The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: An Overview
Timothy Dolch, Ph.D. (Hillsdale College)
The fourth annual conference of the Society of Catholic Scientists was held on June 4-6, 021 at the Washington DC Hilton Hotel, in Washington, DC.
It included questions such as What does science say about the prospects of extraterrestrial intelligence existing? How can it be searched for? What would be the implications for Catholic theology? Is artificial intelligence possible? Would it truly have "intellect"? What would be its theological implications? There were also talks not on the main theme of the conference.
Earthquakes, their Consequences, and the Jesuit Pioneers of Seismology
Natasha Toghramadjian (Harvard University)
Scientific Innovation and Franciscan Spirituality in the Middle Ages
Lawrence M. Principe, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University): 2021 St. Albert Award Lecture
Is Artificial Intelligence Compatible with Evolution?”
Fr. Javier Sánchez-Cañizares, Ph.D. (Univ. de Navarra)
Artifact, Actuality, and Apparent Persons: On Humane Living with Near-Future Social AI
Jordan Wales, Ph.D. (Hillsdale College)
Deep Learning, Purpose, and Entropy
Timothy Anderson, Ph.D. (Catholic University of America)
Understanding Evolution with St. Thomas Aquinas
Sr. Stephen Patrick Joly, O.P., Ph.D. (Lansing Catholic HS)
Extraterrestrial Life and Catholic Theology
Christopher T. Baglow, Ph.D. (University of Notre Dame): Keynote Address
The Scientific Search for Life beyond Earth: from Mars to the Galaxy
Jonathan I. Lunine, Ph.D. (Cornell University)
The Likelihood of Extraterrestrial Life
Karin Öberg, Ph.D. (Harvard University)
Forming the Molecular Building Blocks of Life on Icy Cosmic Dust
Christopher Shingledecker, Ph.D. (Benedictine College)