Beyond the Forum

As our team works on Season Three, here’s some of the original content that inspired our second season on Science and God. This Veritas Forum with John Lennox — the guest for our episode “How to think like a mathematician—about God” — was hosted by students at Claremont College in October 2019 under the title: “Cosmic Chemistry: Do Science and God Mix?”

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This season, we’ve talked with people at the intersection of science and God — scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and a historian of science — all of whom are Christians. For them, they see no fundamental conflict between their faith in God and their faith in science. But what about you? Are you skeptical? For our final episode, we talk with Dr. Praveen Sethupathy, a genomics researcher and professor at Cornell University, about his journey to Christianity. Praveen’s interest in Christianity grew as he was developing his skills as a scientist — and he used those skills to approach the Christian faith. Listen to learn how you can reason through what you believe — and why — and what to do when you find yourself with gaps of knowledge in front of and behind you.

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A recent survey from Pew suggests that 59% of Americans perceive science and religion as “often in conflict.” But, our second season guests have all seen their Christian faith and scientific pursuits work together. In this episode, we try to get to the bottom of this perceived conflict between science and God with our guest, Dr. Ted Davis, a historian of science and religion. Listen to hear how this perceived conflict began and how you can think about the compatibility of science and God going forward.

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Do you have to follow your passion to have a meaningful career? What if you don’t have a clear direction in mind — or a detailed five-year plan? We talk about finding and pursuing your vocation with MIT researcher and entrepreneur Dr. Cullen Buie. After a chance conversation right out of high school introduced him to engineering, Cullen has asked one key question in his professional journey: “What do I have to lose?” Hear how this question has guided Cullen along his career path and learn how you can apply it to your own life in this week’s episode.

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Should we be worried about robots taking over the world? Dr. Rosalind Picard, an A.I. researcher at MIT, says no. But, there are real things to consider about our relationship with technology. We talk with Dr. Picard about the past, present, and future of machine learning and artificial intelligence and hear how her current work is literally saving lives.

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Does everyone have faith? Dr. John Lennox, theologian and mathematician at Oxford University, thinks so. Join us as we talk with Dr. Lennox about the pursuit of evidence, the nature of God, and the importance of fostering communication across differences.

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Math can often lead to frustration, confusion, and irritation — but might it also lead us to virtue? Join us as we talk with Harvey Mudd professor and author of “Mathematics for Human Flourishing,” Dr. Francis Su. In our interviews with Francis and his friend (and fellow math-explorer) Christopher Jackson, learn how doing math makes us more human and allows us to grow in the virtues of discernment, persistence, and hope.

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The first episode of season two comes out Thursday, December 9th. Join us for our second season on Science and God with our six guests: mathematician Dr. Francis Su, A.I. researcher Dr. Rosalind Picard, MIT engineering professor Dr. Cullen Buie, historian Dr. Ted Davis, genomics research Dr. Praveen Sethupathy, and Oxford professor and author Dr. John Lennox.

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We are so excited for our second season! Our first episode drops on Thursday, December 2nd. This season, we’ll be hearing from six speakers on the relationship between science and religion. Our guests: mathematician Dr. Francis Su, A.I. researcher Dr. Rosalind Picard, MIT engineering professor Dr. Cullen Buie, historian Dr. Ted Davis, genomics research Dr. Praveen Sethupathy, and Oxford professor and author Dr. John Lennox.

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Thank you for all your feedback on season one! We loved reading your reviews, emails, and social media posts so much that we wanted to give you another way to let us know what you thought: voicemail! As we work on season two, give us a call at (617) 468-8328‬ and leave us a message. We’ll share our favorite messages in our next interlude in a few weeks. Thanks for your support!