‘I’ve always been fascinated with the unknown frontier: outer space, astronauts, black holes, planets and stars,’ Father Brown said.
Science
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Ethicist: Gene-editing human embryos ‘a train wreck of a thing to do’
Tomatoes and animals are one thing. Humans, though, are another.
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Should we be worried about A.I.? Theologians, philosophers and Catholic thinkers weigh in
As Facebook, Apple and Google pour billions into artificial intelligence, ethicists and moral philosophers are racing to keep up, and Catholic thinkers are looking ahead to the possible harms to humanity.
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March for Life in January will emphasize ‘pro-life is pro-science’
Next year’s March for Life plans to fortify its pro-life message with science that proves life begins at conception and with a specific focus on stem-cell research.
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Vatican Observatory preparing public stargazing tour
The Vatican Observatory plans on opening its unique space at the papal villa to the public starting in the summer 2019 with visits organized by the Vatican Museums.
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The otherworldly science fiction of China’s Cixin Liu
Cixin Liu’s “Remembrance of Earth’s Past” trilogy, a series of science-fiction novels first published in China a decade ago, has been called “the Chinese Star Wars.”
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Angelo Secchi, the Jesuit father of astrophysics
His was a life full of discovery, invention and public service.
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50 years after “Humanae Vitae,” we still buy into the myth of the self-made man
It is not simply children whom we seek to design but our own selves.
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Review: Science can be for girls, too
In a world where specialization paralyzes individuals from seeking knowledge in unfamiliar areas, Roma Agrawal reminds us that engineering is not beyond our grasp.
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Meet the Hawaiian women leading the fight against a $1.4 billion telescope on a sacred mountain
The Thirty Meter Telescope would cover six acres on Mauna Kea, one of the most sacred places in Hawaii, and women are leading the resistance.