Jennifer Wiseman - Ultra-deep fields, the numinous, and an omnipresent call to wonder and awe
Update: 2025-07-01
Description
Dr. Jennifer Wiseman gives expression to our cosmos, as a pioneering astrophysicist, an outspoken advocate for science within policy and the public, as well as a person of faith. Her's are sensibilities of a scientist, a theologian, and a human being in awe of the universe, recognizing that these parts of ourselves need not be in opposition but rather in beautiful and enriching conversation.
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Show Notes:
- Discovery of comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff (14:30 )
- Maria Mitchell (14:30 )
- Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at MIT (15:40 )
- Jim Elliot (16:00 )
- Needfulness (23:30 )
- the 'lone genius' myth of science (26:00 )
- the Science of Science (29:40 )
- the society of science (30:00 )
- "How Prayer Works" by Kaveh Akbar (30:15 )
- 'coworkers in the kingdom of culture' W.E.B. Du Bois (35:00 )
- The Hubble Space Telescope (37:00 )
- Ultra-deep field image (37:00 )
- William James and numinous experiences (37:15 )
- discovery of exoplanets (43:00 )
- "My God, It’s Full of Stars" by Tracy K Smith (43:30 )
- what does it mean to flourish? (52:30 )
- lightning round (58:30 ):
- Book: A Grief Observedby C.S. Lewis & Life, the Universe and Everythingby Douglas Adam
- Passion: nature and serendipity
- Heart sing: the bigger picture, being part of a bigger story
- a sense of awe and wonder and a sense of hope
- Jane Hirshfield on Origins
- Screwed up: worrying about different things in different stages of life
- I am a Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter (01:07:00 )
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