Science and Spirituality for the Curious
Richard Randolph
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This the official podcast of the Science and Spirituality Institute. The focus is on relationships between the sciences and different spiritualities and faith traditions. We rely primarily upon the dialogue methodology for exploring these relationships.
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S2E5 Ep 2.5: Review of ‘The Story of Everything’ Film
Send us Fan MailThis episode features a panel discussion and review of the controversial new film, The Story of Everything. Philosopher of science Stephen Meyer is the screenwriter, and he draws…
S2E4 Ep 2.4: What Indigenous Traditions Can Teach Other Spiritualities
Send us Fan MailRichard Randolph has a fascinating discussion with John Grim, a historian of religions focusing on Indigenous Traditions. During their conversation, John shares his experiences…
S2E3 Ep 2.3: Can Science Explain the Resurrection? A Conversation with Robert Russell
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Richard examines one of the most profound questions in the Christian faith: Can science explain—or prove—the Resurrection? Drawing on conversation with…
S2E2 Ep 2.2: Exploring Ecology and Religion, with John Grimm
Send us Fan MailJohn Grimm, and his spouse Mary Evelyn Tucker, are co-founders of the Yale Forum on Ecology and Religion. Previously they also organized a series of conferences at Harvard…
S2E1 Ep 2.1: Understanding the Powers of the Universe, with Brian Swimme
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Richard interviews Dr. Brian Swimme, a mathematical cosmologist and evolutionary philosopher, best known for articulating a “universe story” in collaboration with the…
S1E19 Ep 1.19: What Sufism Can Teach the Rest of Us about Spirituality and the Divine
Send us Fan MailTo contribute to the SSI year-end challenge match campaign, click here: https://scienceandspirituality.org/giving-tuesday/ In this episode, Richard interviews Dr. Zeynep Kuleli, a…
S1E18 Ep 1.18: What Scientists, Christians, and Other Spiritualities can learn from Buddhism
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Richard Randolph has a far-ranging conversation on Buddhism, ecology, and Western science with Dr. Stephanie Kaza. Dr. Kaza is Professor Emerita at the University of…
S1E17 Ep 1.17: Is There Scientific Evidence for the Existence of a Creator God?
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Richard Randolph interviews Olivier Bonnassies, who along with Michel-Yves Bolloré, is co-author of the book, God, The Science, The Evidence, The Dawn of a…
S1E16 Ep 1.16: Using AI in Faith Communities and in Spiritual Practices
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Richard explores how Artificial Intelligence technology might be appropriately used within faith communities, as well as how individual persons might use the…
S1E15 Ep 1.15: Understanding the War on Science
Send us Fan MailThis episode examines the cultural warfare against science and scientists, with special attention to the severe reductions in federal funding for research proposed by the Trump…
S1E14 Ep 1.14: How God Loves, A Conversation with Thomas Oord
Send us Fan MailThis episode features a conversation with Thomas Oord, a leading Christian theologian in “Open and Relational Theology.” He is the Director of the Center for Open and Relational…
S1E13 Ep 1.13: Will AI and Spirituality Co-Evolve?
Send us Fan MailSome have argued that the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) represents a “fourth industrial revolution.” We still have much to learn about AI and the ultimate scope of its…
Ep 1.12: How Thinking about the Possibility of Extraterrestrials Deepened My Spirituality
Send us Fan MailAlthough we have not yet detected Extraterrestrial Intelligence (ETI), there’s a very strong probability that ETI does exist in the universe and that it may some day contact us. What…
Ep 1.11: How Galileo, Darwin, and Scopes Were Hijacked by the Science–Spirituality Warfare Fallacy
Send us Fan MailIn the late 1800s, two books were published in the United States, arguing that science and religion were locked in an inevitable zero-sum conflict that would only be resolved when one…
Ep 1.10: Is the Universe Fine Tuned by a Higher Power?
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we will explore an important question in scientific cosmology and spirituality: Our universe contains a number of physical constants woven into diverse equations…
S1E9 Ep 1.9: Math’s Unique Contribution to Spirituality
Send us Fan MailSince Ian Barbour’s pioneering work in the mid-1960s, there has been a lively dialogue between spirituality and many scientific disciplines, including physics, biology, neuroscience, …
S1E8 Ep 1.8: The Role of Ethics in the Science and Spirituality Relationship
Send us Fan MailRichard discusses the different ways ethics can inform the science and spirituality relationship. To lay the groundwork for his exploration of ethics in science and spirituality,…
S1E7 Ep 1.7: How Science Can Deepen and Strengthen Spirituality and Faith
Send us Fan MailIn this solo episode, Richard Randolph begins by acknowledging the disastrous misunderstanding prevalent in society that science and spirituality are somehow locked in a bitter…
S1E6 Ep 1.6: The Seven Essential Attributes of an Authentic Spirituality
Send us Fan MailIn this solo episode, Richard Randolph does a deep dive into our understanding of spirituality. He acknowledges that people have different spiritualities. Yet at the same time, he…
S1E5 Ep 1.5: An Interview with Dr. Robert J. Russell, Founder of the Center for Theology and the Natural Science (CTNS)
Send us Fan MailRobert J. Russell is a very unique individual and highly qualified in the area of science and spirituality. Now retired, he has a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California,…
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Science and Spirituality for the Curious has published 25 episodes since April 2025, covering topics in Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality.
Science and Spirituality for the Curious is currently active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 35m.
