Science & Tech Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/science-tech/ Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 19:19:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Science & Tech Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/science-tech/ 32 32 Carlos Whittaker spent seven weeks screen-free. Here’s how his idea of God changed. https://religionnews.com/2024/08/23/carlos-whittaker-spent-seven-screen-free-weeks-with-monks-and-amish-farmers-for-his-new-book/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/23/carlos-whittaker-spent-seven-screen-free-weeks-with-monks-and-amish-farmers-for-his-new-book/#respond Fri, 23 Aug 2024 19:15:33 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4163342 (RNS) — The former worship pastor emphasizes that ‘Reconnected’ isn’t another book about why phones are bad. Instead, it’s about the beautiful things on the other side of the phone.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/23/carlos-whittaker-spent-seven-screen-free-weeks-with-monks-and-amish-farmers-for-his-new-book/feed/ 0 Faith leaders meet at White House for climate goals https://religionnews.com/2024/08/14/faith-leaders-meet-at-white-house-for-climate-clean-energy-and-environmental-justice/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/14/faith-leaders-meet-at-white-house-for-climate-clean-energy-and-environmental-justice/#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2024 21:49:56 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4162054 (RNS) — One of the meeting's top priorities was to explain how faith communities can better use federal funds for clean energy initiatives. 

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/14/faith-leaders-meet-at-white-house-for-climate-clean-energy-and-environmental-justice/feed/ 0 How a Texas congregation is supporting its members on the space station https://religionnews.com/2024/08/07/one-church-two-astronauts-how-a-texas-congregation-is-supporting-its-members-on-the-space-station/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/07/one-church-two-astronauts-how-a-texas-congregation-is-supporting-its-members-on-the-space-station/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:10:45 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4161128&preview=true&preview_id=4161128 (AP) — NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Tracy Dyson are both members of Houston-area Providence Baptist Church. They are also both astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Here's how the church and their congregants continue to worship, even from outer space.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/07/one-church-two-astronauts-how-a-texas-congregation-is-supporting-its-members-on-the-space-station/feed/ 0 Meet Cathy, the new AI chatbot and Episcopal Church expert https://religionnews.com/2024/08/06/meet-cathy-the-new-ai-chatbot-and-episcopal-church-expert/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/06/meet-cathy-the-new-ai-chatbot-and-episcopal-church-expert/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:58:45 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4160729 (RNS) — Unlike many of her religious AI predecessors, Cathy isn’t posing as a pastor or guru but a virtual guide.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/06/meet-cathy-the-new-ai-chatbot-and-episcopal-church-expert/feed/ 0 Episcopal presiding bishop-elect plans simpler installation, citing ‘carbon footprint’ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/episcopal-presiding-bishop-elect-plans-simpler-installation-citing-carbon-footprint/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/episcopal-presiding-bishop-elect-plans-simpler-installation-citing-carbon-footprint/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 18:08:56 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155732 (RNS) — ‘With a simple service at the Church Center that will include everyone via livestream, we can care for God’s creation by reducing our collective carbon footprint,’ Bishop Sean Rowe said in an announcement.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/episcopal-presiding-bishop-elect-plans-simpler-installation-citing-carbon-footprint/feed/ 0 How to maintain hope in the face of global warming https://religionnews.com/2024/06/18/finding-hope-in-the-face-of-global-warming/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/18/finding-hope-in-the-face-of-global-warming/#respond Tue, 18 Jun 2024 15:16:31 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4153864 (RNS) — ‘We are the luckiest generation,' said one leader, 'to have something that is so meaningful to fight for.’

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/18/finding-hope-in-the-face-of-global-warming/feed/ 0 Vatican convenes astrophysicists to discuss black holes, quantum theory https://religionnews.com/2024/06/11/vatican-convenes-astrophysicists-to-discuss-black-holes-quantum-theory/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/11/vatican-convenes-astrophysicists-to-discuss-black-holes-quantum-theory/#respond Tue, 11 Jun 2024 20:10:29 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4152730 VATICAN CITY (RNS) — ‘We think we have put together a dream team,’ said organizers of the event, which hopes to reconcile quantum theory and cosmology.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/11/vatican-convenes-astrophysicists-to-discuss-black-holes-quantum-theory/feed/ 0 Silicon Valley bishop, two Catholic AI experts weigh in on AI evangelization https://religionnews.com/2024/05/06/silicon-valley-bishop-two-catholic-ai-experts-weigh-in-on-ai-evangelization/ https://religionnews.com/2024/05/06/silicon-valley-bishop-two-catholic-ai-experts-weigh-in-on-ai-evangelization/#respond Mon, 06 May 2024 21:32:07 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4146407 (RNS) — Catholic leaders who have worked with the Vatican on AI say that a recent experiment from Catholic Answers illustrates the ways AI evangelization can go wrong.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/05/06/silicon-valley-bishop-two-catholic-ai-experts-weigh-in-on-ai-evangelization/feed/ 0 Australian leader criticizes X for failing to remove church violence content https://religionnews.com/2024/04/23/australian-leader-criticizes-x-for-failing-to-remove-church-violence-content/ https://religionnews.com/2024/04/23/australian-leader-criticizes-x-for-failing-to-remove-church-violence-content/#respond Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:03:44 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4144302&preview=true&preview_id=4144302 MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Albanese said social media posts, misinformation and dissemination of violent images had exacerbated suffering from the Christ the Good Shepherd Church attack.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/04/23/australian-leader-criticizes-x-for-failing-to-remove-church-violence-content/feed/ 0 US Catholics more polarized than ever about still-popular Pope Francis, survey says https://religionnews.com/2024/04/12/u-s-catholics-more-polarized-than-ever-about-still-popular-pope-francis-survey-says/ https://religionnews.com/2024/04/12/u-s-catholics-more-polarized-than-ever-about-still-popular-pope-francis-survey-says/#respond Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:01:43 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4142739 (RNS) — The Republican and Republican-leaning favorability rating represents a decline, creating the largest partisan gap in approval of Francis since his papacy began.

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