Are science and religion really at odds with each other? Or is there common ground for a meaningful dialog in today's marketplace of ideas? Questions of probabilities, random chance and the multiverse hypothesis are discussed.


Dr. Leslie Wickman ischair of Engineering & Computer Science, as well as director of the Center for Research in Science, at Azusa Pacific University. Stanford- and Willamette-educated Wickman also works with government-sponsored think tanks on technicaland political aspects of national aerospace and defense issues. Some of her recent projects include national security impacts from climate change, assessment of future human spaceflight missions, fighter pilot proficiency studies, and sustainable water reclamation techniques.

For more than a decade Wickman worked as an engineer for Lockheed Martin, where she received commendations for her contributions to NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and International Space Station programs and was designated as Lockheed’s Corporate Astronaut.

Another noteworthy achievement is her role in R&D, simulation, and programming of the Bellagio Fountains in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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