In many ways, i think lots of scientists move away from religion. We look for rational explanations that we can understand. For me, i guess it was partly falling between two stools at some point. And i just felt that i wanted to be able to understand the world without getting to the point we said, well, we don't know why that is. No, i want to know why. So i am probably not unusual for many other scientists.
Professor Jim Al-Khalili is the physicist who makes science look easy. He’s the author of several books, the latest of which is The Joy of Science, which offers eight core scientific principles that can be applied to everyday life. As a broadcaster Jim is perhaps best known as the voice of BBC Radio 4’s The Life Scientific and he holds the position of Distinguished Chair in physics and University Chair in public engagement at the University of Surrey. Our host for this discussion is Media Editor for The Sunday Times, Rosamund Urwin.
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