The latest Marvel blockbuster, Avengers: Age of Ultron, predictably packed them in when it opened in May. In this latest chapter of the superhero series, the...
Science and technology
The prolific science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon is credited with formulating “Sturgeon’s Law.” Confronted with the undeniable fact that there’s an awful...
Editors’ Note: In the February 2015 issue of U.S. Catholic, author Michelle Bearden profiled five Catholic scientists who have found that faith has had a...
By Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J. and Father Paul Mueller, S.J. (Image, 2014) If you picked up Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial? solely on the...
Flesh may be weak, but our skin is what holds us together and keeps us human. Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to computer systems that can do things we...
Sometimes the best conversations happen when we keep our mouths shut and our ears open. When was the last time you really listened? If you’re anything like me...
Ending our reliance on fossil fuels might mean digging deeper to find alternative solutions to our global energy crisis. Sounding Board is one person’s take on...
By Elizabeth A. Johnson (Bloomsbury, 2014) In the often contentious relationship between science and theology, few issues have stirred as much controversy as...
It seems clear by this point that some spiritual experiences can be observed in the brain. But is it possible to use what scientists are learning about the...
If religious experiences can be seen on a brain scan or made more likely by a variation in a particular gene, what does that tell us about God and faith? It...
