With input from students, from biologist Dr Denis Alexander and physicist Professor Jim Al-Khalili, the fundamental questions of life and the universe are explored and contributors suggest how we might go about looking for answers, both from the realm of science and from religious …
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Yr9 students at Maiden Erlegh School vote with their feet to answer the question, ‘Are science and religion at war?’
Professor Sir Colin Humphreys, a Christian scientist, acknowledges that we cannot prove the existence of God, but goes on to explain why he feels that this can be viewed as an important part of religious faith.
An actor in the guise of Galileo, talks to Yr8 students about how ‘he’ challenged Aristotle’s understanding of the characteristics of falling objects, and established that Aristotle was not always right.
Well-established theories in science can be superseded if new scientific evidence contradicts them.
Starting with an extended and simplified overview of Big Bang, this video explores (with contributions from Professor Jim Al-Khalili, Professor Sir Colin Humphreys, Dr Ard Louis, Revd Dr Rodney Holder and from students) whether scientific theories of creation are convincing. The question of whether …
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An exploration and enactment of the life, science and faith of Galileo, with Yr8 students and an unexpected classroom visitor.
A portrayal of Darwin and the impact of his work upon our thinking.
Yr9 students interact with a Darwin persona through a series of letters.
We see Darwin addressing the issues raised in the students’ letters from various locations around Oxford and from the Oxford …
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Dr Ard Louis talks about his work as a theoretical physicist and how he approaches an understanding of Biblical texts. He discusses, as an example, the first two chapters of Genesis.
He explains that great theologians understood scripture metaphorically, long before science challenged the literal …
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Materials scientist, Professor Sir Colin Humphreys explains why he thinks God came first, before science and that He created the universe.
Scientists study the mechanism of creation, but science, it is suggested, cannot answer questions about why the universe was created.
Yr7 students discuss how they know when a question is a science question. Daisy the Duck obliges with a novel (and noisy) example of what constitutes a science question and how it can be investigated. The notion of some questions not being open to …
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