How are new planets discovered? How are new planets quantified in terms of size, mass, density, material, temperature, etc.? In this short film, Dr. David Charbonneau provides an explanation for how inferences are made to determine planetary qualities, and how the use of innovative scientific methods in astronomy allows us
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What are exoplanets and how do we find them?
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To Be Human: Genetics, Origins, and Identity
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What does it mean to be human? We often strive to understand our uniqueness in this world by evaluating differences between ourselves and other living organisms. Instead, could it be more productive to observe the similarities that exist between species and understand who we are in light of common ancestry?
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The Workings of Science
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Discussions surrounding the various scientific disciplines don't often encompass aspects of faith. However, scientific inquiry is predicated on ideas of faith that the universe can, in fact, be understood. Can science answer all possible questions of the universe completely? There is a tendency to view questions about the universe with
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Science and the Soul Seminar
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“Maimonides says religious people who have no awareness of science — he talks about astronomy in particular — are like people walking around the palace of the king who can’t find the gate. You really need science to enter the gate.” —Howard Smith, senior astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center Dr.
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Are We Still Special If We Are Not Alone?
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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
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