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The relationship between Buddhism, mindfulness and science

The late evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould coined the phrase “non-overlapping magisteria” in 1997 to convey the idea that science and religion essentially have nothing to say about each other; that religion can’t contribute to or detract from science and vice versa. Recent collaboration between psychologists and Buddhist monks, however, seem to indicate that Gould may have been wrong, and that perhaps religion can have something to say about science.
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Mobius Science Center opens in downtown Spokane

| Sep 6, 2012

Citizens in Spokane have been waiting decades for a full-scale science center, and the opening of the 26,000 square foot Mobius Science Center in the city’s core heralds the end of a long and bumpy road.
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Searching for life on Mars

| Aug 13, 2012

The successful landing of the one-ton automobile-sized Curiosity on Mars was a great testimony to American ingenuity and to the future of the NASA space program. It seemed more like Star Wars than NASA.
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Reading the Bible in today’s scientific society

| Jul 30, 2012

The critically-acclaimed movie "Memento" was unique in its depiction of anterograde amnesia, the inability to form new memories or to recall the recent past. In the flick, Leonard Shelby wrote notes to himself in order to function on a daily basis. The movie was also significant in portraying the problems of written communication.
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What’s the big deal about the Higgs?

| Jul 10, 2012

Ever since the 1960s, particle physicists have been searching for this tiny particle they called the Higgs. It’s named after Peter Higgs, one of a handful of scientists who proposed the theory to complete the standard model of particle physics.
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How will the world end?

| Jul 2, 2012

Will it be by fire? Asteroid impact? Nuclear holocaust? Global warming? Alien invasion?
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Proving the existence of God

| Jun 19, 2012

Anselm of Canterbury once set out to prove definitively that God exists. He became so obsessed that he had difficulty eating, sleeping and performing his duties to the church.
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Get your free universe, right here!

| May 29, 2012

As a young electrical engineer just out of school, I had a horrifying experience that will color my theology forever. I went to work for one of the largest electrical companies in the world.
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The end of science

| May 15, 2012

This story goes back to Albert Einstein in 1905, called Einstein’s miracle year. In just that one single year, Einstein published four papers, any one of which would have made the career of any other scientist.
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Request for dialog on religion and science

| May 1, 2012

Science and religion are two of the most important components of contemporary society. The Spokane area is no exception. 
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Finding the God spot

| Apr 27, 2012

A recent scientific study has shown that there's no God spot in your head. Oh my! Why would anyone think there would be such a thing?
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