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Moderator

David Brancaccio

  • Host and Senior Editor of the PBS series "NOW"

Panelists

Carol Anelli

  • Associate Professor of Entomology
    Washington State University

Connie Bertka

  • Lecturer on Contemporary Issues in Science and Religion
    Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington D.C.

Joan Roughgarden

  • Professor of Biological Sciences and Geophysics
    Stanford University

Previous Programs

The Intersection of Faith and Evolution:

The Two Cultures:

Collaborators - Sponsors

The Intersection of Faith and Evolution: Defining Science and Religion

What is science? What is religion? Why does it matter so much?

On Wednesday October 22, 2008, a panel of invited speakers discussed this topic at WOSU@COSI Studios. The speakers included:

Carol Anelli, Associate Professor of Entomology at Washington State University; Connie Bertka, Lecturer on Contemporary Issues in Science and Religion at Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington D.C.; and Joan Roughgarden, Professor of Biological Sciences and Geophysics at Stanford University. The panel was moderated by David Brancaccio, Host and Senior Editor of the PBS series "NOW."

Watch online at WOSU Public Media

Our Constitution's Intelligent Design

On Monday October 20, 2008, federal judge John Jones presented a lecture in Independence Hall at OSU in Columbus. Judge Jones presided over the landmark case of Kitzmiller et al v. Dover Area School Board and wrote the definitive ruling against teaching intelligent design in public schools.

Talk Radio Evolution: America's Love-Hate Relationship with Science

On Tuesday October 21, 2008, Edward Humes, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for the American Soul, spoke in Jennings Hall at OSU in Columbus.

Both lectures were sponsored by the Ohio State University Department of Entomology