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AAAS Recognizes Engagement Projects Connecting Scientific and Religious Communities
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AAAS Recognizes Engagement Projects Connecting Scientific and Religious Communities

Andrea Korte

In 2019, DoSER gave eighteen $1000 awards for ongoing or prospective science engagement efforts that focused on, or were inclusive…
Death in the 21st Century: What is Left Behind
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Death in the 21st Century: What is Left Behind

This 2020 AAAS Annual Meeting session explored topics including sustainable burial practices; social and legal dimensions of a digital “afterlife;”…
Science and Religion: The Draper-White Conflict Thesis
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Science and Religion: The Draper-White Conflict Thesis

In this short film, historians of science Dr. Lawrence Principe and Dr. Edward Davis examine the roots and social context…
Katharine Hayhoe Encourages Conversations to Build a Climate of Hope
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Katharine Hayhoe Encourages Conversations to Build a Climate of Hope

Andrea Korte

On December 17, 2019, AAAS DoSER hosted Dr. Hayhoe and Bishop Jefferts Schori for a discussion on climate change, environmental…
DoSER Supports Scientists Who Connect with Religious Communities
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DoSER Supports Scientists Who Connect with Religious Communities

Katherine Lee

Dr. Fatimah Jackson and Dr. Nalini Nadkarni foster science engagement with faith communities.
Closing the Weather Gap
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Closing the Weather Gap

This talk uses the "wealth gap," as a metaphor for the weather gap. He discusses how he has "weathered," the…
Is the Human Mind Predisposed to Religious Thought?
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Is the Human Mind Predisposed to Religious Thought?

Across cultures, the tenets of various religious beliefs reveal similarities and recurrent patterns. Why does this happen? In this film,…
Galaxy
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Humans in a Vast Universe: Astronomy and Cosmic Significance

In this film, Drs. Guy Consolmagno, Jennifer Wiseman, and David Charbonneau explore humanity’s connection with the universe, the expanding nature…
Math equations
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What Makes Evolution a Theory?

In this intriguing short film, Dr. Jeff Hardin discusses key ideas relating to the definition of scientific theory and what…
What Are Exoplanets and How Do We Find Them? 3
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What Are Exoplanets and How Do We Find Them?

In this short film, Dr. David Charbonneau explores what exoplanets are and describes how scientists determine the qualities of these…