Listen Where science and religion meet 38min 1sec -Book cover courtesy of publisher Amir Aczel: Mathematician, writer and research fellow at Boston University

In his latest book, Amir Aczel counters conventional wisdom often associated with the New Atheist movement and the existence of God.

In "Why Science Does Not Disprove God," Aczel says science and religion do not need to be at odds. His book takes a critical look at scientists like Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss who use science to disprove the existence of God.

"Science and spirituality are both integral parts of the human search for truth and meaning; they provide us possible paths of comprehending and appreciating the vast cosmos and our place in it," he writes.

In a Washington Post review of the book, MIT professor and physicist Alan Lightman said he used to find books like Aczel's "a terrible waste of calories," but he has changed his mind.

"I now believe that the discussions of science and religion, even the attempts of one side to disprove the other, are part of the continuing and restorative conversation of humanity with itself," he writes.

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Twelve individuals who have achieved distinction in their fields were awarded honorary degrees at Yale Universitys 2014 Commencement ceremony on May 19. Here are the citations that President Peter Salovey read as they received their degrees. Read their biographies.

Doctor of Engineering and Technology

As the creator of the World Wide Web, you have transformed our global village, revolutionized the flow of knowledge, and changed the way we live. Generous with your genius, you shared your invention without restrictions or royalties. By conceiving hypertext protocols for the Internet, you put the power of computing in the hands of almost anyone, with the goal of making the Web a universal medium. You have democratized access to information, and in so doing, have made the sum of human knowledge greater than its separate parts. You have woven the web that connects us all, and we are honored to name you Doctor of Engineering and Technology.

Doctor of Letters

For almost forty years, you have graced us with lyrical poetry that dances and sings off the page waltzing, lilting, bugling. Your poems capture and entwine a nations history and our inner lives with astute clarity, while your drama has startled audiences and readers into new visions of the past. As our youngest Poet Laureate, you have been a passionate advocate for cultural and literary diversity, and you have communicated your own love of books to others through your writing, your outreach, and your example. You have not kept quiet in noisy times, but rather have spoken out in clear and convincing verse, showing us the power of poetry to transform and transcend. We are pleased to bestow on you this degree of Doctor of Letters.

Doctor of Humanities

As a sage voice of progressive India, you are a leading public intellectual. Your work is brilliant and varied in its scope. You are an incisive essayist of your countrys vibrant and clamorous politics and society, arenowned historian of modern India, and the definitive biographer of Gandhi. Whether writing about cricket orcommenting on contemporary Indian life, you capture the spirit of your nation and its past, while opening newunderstandings of its present and the promise of its future. As a gifted teacher, you have shared your talents withus at Yale, and we are delighted to have you return to campus, this time asDoctor of Humanities.

Doctor of Social Science

You have devoted a lifetime to thinking about how we think, both fast and slow. From childhood you experienced the worst and the best of peoples actions, and your observations led you to understand that we are not always the rational beings we imagine ourselves to be. The field of behavioral economics was born from your scholarship, and your pathbreaking work has given psychologists and economists new tools with which to explore human behavior and cognition. Your noble accomplishments include teaching generations of students and influencing scholars across disciplines. We are honored to name you Doctor of Social Science.

Doctor of Science

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People in onesies and pyjamas who are doing an aerobics class in their nightwear at Hutton Moor Leisure Centre to raise cash for teen bone cancer charity.

Becky Parker, Reporter Sunday, May 18, 2014 8:00 PM

AN exercise class with a difference was held at a Weston gym to raise money in memory of a young girl who died of cancer.

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Sue Collard and Sarah Toms organised a bedtime aerobics class at Hutton Moor Leisure Centre to raise money for Bone Cancer Research Trust.

Sues daughter, Mary, died of bone cancer on New Years Day 2012 aged 11.

On Friday, participants did an hour and a half of aerobics followed by hot chocolate and homemade cakes.

So far supporters have raised 100,000 through various events including spin sessions, cake sales, quiz nights and skittle evenings.

To sponsor the cause visit http://www.justgiving.com/Kevin-Knight4

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