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The Veritas Forum
At the Veritas Forum, we believe we were made to seek truth and be changed by it. We are a community of students, faculty, campus ministers, and more, who are pursuing a vision of the university that seeks and stewards truth and invites people of all backgrounds to explore the ideas that shape our lives. Since 1992, we’ve shared lectures and conversations with a firm belief that generous dialogue is essential for universities and the Christian faith alike. In this podcast, we're pulling from…
Episodes
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Cosmic Chemistry: Do Science and God Mix? | Beyond the Forum edition
This program was recorded at a Veritas Forum event on Claremont in 2019. The original title was "Cosmic Chemistry: Do Science and God Mix?" and featured John…
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Math for Everyone | Francis Su
This talk is Francis Su's final speech as the president of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). If you liked this episode, be sure to rate, review…
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Can Robots Become Human? | Rosalind Picard
This program was recorded at a Veritas Forum event on Brown in 2017. The original title was "What does it mean to be human?" and featured Rosalind Picard and…
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Breaking the Stigma: An Interfaith Conversation on Medicine and Mental Health | Kinghorn & Awaad
Rania Awaad is a a Clinical Associate Professor in the Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and pursues her clinical practice through the…
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God = ? | NYU Questions World-class Philosopher Alvin Plantinga on Science & Religion
Yale Philosopher Daniel Greco asks Notre Dame Philosopher Dr. Alvin Plantinga questions regarding science, faith, and philosophy. This episode features a 2013…
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On Bones and Genomes: What Can Science Tell Us About Being Human?
Praveen Sethupathy is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Cornell University, where he directs a research laboratory focused on human…
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AI and the Soul of Medicine
Dr. Eric Topol (Scripps Research), Dr. Rosalind Picard (MIT Media Lab), and Dr. Jon Tilburt (Mayo Clinic) in conversation with moderator Caroline Chen…
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The Role of the Arts in a Post-Pandemic World | Christina Soriano & David Hagy
Christina Tsoules Soriano | Associate Provost for the Arts and Interdisciplinary Initiatives at Wake Forest University and an associate professor of dance…
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Mental Health, Pandemic, and Faith | Dr. Kinghorn & Dr. Choukas-Bradley
A discussion between University of Delaware's Dr. Sophia Choukas-Bradley (Assistant Professor of Psychology) and Duke’s Dr. Warren Kinghorn (Esther…
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Resisting Bias & Reshaping Institutions | David French & Justin Giboney
Resisting Bias & Reshaping Institutions: A conversation about advancing racial justice in religious institutions, government, and higher education. A…
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Can We Be Scientific and Spiritual? | Michael Hecht & Praveen Sethupathy
Dr. Michael Hecht, Professor of Chemistry, Princeton University, and Dr. Praveen Sethupathy, Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University…
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Finding a Common Story? An Anthropologist and a Biologist Discuss
A conversation about human origins, evolution, and what's at stake followed by a Q&A with Dr. Pam Ashmore (UTC Anthropology) and Dr. Josh Swamidass (Washington…
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Is Beauty A Guide to Truth? A Physicist and a Philosopher discuss some Big Questions
Beauty inspires humans to great feats of imagination and discovery. Can beauty also help us find truth about the world and ourselves? Might beauty contribute…
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Liberal Arts Education: What’s The Point? | Dr. Robert George and Dr. Cornel West
Dr. Cornel West (Harvard Divinity School) and Dr. Robert George (Princeton University) discuss the value of a liberal arts education at the Veritas Forum at…
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God, Math, and the Multiverse | Satyan Devadoss
What does math have to do with the multiverse? Is our sense of design an anthropic accident, out of the same multiverse as in Dr. Stephen Hawking’s…
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Should Science & Religion Mix? | Harvard Medical School
Dr. Tia Powell, Dr. Tyler VanderWeele, Dr. Richard Sloan, and Dr. Lydia Dugdale all discuss the power and peril of mixing religion and medicine at The Harvard…
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Audacious Love: How Daryl Davis Convinced 200 Racists to Leave the KKK
Daryl Davis is a Black blues musician who builds friendships with members of white supremacy organizations. Through these relationships, he has helped convince…
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Can Truth and Tolerance Coexist? | Miroslav Volf
A dialogue between Dr. Miroslav Volf of Yale University and Dr. Vijay Pendakur of Cornell University discussing truth, tolerance, and safe spaces. From the…
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Mental Health, Human Flourishing, and Religion | Beyond the Forum Edition
Dr. Curt Thompson, a board certified Psychiatrist and Neurologist, discusses the power of the narrative we tell ourselves and how it affects us throughout our…
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What Big Questions Can We Be Asking? | Beyond the Forum Edition
From the archives, we bring you our first ever Virtual Veritas Forum. We hear from a panel that includes Lydia Dugdale, MD and Director of Columbia Center for…
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Living and Dying in the Time of Covid | Lydia Dugdale
Lydia Dugdale, MD, MAR is the Silberberg Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics in the Department of Medicine…
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God's Undertaker: Has Science and Philosophy Buried God | John Lennox
John Lennox, Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University, is an internationally renowned speaker on the interface of science, philosophy and religion. In a…
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Why Science and Faith Need Each Other: Eight Shared Values that Move Us Beyond Fear | Elaine Ecklund
From the Veritas Forum at Arizona State comes a series titled Pursuing Science and Christian Faith for Human Flourishing. Professor Elaine Howard Ecklund from…
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Cancelled: Redeeming Public Virtue in a Cancel Culture Age
A Conversation about Forgiveness and the Ethics of Cancel Culture hosted by the Veritas Forum at Harvard University. • Speakers: Christine Emba, Columnist…
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Science, Ignorance, and the Pursuit of Meaning | Satyan Devadoss & Stuart Firestein
Dr. Satyan Devadoss, Professor of Mathematics at the University of San Diego, and Stuart Firestein, Professor of Neurobiology at Columbia University, discuss…
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Wholeness Beyond What Fractures: Inner Wholeness Beyond Isolation, Shame, and Despair
Dr. Curt Thompson is a psychiatrist and the author of Anatomy of the Soul and The Soul of Shame. He is also the founder of Being Known, which develops teaching…
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Should Some Books Not Be Read? | Dhananjay Jagannathan & Tara Isabella Burton
The Veritas Forum at Columbia presents a discussion on the moral power of literature. A conversation between Columbia Philosophy Professor Dr. Dhananjay…
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Mathematics for Human Flourishing | Francis Su & Mia Chung-Yee
For many people, math is cold and lifeless, a bunch of rules to follow - a way to separate people rather than a way to bring them together. It’s no…
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The Pursuit of Wholeness: Perspectives on God, Self, and Mental Health
Perspectives on mental health and existing as a whole person from Dr. David Carreon of Stanford and Dr. John Sommers-Flanagan of the University of Montana…
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Are We Better Off Divided? | David French & Angela Simms
In the aftermath of a contentious election season, we may find ourselves questioning the future of a nation that seems irreparably divided. We may ask…
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Music Making as a Picture of Human Flourishing | Mia Chung-Yee
Octet Collaborative’s founder and board chair Mia Chung-Yee, an accomplished concert pianist and professor of musical studies, spoke to students at Cal…
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Shame & Spirituality: Living as a Whole Person in a Disembodied World | Curt Thompson
Psychiatrist Curt Thompson, M.D. addresses the role of shame in our mental and spiritual lives. Presented by the Veritas Forum at Harvard University on…
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Human Identity and the Meaning of Artificial Intelligence | Joshua Swamidass
A Conversation with a Secular Humanist, Jurist and Law Professor, Ryan Calo, and a Christian, Scientist and Bioengineer Professor, Josh Swamidass, about the…
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The Origin of Humanity: Adam, Eve, and Evolution | Josh Swamidass & Nathan Lents
In this discussion between Christian and Atheist scientists, Dr. Josh Swamidass and Dr. Nathan Lents, they explore the building blocks of life, behavior, our…
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Truth and Science | A Christian, Muslim, and Atheist Discuss
In this episode we hear from three different world views including a Christian (Kirk Durston), a Muslim (Imam Hosam Helal), and an Atheist (Matt Monrose) as…
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Losing Hope? A Discussion on God & the Reality of Suffering | Alister McGrath & Alan Lightman
Dr. Alan Lightman, Author and MIT Professor and Physicist, and Dr. Alister McGrath, Oxford Professor of Science and Religion, explore questions of suffering…
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The Lost Art of Dying | Dr. Lydia Dugdale
Lydia Dugdale — Medical Doctor, Physician, and Ethicist at Columbia University — discusses The Lost Art of Dying in this interview conducted by USC…
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Politics, Science (&) Faith in the Era of Covid-19
A discussion about the history underlying mistrust of medical science, the development of the COVID-19 vaccines, and faith-informed responses to the pandemic…
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Cosmic Chemistry: Do Science and God Mix? | Dr. John Lennox
Oxford Professor Emeritus John Lennox, Mathematician and Philosopher of Science presents his reasoning for the link between science and belief in God…
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Why Tolerance is Not Enough: Myths About Pluralism | Diana Eck & Vinoth Ramachandra
The project of pluralism promises inclusiveness, tolerance, and peace, but it rarely satisfies. At a Veritas Forum from Harvard, Diana Eck (Harvard) and Vinoth…
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Designing Your Life Worth Living | Dave Evans
Dave Evans teaches “Designing Your Life” – Stanford University’s most popular class. He is an entrepreneur who led the design of…
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Disenchanted? A Pastor & a Born-Again Pagan Discuss | Tim Keller & Anthony Kronman
Pastor, author, and public intellectual Tim Keller is in conversation with Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School and born-again pagan, Anthony Kronman…
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The Accidental Academic | Dr. Cullen Buie
MIT Professor of Mechanical Engineering Cullen Buie discusses his journey through science, God and making a name for himself at The Veritas Forum at Caltech…
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Beauty of Mathematics | Satyan Devadoss & Lauren Spohn
Mathematician and University of San Diego professor Satyan Devadoss is interviewed by Oxford graduate student Lauren Spohn. A discussion about the beauty and…
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Did Science Kill God? | John Lennox
In this episode we hear from mathematician, philosopher, and theologian, Dr. John Lennox. In a discussion titled “Did Science Kill God?” Lennox…
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Is Belief In God Irrational? | Meghan Sullivan
Meghan Sullivan is Professor of Philosophy and the Rev. John A O’Brien Collegiate Chair at the University of Notre Dame. In this lecture she discusses…
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What is the Hope for Humanity? | N.T. Wright & Peter Thiel
Every generation must be challenged to assess whether its assumptions about God must be reexamined. Join N.T. Wright, Peter Thiel, and moderator Ross Douthat…
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Is Christianity Divisive? | Tim Keller
Some say that claiming to know God or truth is too exclusive in a pluralistic society and too divisive in a free democratic one. People who hold such exclusive…
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Should We Love Our Enemies? | Arthur Brooks
What power do everyday citizens have to bridge divides and overcome differences? Is it possible to love those who we see as "enemies" and if so, how? This…
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Under God: The Role of Religion in Public Life | Beth Elshtain & Michael Sandel
University of Chicago professor Jean Bethke Elshtain and Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel discuss the role of religion in public life. Does religion deserve…
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Our Culture of Distrust: How to Bridge the Left/Right & Religious/ Secular Divides
Jonathan Haidt is an NYU professor of Moral Psychology & author of Coddling of the American Mind, and John Inazu is a Washington University Professor of Law &…
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Political Visions and Illusions | David Koyzis & Erin Dienst
A conversation with Political Scientist, Author, and Professor, David Koyzis, interviewed by Erin Dienst of The Veritas Forum. A discussion about political…
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Pluralism in a Polarized Age: Navigating Our Deepest Differences Together | John Inazu & Eboo Patel
A conversation between John Inazu (Washington University in St. Louis) and Eboo Patel (Interfaith Youth Core), moderated by Chiara Cordelli (University of…
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Are We As Honest As We Think We Are? | Christian Miller
After years of researching hundreds of psychological studies that put people’s character to the test, philosopher Christian Miller (Wake Forest) has…
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The Language of God | Francis Collins
In this episode we hear from the physician-geneticist who led the human genome project, Dr. Francis Collins. This evening, September 24th at 7pm Eastern, Dr…
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Lost Art Of Dying | Lydia Dugdale
A faculty conversation with Dr. Lydia Dugdale, a physician and ethicist at Columbia Medical School who’s been on the front lines caring for COVID-19…
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Audacious Love: How Daryl Davis Convinced 200 Racists to Leave the KKK
Daryl Davis is a Black blues musician who builds friendships with members of white supremacy organizations. Through these relationships, he has helped convince…
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Considering Career in COVID-19 | Andy Chan & Michael Sloan
Andy Chan (VP for Innovation and Career Development) and Dr. Michael Sloan (Associate Professor of Classical Languages), both professors at Wake Forest…
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Resilience And Grit During COVID-19 | Lt. Gen. Larry D. James & Dr. Carol Geffner
The Veritas Forum at USC presents Lt. Gen. Larry James of NASA's JPL and Carol Geffner of USC. Learn from these two lifelong practitioners and proven leaders…
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Why We Need Christians in Science | David Lahti
Evolutionary Biologist David Lahti talks about the need to have Christian thinkers in the sciences in an Augustine Collective 2020 Keynote. • Please like…