Are We Still Special If We Are Not Alone? - Science for Seminaries Resources

Are We Still Special If We Are Not Alone?

In this webinar for our Science Engagement in Rabbinic Training project, organized in collaboration with Sinai and Synapses, hosted by Clal – The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, MIT  astrophysicist and planetary scientist Sara Seager discusses possibilities for exploration of the night sky. What does the discovery of the possibly habitable exoplanets around Trappist-1 mean? What could we be seeing out there when we look at the night sky? And how might this change our idea of our existence in the grand scheme of things?

  • Course Categories: General Theology

  • Science Topics: Earth Science & Environment, Physics and Cosmos

  • Tags:
    astronomy, Exoplanets, science and religion, Science Engagement in Rabbinic Training, Trappist-1, physics and cosmos, jewish

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