The Catholic Scientist

The Podcast of the Society of Catholic Scientists

The Catholic Scientist, the SCS podcast, was launched in June of 2025 and is available on all major podcast hosting platforms. The show explores important questions concerning the relationship between science and the Catholic faith. These include such topics as evolution, cosmology, neuroscience, quantum physics, and free will. The show also highlights the work of leading Catholic scientists as well as the thought of other Catholic intellectuals as they ponder the big questions and explore how to properly integrate the worlds of science and religion in their own lives.

In this latest episode of the podcast (#22), Taylor Black, director of AI & Venture Ecosystems in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft and founding director of Catholic University of America’s Leonum Institute, joins the podcast to discuss the on-going AI revolution. Taylor discusses his journey from a philosophy and classics major as an undergraduate to law school to becoming a leader in the high-tech arena. Taylor explains the goals of CUA’s Leonum Institute, a research and venture creation hub focused on advancing human centered AI and emerging technologies through the lens of Catholic humanism. The podcast also delves into the promises, pitfalls, and limitations of AI. In addition, Taylor shares his views on how AI will change the future of work and how this could lead to more opportunities for human flourishing.

You can find all the episodes of The Catholic Scientist on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio.