continue to apply generation after generation. Dr. Arbesman shows how we can use this knowledge to balance our awe at future technologies with our concerns about their use. Dr. Samuel Arbesman is a complexity scientist, whose work focuses on the nature of scientific and technological change. He is currently Scientist in Residence at Lux Capital, a venture capital firm investing in emerging science and technology ventures. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Silicon Flatirons Center at the University of Colorado Boulder and Research Fellow at the Long Now Foundation. This episode was originally published as a video on February 21, 2021.
December 5, 2022
Far-Out Ideas: A Conversation with Ethan Siegel, PhD
Rabbi Mitelman and Dr. Ethan Siegel discuss the wonders of the universe, as well as how to share and talk about them with other people. This episode was originally published as a video on February 18, 2021.
November 15, 2022
How Conspiracy Thinking Starts: A Conversation with Michael Shermer, PhD
Though the new Presidential administration in America offers a possible return to normalcy, it’s clear that from the past four years, our sense of truth, and how to communicate with one another, may be forever changed. Conspiracy theorists, driven by inflammatory rhetoric online, have made their presence known in American politics, and we are now forced to try to understand their line of thinking. What emotions drive conspiracy thinking? What creates “filter bubbles” of people who believe this or that truth? Dr. Michael Shermer has long been searching for the roots of group thinking, and when it tips over into group delusion. With Rabbi Mitelman, he discusses how we can approach these viewpoints with understanding and compassion, without getting pulled in. This episode was originally published as a video on February 11, 2021.
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