science
The (holy) ghost in the machine: Catholic thinkers tackle artificial intelligence
By Jack Jenkins — May 22, 2018
(RNS) — As artificial intelligence begins to influence our everyday lives, Catholic thinkers grapple with the moral questions posed by the rise of the machines.
Jesus Rode A Dinosaur: Conference looks at what churches tell teens about science
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 18, 2018
EDINA, Minn. (RNS) — A two-day conference started with a hunch — that youth pastors in America weren't ready to talk about faith and science with the students in their churches.
Kenneth Miller finds good news in evolution
By Yonat Shimron — April 19, 2018
(RNS) — In his new book, 'The Human Instinct,' the Brown University biologist seeks to counter the message that evolution is dreary, depressing and demoralizing.
The ’Splainer: Did a solar eclipse darken the skies during Jesus’ crucifixion?
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 18, 2017
(RNS) — 'From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over the whole land' as Jesus was crucified, according the Gospel of Matthew. Was it caused by a solar eclipse? 'Let us Splain ...
Signs and wonder: How people of different faiths view the total solar eclipse
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 18, 2017
(RNS) — On Monday, a solar eclipse will darken skies across the United States, crossing from coast to coast for the first time since 1918. Some people of faith see it as a sign warning of God's judgment on America; others, as cause to wonder at the glory of God in creation.
Vatican stargazers look for divine inspiration
By Josephine McKenna — May 24, 2017
(RNS) — 'The observatory exists to show the world that the Catholic Church supports science,' says Brother Guy Consolmagno, an astronomer from Detroit who is also the observatory’s director.
Pope urges scientists ‘never to fear truth’
By Josephine McKenna — May 12, 2017
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Francis sent a personal greeting to researchers discussing black holes, gravitational waves and assorted scientific questions at the Vatican Observatory.
Bill McKibben talks faith on his way to the Climate March
By Lauren Markoe — April 28, 2017
(RNS) "We are now large enough to spit in God's face," McKibben says of the human race. "And we are."
Pope Francis embraces technology in an unexpected TED Talk
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 25, 2017
(RNS) His virtual appearance at the conference makes Francis the first pope to give a TED Talk, and it highlights his willingness to reach beyond the Vatican walls and to embrace science and technology.
Einstein’s faith and ours
By David Dark — April 24, 2017
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) For those of us who imagine creative nonconformity is essential to the evolution of any and all souls, Einstein goes before us as a kind of saint, the geek boy who lived.
Thousands rally for truth, evidence-based policies at March for Science
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 22, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) Now that the president has appointed cabinet members who are openly hostile to science, scientists all over the world say they have no choice but to take action.
Why Native Americans do not separate religion from science
By Rosalyn R. LaPier — April 21, 2017
(The Conversation) For many Native Americans, myth and medicine, religion and science, are not viewed as separate, but are interwoven into the fabric of our lives.
Scientific inquiry should be an American value, too
By August Brunsman — April 20, 2017
(RNS) If we’re open to what science tells us, it can help us find common ground regardless of whatever religion we do or don’t practice. Science can bring us together.
Holocaust, climate change — when did we know, what did we do?
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 20, 2017
Climate change. Future generations will ask: When did we know? And what did we do about it?
Scientists ponder how to talk to the faithful about climate change
By Lauren Markoe — February 19, 2017
(RNS) 'My entreaty for scientists is to be able to speak publicly about why you care,' said the Rev. Fletcher Harper, executive director of GreenFaith.
