Sacred Science Podcast
1) 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...Show More
2) 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...Show More
3) 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 b...Show More
4) When Do The Kids Go Back to School?: A Conversation with Emily Oster, PhD
The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced many people to the reality of constant decision-making: every action carries some amount of risk, and so must be weighed carefully. When it comes to parenting, tha...Show More
5) Understanding Deep Time: A Conversation with Briana Pobiner, PhD
Humans have a hard time with wrapping their heads around events from long ago. When it becomes increasingly difficult to comprehend time beyond a human lifespan or two, how can we gain an understandin...Show More
6) A Foot in Both Worlds: A Conversation with Elaine Howard Ecklund, PhD
What special role do those with a foot in both of those worlds have to play? How can we identify our vulnerabilities so that we can speak more clearly and honestly with one another? Elaine Howard Eckl...Show More
7) What We Know and What We Believe: A Conversation with Tania Lombrozo, PhD
What prompts us to believe something, whether that’s a religious credo, or a scientific explanation? Are those processes of belief the same or different when we think about religious or scientific ans...Show More
What We Know and What We Believe: A Conversation with Tania Lombrozo, PhD
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8) The Technological Golem: A Conversation with Rabbi Rachel Gurevitz
This week we spoke with Rachel Gurevitz, whose community, B'nei Shalom in Westborough, Massachusetts, was part of Sinai and Synapses' project Scientists in Synagogues. Topics included: When does a new...Show More
9) Being a Rabbi to Non-Jews: A Conversation with Rabbi Rachael Jackson
This week, we talked with Rabbi Rachael Jackson. She is uniquely well-situated to bring Jewish wisdom to science, and to break down some of the complex debates in science for the general population. H...Show More
10) Judaism, Physics and Biology on the Origins of Life: A Conversation with Dr. Jeremy England
As both an ordained Orthodox Rabbi and trained scientist, Dr. Jeremy England has a unique perspective on the human effort to make sense of the world, both through empirical and spiritual practices. Ho...Show More