Tag: science
Pew: Religious People Less Likely to Believe in UFOs
By contrast, roughly half or more of agnostics (49%) say that UFOs reported by people in the military are definitely or probably evidence that intelligent life exists beyond Earth.
Israeli Scientists Develop World’s Thinnest 2 Atoms Thick Tech
The new technology, enabling the storage of information in the thinnest unit known to science, is expected to improve future electronic devices in terms of density, speed, and efficiency.
Netanyahu: Thousands of Israeli Families, Including Mine, Have Taken Heart From Filipino Caregivers
"My late father, who died at the age of 102, in his later years received incredible care by a caregiver from the Philippines, Lee, a woman of exceptional compassion and intelligence."
North American Students in Israel for Postdoctoral Research via STEM Scholarship Program
The Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program sends 5 postdoctoral students to Haifa U’s Marine Science and Mathematics departments, emblematic of the school’s distinguished record.
NASA and Israel Space Sign Agreement to Expand Cooperation
The two agencies discussed projects that include Israel taking part in the International Space Station.
Rabbi Sacks on Religion & Science – The Great Partnership
For too long, people have thought that religion and science are destined to be in conflict.
The Downsides of Self-Criticism
A BGU scientist says that a critical eye can have advantages, but too much self-criticism can lead to devastating consequences.
Israel’s President Rivlin Busy With Business and Defense Deals in Vietnam
The president met with Vietnam's Minister of Defense and together they toured an exhibition of Israeli defense products in Hanoi.
Netanyahu, 5 Ministers Set to Travel to China for State Visit
A series of economic agreements are to be signed during the visit that will boost Israeli industry.
A New Idea for Birth of the Moon at Weizmann Institute of Science
Weizmann scientist Prof. Aharonson and research student Raluca Rufu teamed with Technion scientist Dr. Perets to launch a new theory on the birth of the moon.
National Center Planned for Information on Gender Equality in Israel
The Ministry for Science, Space and Technology has allocated NIS 3 million to create a national information center on gender equality.
Weizmann Institute Professors Launch Course Helps Women Juggle Science and Motherhood
“Why don’t we give them the benefit of our own experience? We all wished we had such a course when we were in that situation."
École Polytechnique and the Weizmann Institute of Science Sign Cooperation Agreement
Scientific exchange has begun with a laser-plasma accelerator lab.
Israeli Scientists Start to Bring Star Trek Tricorder to Life
Israeli scientists at Tel Aviv University's School of Electrical Engineering are in the process of bringing the iconic Star Trek “tricorder” to life.
Weird Science: Weizmann Institute Study: People Sniff Their Hands Twice As Much After A...
One of the reasons for this ancient custom may be to check out each other’s odors.
Ancient Leviathan Fossils Found in Arava Valley
Archaeologists and scientists have found remains of what may have been an ancient Leviathan in the Arava Valley, not far from the Dead Sea.
Israel-Japan Researchers Teaming on Autism and Brain Research
Israeli and Japanese researchers are teaming on a project to learn how autistic spectrum disorder develops in the brain.
US Dept of Defense Trains Teachers in 3-D Printing
US teachers are learning "3-D printing" from the Dept. of Defense.
UK Jewish Girls School Erased Evolution Questions from Test
The school removed evolution related questions from 52 standardized tests.
The Almighty’s Supreme Call to Man
Could we understand the history of Israel without its prehistory, the stories of Abraham and Sarah and their children?
Jewish Scientists: Block Memory of Alcohol Use and Cure the Habit?
Research teams headed by a Hebrew University graduate and Tel Aviv University researchers have suggested that an experiment on rats showed that blocking their...
Sight unto the Nations: Technion Works to Let the Blind See
Technion University researchers have announced they are developing a new process that might be able to restore vision to the blind by using a...
Outreach, Inreach and Insularity
Inspiring the unaffiliated can be done through inspirational stories or through our own behavior as role models.
Is Making Money on the Net Passe? (Podcast)
Making money on the internet is not just a science fiction fantasy.
99 Year Old Man Becomes Bar Mitzva
At age 99, Isaac Volinsky was given the opportunity to put on tefillin for the first time in his life, the Australian J-Wire reported....
Computer Giant to Invest $5 Million in Israeli Education
Computer giant Intel has announced that it will invest five million dollars (NIS 20 million) into Israeli high schools over the next four years, to provide advanced science, technology, engineering and math education to students in the “startup nation”.
Rav Elyashiv, Torah and Science
One of the biggest issues that has arisen as a result of the Slifkin controversy is the question of whether Chazal, the sages of the Talmud knew the actuality of nature. There are those who say that they did. They say that every statement recorded in the Gemarah with respect to science is an accurate reflection of nature itself. The science redacted in the Talmud is as valid as the Halacha - both being Mesorah.
State Department Creationism
The US State Department has created an award program for "female Palestinian scientists." Candidates are required to "be a citizen and resident of West Bank, Gaza, or Jerusalem." What does it mean by "citizen"? Is the US State Department creating, again, a Palestinian state, when there is none existing?
Torah and Science – The Controversy Remains
It seems that two very prominent rabbinic figures have come on board with Rabbi Slifkin’s views with respect to reconciling science and the Torah. According to a post on Hirhurim by Rabbi Gil Student, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, the Chief Rabbi of England, and a man of great intellect who I respect and admire greatly is one of them. The other is Rabbi Yaakov Ariel - one of the chief Poskim of Religious Zionists in Israel. These two people are not just your average rabbis. They are both highly respected not only by me but by Jews all over the world.