Amanda and Daniel are two average people living a moderately annoying life. Follow them as they journey through the day-to-day stories, finding the bits that are just a little too annoying to handle. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moderatelyannoyed/support
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Ever wonder why a scientist also chooses to be a Roman Catholic? Ever wonder why a scientist believes faith and reason are not in conflict but instead are intimately related? Did you know that science is really a subset of reason and that there are questions science cannot answer? The What's R Future podcast discusses these questions with Roman Catholic scientists. These scientists see great harmony between science and faith and are not afraid to discuss their research, their faith journey, ...
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Will AI Enhance the Totalitarian Behaviors of Humans
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This podcast examines whether artificial intelligence (AI) will amplify totalitarian tendencies in human societies through the philosophical lenses of Augusto Del Noce, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Pope Benedict XVI, and Václav Havel. The case for AI enhancing totalitarianism hinges on its alignment with instrumental rationality, which reduces human rea…
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This episode discusses the simulation hypothesis, which suggests that our reality could be a simulated environment created by an advanced civilization. We trace the historical and philosophical roots of this idea, from ancient Chinese and Greek philosophy to modern thinkers like Nick Bostrom and David Chalmers. Many influential technologists believ…
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"Ex Machina, Ex Cathedra: The Catholic Church's Role in Shaping the Future of AI"
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In this podcast script, I discuss the Catholic Church's role in shaping the future of artificial intelligence (AI). Of course I am optimistic about the gradual development of AI and its potential to benefit humanity. I discuss the importance of open-source AI platforms and diversity in AI development, aligning these principles with Catholic teachin…
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Catechizing For A Scientific Age: Will The Church Catch Up?
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This WhatsRFuture podcast episode is the second season. In this podcast we discuss the topics of faith, science, and technology from a Catholic perspective. Joining me are Rich Bonomo, the head of the SCS-Wisconsin chapter and Kate Bulinski, a paleontologist and practicing Catholic, from Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY. In this podcast, we …
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This WhatsRFuture podcast episode is a bit different than the ones in the past. Rich Bonomo, the first person interviewed on the WhatsRFuture podcast interviews Tim Carone, the podcast host. Rich talks to Tim about Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and how impactful AGI will be to the Church. 00:03:08 Introduction 00:8:45 Artificial Intelligenc…
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#7 - Geoffrey Woollard on the computation as a tool to understand causal process at the microscopic level, faith journey as a convert, and an interesting take on faith and reason.
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Today I interview Geoffrey Woollard who is at University of British Columbia (in Vancouver). We go deep into structure of biological molecules and how he uses computation as a tool to understand causal process at the microscopic level. We discuss his faith journey and then some interesting topics around faith and reason.…
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#6 - Peter Copeland on the Philosophy of Science, perennial themes in the philosophy of science in their contemporary guise, and intelligence.
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The podcast is an interview with Peter Copeland. Peter is a policy advisor to the Ontario Provincial government and a philosopher of science. Peter works as a writer and contributor to Catholic Conscience. He has developed the Philosophy of Science Series that addresses some of the perennial themes in the philosophy of science in their contemporary…
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#5 - Dr. Daniel Vanden Berk on quasars, suffering/evil, and the Catholic Church response to COVID-19
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Dr. Daniel Vanden Berk is professor at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe PA. Dan is an astrophysicist. He works on extragalactic astronomy and quasars, specifically in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and other satellite based data. We discuss his work and where he's going with it. We'll discuss his background in Catholicism and his faith journey. And w…
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#4 - Dr. Cara Westmark on her Amyloid Beta Protein research, the Catholic Church response to Covid-19, Faith, and Reason
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Dr. Cara Westmark is an Assistant Professor in the Dept of Neurology, at UW-Madison. She studies the amyloid beta protein precursor and amyloid beta in Alzheimer’s disease, Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome (FXS) and autism. We discuss her background and research as well as the response of the Catholic Church to COVID and the challenges Catholic sc…
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#3 - Chris Raub on Mechanobiology, Biomedical Optics, Faith, and Reason
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Dr. Chris Raub is in biomedical engineering at the Catholic University of America and a member of the Society of Catholic Scientists. He uses non-invasive novel imaging techniques to characterize the complex architectures in cells. Chris studies mechanobiology and tissues on a chip, which he will describe in detail. 00:01:43 - Introduction 00:05:32…
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#2 - Kate Bulinski on Paleontology, Faith, and Reason
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Dr. Kate Bulinski is a paleontologist at Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY and a member of the Society of Catholic Scientists. 00:02:07 - Introduction 00:06:20 - Paleontology 00:28:25 - How does Paleontology fit into the big picture? 00:36:25 - Kate's Faith Journey 00:43:02 - Laudato Si 01:00:05 - The Church and Gender 01:09:33 - Evolution an…
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#1 - Richard Bonomo on Nuclear Fusion, Faith, and Reason
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Richard Bonomo is a fusion researcher at the University of Wisconsin - Madison and a member of the Society of Catholic Scientists. 00:01:27 - Introduction 00:06:25 - Fusion 00:29:15 - How does Fusion fit into the big picture? 00:33:35 - Richard's Faith Journey 00:39:20 - Transubstantiation 00:49:45 - Challenge of Dealing With People Who Lead Others…
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"Cats" Ours & Others | Moderately Annoyed
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The episode where we talk about our cats and the other cats that we follow, as well as cat related topics. There will be tangents, there will be politics, and there will be course language. It is what it is. Come be moderately annoyed with us.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moderatelyannoyed/support…
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