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Real Cancer TalkFacts & Faith Fridays: Fireside chat with Dr. Francis CollinsOn this “fireside chat” edition of Facts & Faith Fridays, Dr. Robert Winn and community leaders are joined by Special Advisor for Special Projects for the White House, Francis Collins, M.D, Ph.D. to talk about the current state of science and community outreach and engagement. Dr. Collins first discusses the intersection of facts and faith in the scientific communities and the importance of effective communication in fighting misinformation. Then Dr. Winn asks Dr. Collins about different aspects of the Cancer Moonshot initiative aimed at accelerating progress in cancer prevention and treatment. This interview originally aired in Janu...2025-07-1028 min
Why Should I Trust You?A Conversation w Dr. Francis Collins On Reforming NIH, Cuts to Research, MAHA, & On TrustOn today’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Francis Collins, the former head of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Collins has spent his career pushing the frontiers of science — from discovering genes linked to deadly diseases to leading the historic Human Genome Project. And during COVID, he helped steer the government’s public health response, including the rapid development of the COVID vaccine — work that still puts him in the hot seat with communities who feel science betrayed their trust.Now, as the Trump administration and the Make America Healthy Again movement tackle America’s chronic heal...2025-07-1046 min
365 Christian MenDr. Francis Collins, US, PhysicianMay 14. Francis Collins. Collins is a physician and geneticist who spearheaded the Human Genome Project, which studied DNA and completed finished sequence of the human DNA instruction book. Collins also discovered the genes associated with a number of diseases. Since 2009, he has been director of the National Institutes of Health and the largest […]
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Scientists Free From ReligionHow come scientists can be Christians: the case of Francis CollinsThese texts critique Francis Collins, a prominent geneticist, contrasting his views with those of Albert Einstein, James Watson, and Francis Crick regarding the relationship between science and religion. The author argues that Collins, despite his scientific achievements, allows his religious faith to influence his scientific interpretations, particularly in his support of the fine-tuning argument for God's existence. The articles suggest that Collins's endorsement of theological explanations for scientific gaps, especially outside his expertise in biology, undermines scientific principles like simplicity, empiricism, and intellectual...2025-05-0412 min
evangelical 360°Ep. 25 / Faith & Science: The DNA of Belief ► Dr. Francis CollinsDr. Francis Collins takes us on a profound intellectual and spiritual journey from atheism to faith while simultaneously reshaping modern medicine through his leadership of the Human Genome Project. Growing up on a small Virginia farm with no religious background, Collins embraced science as his passion and atheism as his worldview until a pivotal moment in medical school when an elderly patient asked him, "Doctor, what do you believe?"This simple question launched a methodical, evidence-based examination of faith that would transform his life. Collins shares how C.S. Lewis' rational arguments for Christianity in "Mere Christianity"...2025-04-1042 min