Science Episodes

Jan. 9, 2025

The Error of Beginnings and the Beginning of Errors: Creation and the…

Professor William Carroll explores the philosophical and theological implications of cosmological claims about the beginning of the universe, emphasizing the distinction between creation and scientific explanations and cautioning against the "error...

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Jan. 8, 2025

The Christian Faith and Modern Science: Understanding and Correcting …

Professor Christopher Baglow critiques the conflict model of science and religion, tracing its origins to the late 19th century and arguing that the Catholic intellectual tradition offers a more harmonious approach by keeping faith and reason toget...

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Dec. 16, 2024

Aristotelian Philosophy and the Quantum Revolution | Prof. Robert Koo…

This lecture was given on October 9th, 2024, at Universidad Panamericana Campus Mixcoac.

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Dec. 5, 2024

What Does "Creation" Really Mean? w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Dr. Wil…

What does it really mean to say the world is "created," according to St. Thomas Aquinas? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. for an off-campus conversation with Dr. William Carroll about what "creation" really means!

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Nov. 5, 2024

Helping Patients Who Are Dying or Helping Patients to Die? | Prof. Fa…

This lecture was given on November 13th, 2023, at East Carolina University.

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Oct. 11, 2024

Light in Biology: A Molecular Perspective | Prof. Matthew Wohlever

This lecture was presented on July 20th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a professional conference called "Lumen Mundi: The Nature of Light and Its Effects in Nature".

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Oct. 9, 2024

On the History and Philosophy of Light | Prof. Richard F. Hassing

This lecture was presented on July 18th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a professional conference called "Lumen Mundi: The Nature of Light and Its Effects in Nature". This lecture includes a special hand-out, linked in the description.

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Oct. 8, 2024

Light and Life: Cellular Responses to Light | Prof. Keith Kozminski

This lecture was presented on July 20th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a professional conference called "Lumen Mundi: The Nature of Light and Its Effects in Nature".

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Oct. 7, 2024

The Ontological Status of Light and Color in St. Thomas Aquinas | Pro…

This lecture was presented on July 18th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a professional conference called "Lumen Mundi: The Nature of Light and Its Effects in Nature".

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Sept. 27, 2024

Where Does Electromagnetic Radiation Fit in a Thomistic View of Natur…

This lecture was presented on July 19th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a professional conference called "Lumen Mundi: The Nature of Light and Its Effects in Nature". This publication was made possible through the support of Grant 63391 from the John Templeton Foundation.

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Sept. 23, 2024

The Sun as a Universal Cause in Aristotelian-Thomistic Tradition | Pr…

This lecture was presented on July 20th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a professional conference called "Lumen Mundi: The Nature of Light and Its Effects in Nature".

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