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Metanexus News Wire
12 February 2007
 
Published bi-weekly for subscribers of the Metanexus NEWS List
(www.metanexus.net)
 
News and Events
Table of Contents
 
1. Metanexus Local Events
2. Other Local Events
3. Metanexus Global Events
4. Other Events
5. News of Interest
6. Full Online Version
 
 
1. Metanexus Local Events
 
2006-2007 Metanexus Senior Fellow John Haught will deliver the third
installment in his five-part lecture series titled, Science and Christian
Faith, on Monday, 19 February 2007, at 7:30 p.m. at Bryn Mawr
Presbyterian
Church, Bryn Mawr, PA. The first two talks were met with enthusiastic
acclaim. Dr. Haught's third talk, "Scientific Truth and Christian
Faith,"
will focus on the thoughts of the great Jesuit philosopher Bernard
Lonergan.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit:
www.bmpc.org or
www.metanexus.net/metanexus_online/show_article2.asp?id=9626.

 
2. Other Local Events
 
Chestnut Hill College is hosting a lecture by J. Wentzel van Huyssteen on
"Human Origins and the Emergence of Religious Awareness on 22 March 2007
at
7:30 PM in Philadelphia, PA. Van Huyssteen is the James I. McCord
Professor
of Theology and Science at the Princeton Theological Seminary and a
Metanexus Academic Board Member. For more information, visit
www.metanexus.net/metanexus_online/show_article2.asp?id=9766 or contact
Kathleen Duffy, SSJ at kduffy@chc.edu.
 
Dr. John Haught will give a lecture titled, "The Encounter of Faith &
Science: What's At Stake?" at the Pine Street Presbyterian Church in
Harrisburg, PA on 3 March 2007 at 10:30 AM. Dr. Haught, is a Catholic
theologian and a strong advocate for dialogue between science and
religion.
There is a general registration fee of $25 for the lecture with a lunch
following. To learn more about this event, visit: www.pinestreet.org or
www.metanexus.net/metanexus_online/show_article2.asp?id=9754.
 
The deadline for paper submissions for the 12th Annual Graduate Student
Conference at Villanova University on "Philosophy & Sexuality" has been
changed to 18 February 2007. The conference will run from 31 March to 1
April 2007 and will feature Dr. Alphonso Lingis as the keynote speaker.
For
more information about paper submission or attending the conference
visit:
www.metanexus.net/metanexus_online/show_article2.asp?id=9775 or
www.philosophy.villanova.edu/events/sexuality.htm.
 
 
3. Metanexus Global Events
 
National
 
The Center for the Study of Science and Religion at Columbia University,
a
member of the Metanexus Local Societies Initiative (LSI), announces its
"Spring 2007 Seminar Series" running from 7 February until 12 April 2007
in
New York, NY. James Campbell, Irwin Redlener, Sheldon Krimsky and Anne
Foerst are all featured lecturers. These events are free and open to the
public; however, advanced registration is required. For more
information,
visit www.metanexus.net/metanexus_online/show_article2.asp?id=9759 or
e-mail
Kuruvilla Pandikattu, SJ at kurusj@gmail.com.
 
Cristof Koch, Professor of Biology and Engineering at California
Institute
of Technology, will deliver a series of lectures at Vanderbilt University
in
Nashville, TN on 19 & 20 March and 4 May 2007. These lectures are funded
by
a Templeton Research Lectures grant from Metanexus Institute, and will
cover
the subject of consciousness in relation to ideas like God, religion and
free will. All lectures are free and open to the public. For more
information, visit:
www.metanexus.net/metanexus_online/show_article2.asp?id=9761 or
www.vanderbilt.edu/csrc/trl.
 
International
 
The 'Sophia' Association for Cultural Studies, an LSI group, is hosting a
conference on "Communication and Relationships in Medicine: New
Perspectives for Medical Etiquette" in Rome, Italy on 16-17 February
2007.
This conference will present information about strategies to promote both
education and the forming of relationships. For more information, e-mail
mdc@flars.net or visit
www.metanexus.net/metanexus_online/show_article2.asp?id=9757.
 
The Pari Dialogues on Religion and Science, a Local Society in Pari,
Italy,
will host a roundtable discussion on Thursday, 25 March 2007. The
roundtable will feature some of the Pari LSI's notable long term visitors
including Wilson Winnetoy, Adam Clark, Gillian Comstock and Helen Ampt.
For
more information, visit: www.paricenter.com/ or
www.metanexus.net/metanexus_online/show_article2.asp?id=9755.
 
The Association for the Dialogue Between Science and Theology-Romania, a
Metanexus LSI grantee, will host a conference titled, "Transdisciplinary
Approaches to the Dialogue Between Science, Art and Religion in the
Europe
of Tomorrow", 8-10 September 2007. The congress will be an opportunity
to
discuss new transdisciplinary approaches to dialogue among science, art,
religion, faith and reason in the cultural capital of Europe in 2007 -
Sibiu. For more information, visit:
www.metanexus.net/metanexus_online/show_article2.asp?id=9756 or
www.adstr.ro/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=150&Itemid=111.
 
 
 
4. Other Events
 
Dr. Stuart Kauffman will be the keynote speaker at Harvard Divinity
School's
symposium, titled "Beyond Reductionism: Reinventing the Sacred without
Supernaturalism," on Tuesday, 13 February 2007 at 5:10 PM in Cambridge,
MA.
Kauffman is known for promoting alternatives to scientific reductionism.
For more information, contact Frank Villa at labplans@comcast.net or
visit
www.metanexus.net/metanexus_online/show_article2.asp?id=9776.
 
A Symposium titled, "Evolution and Intelligent Design: Defining Terms,
Clarifying Conflict and Charting a Way Forward," is being hosted by
Iowans
for Religion and Science Dialogue in Waverly, Iowa on 16-17 March 2007.
Registration is required and there are scholarships available. For more
information about the event, call 319-273-2021 or visit
www.metanexus.net/metanexus_online/show_article2.asp?id=9767.
 
 
 
5. News of Interest
 
There are an estimated 400,000 embryos stored in fertility clinics
throughout the nation. The government and scientists have no authority
over
these embryos. The families must decide what to do with them. The
embryos
can continue to be stored, they can be used for research or they can be
donated to other infertile couples. To read more about what some
Americans
have decided and why, visit:
www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-01-29-embryo-debate_x.htm.
 
Astronomers and cosmologists are attempting to answer the philosophical
questions about the universe that humans have been asking for centuries;
however, they are doing this based on 'systematic observation and
quantitative methodology.' Recently, a great deal about the universe and
its beginnings have been answered, but there is still a lot cosmologists
don't know about how 'the primordial soup evolved into the rich zoo of
celestial bodies we now see.' To read more about this, visit:
www.sciam.com/article.cfm?SID=mail&articleID=0002BE5A-D608-152F-960883414
B7F
0123&chanID=sa026.
 
It was recently discovered that a parrot named N'kisi has a vocabulary of
950 words. This would make him one of the most advanced users of human
language in the animal kingdom. "He invents his own words and phrases if
he
is confronted with novel ideas with which his existing repertoire cannot
cope - just as a human child would do." He also appears to have a sense
of
humor. These advanced communication skills have shocked scientists. To
read more about this, visit:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3430481.stm.
 
There has been a battle over public access to scientific literature since
the 1990s but recently this battle has escalated. Traditional publishers
have enlisted the help of the PR industry to fight those who are
demanding
public access. These traditional publishers feel open access ". . .
would
undermine the quality, sustainability and independence of science." On
the
other side of the issue, the public access advocates feel that with the
internet and other easy communication methods the only thing preventing
complete access is the outdated business model of the publishing
industry.
To read more about this debate, visit:
www.sciam.com/article.cfm?SID=mail&articleID=60AADF2C-E7F2-99DF-383C632C9
0DD
1AA5&chanID=sa003.
 
A recent scientific study has begun to identify DNA sequences that are
not
compatible with life. This is a difficult task and involves identifying
strings of amino acids that don't present themselves. This research
could
have many important benefits in the future. To read more about the
research's progress and its possible benefits, visit:
www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg19325853.200.
 
 
6. Full Online Version
 
More news and events can be found on Metanexus online at
http://www.metanexus.net.
 
The entire News & Events page may be viewed at:
http://www.metanexus.net/metanexus_online/news_and_opportunities/news.asp
 
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