Science and Spirituality for the Curious
Richard Randolph
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About This Podcast
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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Recent Episodes
S2E1 Ep 2.1: Understanding the Powers of the Universe, with Brian Swimme
Send a textIn this episode, Richard interviews Dr. Brian Swimme, a mathematical cosmologist and evolutionary philosopher, best known for articulating a “universe story” in collaboration with the late…
S1E19 Ep 1.19: What Sufism Can Teach the Rest of Us about Spirituality and the Divine
Send a textTo 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 a textIn 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 a textIn 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 Revolution. …
S1E16 Ep 1.16: Using AI in Faith Communities and in Spiritual Practices
Send a textIn this episode, Richard explores how Artificial Intelligence technology might be appropriately used within faith communities, as well as how individual persons might use the technology to…
S1E15 Ep 1.15: Understanding the War on Science
Send a textThis 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 a textThis 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 Theology…
S1E13 Ep 1.13: Will AI and Spirituality Co-Evolve?
Send a textSome 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 a textAlthough 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 would…
Ep 1.11: How Galileo, Darwin, and Scopes Were Hijacked by the Science–Spirituality Warfare Fallacy
Send a textIn 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 a textIn 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 that…
S1E9 Ep 1.9: Math’s Unique Contribution to Spirituality
Send a textSince 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, and…
S1E8 Ep 1.8: The Role of Ethics in the Science and Spirituality Relationship
Send a textRichard 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, Richard…
S1E7 Ep 1.7: How Science Can Deepen and Strengthen Spirituality and Faith
Send a textIn 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 a textIn 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 a textRobert 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, Santa…
S1E4 Ep 1.4: Genetics, CRISPR, Ethics, and Spirituality
Send a textIn this episode, Richard explores the ethical challenges and spiritual questions raised by the new CRISPR technology with Dr. Marnie Gelbart, who is Director of Programs at the Harvard…
S1E3 Ep 1.3: What Does Neuroscience Contribute to Our Understanding of the Human Soul?
Send a text Richard’s guest for this episode is Dr. Hermina Nedelescu, a neuroscientist at the Scripps Institute. Hermina is a third-generation scientist from Romania. Her current research focuses…
S1E2 Ep 1.2: Is Society Developing a Religious Faith in Science and Technology? UFOs as a Case Study
Send a textIn this episode, Richard talks with Ted Peters about UFOs as a cultural phenomenon. A Lutheran theologian, Ted Peters has been a central figure in the long-standing dialogue among…
S1E1 Ep 1.1: An Interview with Dr. Katy Hinman from the Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Send a textIn this episode, Richard interviewed Dr. Katy Hinman who is Director of the Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER) program at AAAS. Katy’s background uniquely qualifies her to…
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Science and Spirituality for the Curious has published 21 episodes since April 2025, covering topics in Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality.
Science and Spirituality for the Curious is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 36m.
