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The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion

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A Cambridge-based interdisciplinary research institute improving public understanding of science and religion.

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We said goodbye (for now!) to the amazing Darla Keeter from the Baylor Medical Humanities program.

Darla, we’ll miss you so much. Don’t forgetβ€”you’ve always got a spot at Faraday. πŸ’«
@baylor.bsky.social

04.12.2025 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌟 It’s live!
Our @biggive.bsky.social funding page is now openβ€”and for one week only, every gift you make to support the Faraday Youth & Schools team will be doubled.
🎯 Help us reach our goal of £75,000.
πŸ—“οΈ Give by 9 December to double your impact.
faraday.institute/christmasbiggive

02.12.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ‰ Starting tomorrow!
Every gift to support our Youth & Schools team will be doubled for one week only!
#ChristmasChallenge #GivingTuesday @biggive.bsky.social

01.12.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ Now Launched: β€œAI for Humanity” Research Hub
πŸ“ The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion
πŸ—“οΈ November 27, 2025
-How does AI influence human development and relationality?
-What ethical and spiritual concerns does it raise?
Led by Graham Budd.
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/research/pro...

28.11.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’¬ β€œThe most informative session we’ve had this year.”
πŸ’¬ β€œInspiring children to explore further.”

That’s the power of our Youth & Schools work.
From 2–9 Dec, your support will go twice as far in the #BigGive! @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge
faraday.institute/christmasbiggive

27.11.2025 12:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How does AI shape children's lives? And what can the #Church do about it?
Join Prof. John Wyatt for Session 2 of #Technology for the #Marginalised:
Thu 27 Nov | 7.30–9pm | Online & Cambridge
Explore how #AI can both harm and help young people.
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/techno...

24.11.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This year we take part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge (2–9 December)! Become our supporter!
#GiftsThatGrow #SupportTheTeam

19.11.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our brilliant Faraday Institute studentsβ€”from the USA, Hong Kong & Switzerlandβ€”are wrapping up a rich semester exploring science, religion & medical humanities at Cambridge. Interdisciplinary, international, and deeply engaging. #FaradayInstitute #Cambridge #ScienceAndReligion

19.11.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🎁 14 days until the #BigGive!

We’re raising funds to help kids explore life’s big questionsβ€”about #science, #religion & #philosophyβ€”with curiosity and confidence.
Support our Youth & Schools team. 🌱
faraday.institute/christmasbig...
Let’s grow thoughtful leaders together.
#GiftsThatGrow

17.11.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why does the #universe exist? What is consciousness? Can #science answer the big questions?
Nov 21, 2025, for #God and Science: A #Seminar of Contemporary Viewpoints β€” free & open to the public.
πŸŽ₯ + exclusive doc preview
πŸ”— www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/god-an...
#GodAndScience #ScienceAndFaith

14.11.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ€– Robotics in Education & Healthcare
πŸ—“οΈ Nov 18 | πŸ• 1–2 PM (UK)
πŸ“ Shasha Suite, Westminster College + Online
🎀 With Dr Esyin Chew, Director @ EUREKA Robotics Centre, Cardiff Met.
Ethical AI in learning & care.
πŸ”— www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/dr-esy...
#Robotics #Education #Healthcare #WomenInSTEM #STEAM

06.11.2025 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 Seminar | Digital Accessibility & Faith
Join Prof. Jennifer George to learn how faith and tech shape our response to disability.
πŸ”—https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/prof-jennifer-george-technology-and-disability-inclusion-in-education/
#Accessibility #FaithAndTech #DisabilityJustice #HigherEd

21.10.2025 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌿 β€œNature-Based Solutions for Climate Change: Good Stewardship in the 21st Century”
Join Prof. Mike Morecroft (Natural England) on Oct 21, 1–2PM at Westminster College, Cambridge (and online).
πŸ”— www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/prof-m...
#ClimateAction #FaithAndScience

16.10.2025 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Natural Theology: A Reassessment
Join Prof. Andrew Loke
on Oct 7 (1–2pm BST), presenting a new case for the #Cosmological Argument and responding to critiques from #Hume, #Kant. Based on his Routledge book's
title.
πŸ“ Cambridge + Online

πŸ”— www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/prof-a...
#NaturalTheology

23.09.2025 10:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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S1 E12: Reflections on Science and Religion: Conflicting or Co-existing? With Professor Russell Cowburn Podcast Episode Β· Flourishing Together Β· 09/09/2025 Β· 15m

🎧 New episode of Flourishing Together πŸŽ™οΈ
Prof. Russell Cowburn (Cambridge physicist & Canon Scientist @ St Albans) joins Ryan to explore:
Science & Religion: Conflicting or Co-existing?
πŸ”— podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

#ScienceAndReligion #RussellCowburn #FaradayInstitute

18.09.2025 08:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 This is CRAZY. We’ve published 485 videos in 3 monthsβ€”seminars, lectures & courses on science + religion. 1,600+ watch hours in 28 days. Catch up nowβ€”20 years of content going live fast.

πŸ“Ί youtube.com/@FaradayInst...
#ScienceAndReligion #AcademicYouTube #CambridgeUniversity

02.09.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Technology for the Marginalised | Faraday

"Better" tech β€” but better for whom?
Most #technology is shaped by the priorities of the powerful β€” not widows, orphans, immigrants, or the poor. How can the #church respond?

πŸ“… 5-session #course | #Online + #Cambridge
Starts 23 Oct 2025 | 7.30–9pm UK
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/techno...

14.08.2025 09:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A young woman does a scientific experiment when she sets a fire in her palm but it is not hurting her, it is only for a show.

A young woman does a scientific experiment when she sets a fire in her palm but it is not hurting her, it is only for a show.

Lizzie Henderson shows how science and faith can spark brilliant conversationsβ€”sometimes with actual flames involved. πŸ”₯ #ScienceAndFaith #STEMEducation
Watch the video at:
www.instagram.com/reel/DNQXYmZ...

12.08.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ–ΌοΈβš–οΈ β€œIs the value of art in the process or the result?”
At last year’s Summer Course, Dr Mike Brownnutt posed this to our art, theology, and science panel.

What do you think?
πŸ‘‡ Share your thoughts in the comments!

#ArtAndTheology #ScienceAndReligion #CreativeProcess #FaithAndImagination

26.06.2025 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ₯ Can #religion claim a role in the rise of modern #science?
Prof. Peter Harrison dives deep in this sharp 2019 Summer Course lecture.

πŸ“‘ Join the 2025 #Summer #Course #online – all the insights, none of the dessert.
πŸŽ“ Watch now: www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/scienc...

26.06.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What can religion learn from art? Prof. Judith Wolfe explores how C.S. Lewis used sci-fi to rethink technology, imagination, and faith. Can art help us read doctrine differently? πŸ§ πŸ“–βœ¨ #CSLewis #JudithWolfe #FaithAndImagination
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/scienc...

24.06.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What do art galleries and science museums have in common? πŸŽ¨πŸ”¬
Prof. Charlotte Sleigh reflects on this surprising connection during a panel on the arts at the Faraday Summer Course 2024.
#FaradaySummerCourse #ArtAndScience #ScienceAndCulture
Book your place at www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/scienc...

17.06.2025 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us on 8 November 2025 at Westminster College, Cambridge & online for Neurodiversity and the Church. Inclusive theology, practical strategies, & community. #Neurodiversity #Inclusion #Faith #ChurchLife
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/neurod...

12.06.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What’s the feeling of the Faraday Summer Course? πŸŒžπŸ“š
A moment from our 2024 panel on philosophy πŸ§ πŸ’¬ with Dr Pui Him Ip & Dr Tim Howles, reflecting on where disability fits in scientific & theological understandings of life. β™ΏπŸ”¬βœοΈ

#FaradaySummerCourse #FaithAndScience #DisabilityTheology #shorts

09.06.2025 10:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£ Last Call to Register – In Person!
β€œ#Science, #Religion, and #Justice”, a compelling one-week #Summer Course hosted by The Faraday Institute.

Monday 30th June – Friday 4th July, 2025
Location: Lucy Cavendish College, #Cambridge

πŸ”— Register now www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/scienc...

29.05.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re living through a genetic revolution. On June 3 at 1PM, Dr Chris Wild will explore how Christian values can help us navigate its ethical challenges.

πŸ“ Join in person at Westminster College or online
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/prof-c...

#ScienceAndFaith #Bioethics #ChristianEthics #Cambridge

27.05.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Prof. Bob White – Volcanoes: Reflections of Heaven or Hell? | Faraday

Register at: www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/prof-b...

19.05.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“… Tomorrow at 1PM
πŸŒ‹ β€œVolcanoes: Reflections of Heaven or Hell?”
with Prof. Bob White FRS
Join in person at Westminster College or online.
Don’t miss this engaging look at #volcanoes, paradise, #disaster, and the language we use to describe them.

#seminar #ScienceAndFaith #FaithAndNature #cambridge

19.05.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Prof. Ard Louis – Evolution, Algorithms, and Convergence | Faraday

Public #Lecture – Prof. Ard Louis
πŸ“ Emmanuel College, Cambridge | πŸ—“ 15 May 2025 | ⏰ 6–7pm
What does #convergence in #evolution tell us about the deep structures of #biology and the nature of #reality itself?

Register at www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/prof-a...
#cambridge #academic #discussion

13.05.2025 09:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ₯ Now Available: A Glimpse into Past Faraday Summer Courses

✨ Could a #Robot Ever Have Real #Human #Identity?

πŸ§ͺ The Role of Religion in the Rise of #Modern #Science

🌍 Science and #Religion through a #Colonial Lens

Explore and register here: www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/scienc...
#faradayinstitute

12.05.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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