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Videos of Previous Lectures Sponsored by The Institute for Science and Judaism and its Predecessor Divine and Human Purpose in Science and Judaism Click here to watch this lecture The Search for Extraterrestrial Life: Latest Developments and the Implications for Jewish Theology Click here to watch this lecture Early Adversity and Later-Life Illness: New Scientific Research and Tikkun Olam Click here to watch this lecture Dr. Michael Gazzaniga & Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, PhD: Ethical Behavior Synthesizing the Insights of Neuroscience and Judaism Click here to watch this lecture The Population Genetics of the Jewish People Dr. Harry Ostrer discussed how the history of the Jewish Diasporas can be seen in the genomes of contemporary Jewish people and the implications of these findings for Jewish identity. Click here to watch this lecture Empathy in Non-Human Primates and the Idea of Messiah: Speculative Theology in the 21st Century Dr. Stephen Suomi lecturing on "Empathy in Non-Human Primates and the Idea of Messiah: Speculative Theology in the 21st Century" Dr. Suomi is Head of the Section on Comparative Behavioral Genetics, NIMH, NIH. Click here to watch this lecture A Creation Theology for the Twenty-First Century Rabbi Arthur Green is the Irving Brudnick Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Religion and Rector of the Rabbinical School of Boston Hebrew College. Dr. Green was ordained as a Conservative Rabbi by the Jewish Theological Seminary and has published many works on Jewish mysticism and Hasidism addressed to both scholars and lay readers. He is one of the world's preeminent authorities on Jewish spirituality, mysticism, and Hasidism and a founder of Neo-Hasidism, a movement that has fostered a revival of interest in Hasidism on the part of non-orthodox Jews. From 1987 through 1993 he served as President and Dean of The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Click here to watch this lecture New Findings in Brain Biology and Mental Illness: Implications for the Future Dr. Tom Insel is the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). He also serves as the chair of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee for the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Prior to his current position at NIMH, Dr. Insel served as Director of the Yerkes Regional Primate Center at Emory University and founding Director of the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience in Atlanta, Georgia. He has published over 250 scientific articles and four books. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine and a recipient of many awards, including the 2010 Ipsen Prize. Dr. Insel will discuss new findings on the biological bases of mental illness and the ramifications for future treatment. Click here to watch this lecture |
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