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Talks and Interviews

This page includes links to some of Prof. Schuurman’s video interviews and talks, chapel reflections, podcasts and audio recordings, and text interviews that have been posted online. He was selected as the ACMS Brabenec Lecturer for 2023-2024.

Prof. Schuurman is available to speak to groups as time allows.

Talks and Discussions (video links)

• Intoducing Pascal-bot: What Would Pascal Say?, presented at the 2024 American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) Conference, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, July 28, 2024.
• The Story of Progress and a Path to Responsible Technology, invited talk for the Human-inspired AI Research group at Korea University, Seoul, South Korea, July 5, 2024.
• Exploring Virtue Formation and Virtue-by-Proxy in Artificial Intelligence, invited talk for the Virtuous AI?: Cultural Evolution, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtue (Rome Conference), Center for the Technology and Natural Sciences, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California, online July 26, 2023.
• Virtue and Artificial Intelligence, ASA “diving deeper” discussion, March 9, 2024.
• A Low-Cost Classroom Network without the Internet, Paul Arveson and Derek Schuurman, ASA 2023 parallel session, July 31, 2023.
• ChatGPT, AI, and the Biblical Story, Houston Christian University, Houston Texas, November 2, 2023. Sponsored by the Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences (ACMS) 2023-2024 Brabenec Lectureship.
• ChatGPT, AI, and the Biblical Story: Thoughts from a Christian Computer Scientist, Cedarville University. Cedarville, OH, October 3, 2023. Sponsored by the Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences (ACMS) 2023-2024 Brabenec Lectureship.
• AI and the Biblical Story: Thoughts from a Christian Computer Scientist, FaithTech online meetup, June 28, 2023.
• How Then Shall We Engineer?, What Would Jesus Tech podcast, June 20, 2023.
• A Christian Field Guide to Technology for Engineers and Designers, ASA "diving deeper" discussion, May 13, 2023.
• Defining the Integration of Faith and Learning, a conversation for CCCU Advance Magazine, Spring 2023.
• Talk given at Grove City College, October 10, 2022.
• A Conversation with Dr. Derek Schuurman, LeTourneau University, September 2022.
• Why Does Jesus Influence My Engineering Career?, Why God Why Podcast, September 8, 2022.
• Faith and Designing Technology, Wheaton Center for Faith and Innovation, July 4, 2022.
• ESN Conversation: A Christian Field Guide to Technology for Engineers and Designers, Emerging Scholars Network conversation, April 22, 2022.
• Artificial Intelligence and the Christian Faith, a panel hosted by the Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology
• Technology and the Story of the Bible talk given for the Center for Faith & Work Los Angeles, April 5, 2021.
• Connecting Bytes and Beliefs, talk given for Passion Talks 2020, August 14, 2020.
• O humano do futuro (includes some short interview segments, part of a larger series called "Origens" that appeared on Novo Tempo, Brazil)
• Talk given for FaithTech Chicago about shaping a digital world (May 14, 2020).
• A Christian Perspective on AI, Automation and Technology, an interview with the Purpose Nation podcast, published August 2019.
• Technology and Liberalism, panel talk for the Faith and Democracy in America conference, Calvin College, December 6, 2018.
• Connecting Bytes and Beliefs: A Personal Story, a talk given at a Dordt College Engineering Society Dinner, October 18, 2018.
• Responsible Automation, a talk given for the Hamilton Science and Faith Forum and the Canadian Scientific and Christian Affiliation (CSCA), McMaster Divinity College, March 3, 2017.
• Technology and the Biblical Story, a talk given at the 2016 Faith & Work Conference, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York City, November 2016.
• Public lecture given at Calvin College on July 16, 2014 (audio and video)
• A TV interview broadcast on 100 Huntley Street, October 29,

Chapel Reflections

• Reflection on Genesis 11:1-9, Calvin University chapel, April 9, 2024.
• Reflection on Genesis 2 and Job 28, Calvin University chapel, March 28, 2023.
• Chapel talk given at Belmont University, April 11, 2022.
• Psalm 8 and Technology, LeTourneau University chapel talk, September 28, 2022.
• Psalm 8 and computers, Calvin College chapel service co-led with senior Computer Science students, April 1, 2019.
• Technology and the Biblical Story, Bethel University convocation chapel talk, February 22, 2017.

Audio Links to Podcasts and Other Recordings

• Exercising Healthy Skepticism of Artificial Intelligence, Mornings with Tom and Tabi, Moody Radio, July 26, 2024.
• Shaping a Digital World, God’s Story Podcast, July 19, 2024.
• AI and the Church, Faith Matters Podcast, Clearview Church, May 18, 2024.
• Artificial Intelligence Roundtable: Eddy Wu, Derek Schuurman, and Jeremy Peckham, Christ and Culture Podcast, Center for Faith and Culture, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, December 1, 2023.
• Artificial Intelligence, God’s Story Podcast, October 13, 2023.
• The AI Takeover: A Conversation with Dr. Derek C. Schuurman, A Pastor and a Philosopher Walk into a Bar podcast, September 22, 2023.
• Technology: neither saviour nor villian, The Christian Education Podcast by "Teaching in Tassie", August 17, 2023.
• Talking with Tolkien, interview with "The World and Everything in It" podcast, August 8, 2023.
• Interview on the John & Kathy Show, WORD FM, Pittsburgh, PA, (I am a monthly guest on the John & Kathy show, joining them on the first Tuesday of each month around 4:40PM).
• "Shaping a Digital World", Evidence and Answers radio show with Dr. Patrick Zukeran, Part 1 (June 2, 2023) and Part 2 (June 5, 2023).
• Will There be Computers in Heaven?, Beatrice Institute Podcast, May 11, 2022.
• ChatGPT and the rise of AI with Derek Schuurman, Christianity for the Everyday podcast, The Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology in Cambridge, England, May 5, 2023.
• A conversation about developing responsible technology, Digital Public Square podcast, April 18, 2022.
• Faith and Engineering an interview with the Kuyers Institute podcast, October 27, 2021.
• A conversation on computer science and faith, WeeklyTech podcast with Jason Thacker, February 8, 2021.
• The Challenge of Transhumanism, talk presented at the 2019 ASA Conference, Wheaton College, July 20, 2019.
• Is distracting technology damaging our capacity for concentration and contemplation?, The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada Podcast, January 2019
• Discerning a Christian Response to AI, Christian Perspectives in Science Seminar, Calvin College, November 30, 2018.
• Artificial Intelligence: Discerning a Christian Response, CSCA 2018 conference talk, Trinity Western University, May 2018.
• A radio interview on "Karl and June" broadcast February 27, 2015 on Moody Radio, 90.1 FM in Chicago.
• An interview broadcast on January 31, 2014 on WORD FM in Pittsburgh.
• An interview (part 1 and part 2) with KSIV St. Louis, MO, "Encounter" broadcast August 21, 2013. (note: this is made available on the condition that it may not be sold in any part for profit).
• A radio interview broadcast on July 9, 2013 on WLQV Faith Talk 1500 in Detroit.

Published Written Interviews

• Seeking Shalom through AI, interview with CRCNA News, August 14, 2024.
• On Using Artificial Intelligence in Church, interview with Joan Huyser-Honig for the Calvin Institute for Christian Worship, July 18, 2024.
• Cyber-Tolkiens? Kuyper-bots? Christian computer scientists weigh the up and downsides of artificial intelligence, World, July 27, 2023.
• AI&Faith Interview with Derek Schuurman, AI&Faith Newsletter, May 26, 2023.