The Purposeful Universe seeks to explore and present, through award winning videos, the abundant order in nature that funnels biological systems toward increasing levels of complexity and sophistication—suggesting that human life is the purposeful outcome of a complex, ordered system.
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Purposeful Lab: Living Harmoniously with Nature: Insights from Aristotle with John Cuddeback
In this episode of Purposeful Lab, Dr. John Cuddeback speaks with Catherine Hadro about philosophy, aristotle, human flourishing, and living harmoniously with nature
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Purposeful Lab on EWTN News Nightly
EWTN interview with Catherine Hadro and Dan Kuebler about Purposeful Lab podcast.
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The Human Animal: Reason and Free Will
This episode of Purposeful Lab features a conversation with Dr. Stephen Barr about free will, rationality, and how consciousness relates to physics.
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The Purposeful Lab: Evolution on Planet Earth: A Discussion with Cambridge University’s Simon Conway Morris
In this episode of Purposeful Lab Dan Kuebler interviews Dr. Simon Conway Morris about evolution.
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The Purposeful Lab: Are We Alone or Is There Life on Other Planets?
Karin Öberg discusses her personal journey in faith and science, her career at Harvard University, and seeks to answer 'are we alone?'
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Introducing The Purposeful Lab
On this first episode of The Purposeful Lab podcast, hosts Dan Kuebler and Catherine Hadro discuss purpose in biology, purpose in the universe, and more.
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Trappist 1: James Webb Space Telescope's Mother-Daughter Team [VIDEO]
The Trappist 1 System is a planetary system that NASA’s mother-daughter team, Natalia and Natasha Batalha, will study. Watch this video to learn more.
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Building a Modern Human in 8 Million Years [VIDEO]
Beginning 6 to 7 million years ago, the lineages leading to modern humans and chimpanzees diverged. This video shows building a modern human via evolution.
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Dan Kuebler Writes About Pope Benedict’s Last Testimony on Faith and Science
Dan Kuebler Writes about Pope Benedict’s Last Testimony on Faith and Science
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A Revolution in the Study of Ancient DNA
Scientists found Neanderthal DNA in a cave in Belgium with no Neanderthal fossils. This ancient DNA discovery is a major advance in evolutionary biology.
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NASA Artemis Mission [VIDEOS]
Artemis 1 is the first of 3 rockets that NASA will use to establish human presence on the moon. Artemis 1 was launched the morning of November 16, 2022.
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Is Increasing Complexity Evolution’s Purpose?
Is increasing complexity evolution’s purpose? The last 14 billion years have shown there seems to be an inherent direction in evolution toward complexity.
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