SinaiandSynapses

How do you analyze what's seemingly unanalyzable?https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/computer-program-measures-the-entropy-of-art/ …

Dr. Jonathan Weinkle is passionate about transforming medicine into a relational encounter. Rabbi Mitelman got to talk to him about his work and his book, "Healers Who Listen."http://sinaiandsynapses.org/multimedia-archive/going-from-patient-to-person/ …

A peek behind the curtain of how a lot of science actually moves forward.https://orbitermag.com/how-science-happens/ …

Let's be sure to use the language we should be using.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/opinion/exponential-language-math.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage …

For those who want to deepen their understanding of the interaction between religion and the environment, the @Center Center for Earth Ethics is running an incredible training.https://centerforearthethics.org/programs/eco-ministry/food/#.XH6gIP4SuGc.facebook …

Sinai and Synapses Fellow Brian Gallagher interviewed two philosophers of science to explore why we're so susceptible to believing things -- for better or for worse.http://nautil.us/issue/69/patterns/why-misinformation-is-about-who-you-trust-not-what-you-think …

Four of our most theologically-minded Sinai and Synapses Fellows -- Sarah Goss, Ruth Shaver, Ashlynn Stillwell and Laura Donnelly -- discuss the interaction of the Christian concept of...http://sinaiandsynapses.org/multimedia-archive/eating-the-fruit-of-wisdom-and-knowledge/ …

There's a reason the Golden Rule is the basis for basically every major religion -- and secular humanism, too.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/opinion/moderate-politics.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage …

Some thoughts about genetic engineering from a more evangelical perspective.https://biologos.org/articles/christian-wisdom-in-the-biotech-age …

Moralizing language is really powerful -- and is also probably overused and ultimately not hugely effective in creating change.http://nautil.us/blog/the-case-for-being-skeptical-of-moral-outrage …

Former Sinai and Synapses Fellow Connor Wood brings up a third (and often overlooked) aspect of the science / religion conversation: post-modernism.https://www.patheos.com/blogs/scienceonreligion/2019/02/religion-postmodernism-and-science-frenemies/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=share_bar#izuYVgBSJqLVE5mC.01 …

Framing disagreements on political topics as "wars" may serve to polarize opinion further.https://orbitermag.com/about-that-war-on-science/ …

Physicist Dr. Peter Saulson, a member of Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas and part of Sinai and Synapses' project Scientists in Synagogues, shares just how complex time can be, both scientifically and religiously.http://sinaiandsynapses.org/multimedia-archive/time-as-an-enigma-and-as-a-source-of-meaning/ …

Some of the science behind we have trouble with the science.http://nautil.us/issue/69/patterns/why-we-stink-at-tackling-climate-change …

Former Sinai and Synapses Fellow Connor Wood talks about the difference between the "transactional" and "transcendental" worlds, and how that helps us understand religion a little more deeply.https://esiculture.com/blog/2019/2/18/imagination-evolution-and-gods-you-cant-bargain-with# …

The public might need to be reminded how science actually gets done.https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/teach-science-process-over-findings/ …

A logical, rational approach to interpreting news can still leave us vulnerable to some particular biases, a new study finds.https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/liberals-and-conservatives-are-both-susceptible-to-fake-news-but-for-different-reasons/ …

If we zoom out to a higher vantage point, can we understand climate chance in a different way? Sinai and Synapses Fellows Adam Pryor, Adam Reynolds, Isaac Alderman and Sarah Goss explore this question as part of our Discussion Forum on "God's...http://sinaiandsynapses.org/multimedia-archive/thinking-ecologically-10000-years-down-the-road/ …