Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Something shifts when the person answering your questions has spent a career exploring the universe.
Dr. Leslie Wickman has worked with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the International Space Station, and trained astronauts for human spaceflight. But the biggest shift in her life wasn't scientific, it was discovering that the deeper she studied creation, the more compelling the Creator became.
In this first episode of The Shift, Brittney Brown sits down with Dr. Wickman to explore one of the biggest misconceptions Christians face today:
Do you really have to choose between science and faith?
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
1:19 Welcome and Guest Background
4:18 From Aerospace to Las Vegas
7:57 The Journey from Science to Faith
16:03 Dispelling the Myth of the Atheist Scientist
19:46 The Two Books Model
22:52 Age of the Earth as a Secondary Issue
24:06 Red Shift and the Doppler Effect
27:50 The Big Bang vs. Steady State Theory
32:48 Evidence for a Beginning
37:52 String Theory and Extra Dimensions
40:55 Physiological Challenges in Space
42:19 The Fine-Tuning of Life
47:45 The Heart's adaption to Microgravity
51:28 Trusting God Through Detours
56:45 Finding Solitude with God
58:58 Expanded Worship Through Scientific Awe
1:04:17 Explore God's Creation
1:05:34 New Book: 'But God Meant it for Good'
1:08:07 Artemis Mission and Life Support Systems
1:09:25 Excelling in Male-Dominated Fields
1:12:33 Advice for Students and the Multiverse
1:15:18 Miracles and Quantum mechanics
1:19:15 Closing
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Learn more about Dr. Leslie Wickman:
starrynights.me
reasons.org/people/leslie-wickman
Learn more about "The Shift" and your host, Brittney Brown: reasons.org/media/the-shift
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Something shifts when the person answering your questions has spent a career exploring the universe.
Dr. Leslie Wickman has worked with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the International Space Station, and trained astronauts for human spaceflight. But the biggest shift in her life wasn't scientific, it was discovering that the deeper she studied creation, the more compelling the Creator became.
In this first episode of The Shift, Brittney Brown sits down with Dr. Wickman to explore one of the biggest misconceptions Christians face today:
Do you really have to choose between science and faith?
_____________________________
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
1:19 Welcome and Guest Background
4:18 From Aerospace to Las Vegas
7:57 The Journey from Science to Faith
16:03 Dispelling the Myth of the Atheist Scientist
19:46 The Two Books Model
22:52 Age of the Earth as a Secondary Issue
24:06 Red Shift and the Doppler Effect
27:50 The Big Bang vs. Steady State Theory
32:48 Evidence for a Beginning
37:52 String Theory and Extra Dimensions
40:55 Physiological Challenges in Space
42:19 The Fine-Tuning of Life
47:45 The Heart's adaption to Microgravity
51:28 Trusting God Through Detours
56:45 Finding Solitude with God
58:58 Expanded Worship Through Scientific Awe
1:04:17 Explore God's Creation
1:05:34 New Book: 'But God Meant it for Good'
1:08:07 Artemis Mission and Life Support Systems
1:09:25 Excelling in Male-Dominated Fields
1:12:33 Advice for Students and the Multiverse
1:15:18 Miracles and Quantum mechanics
1:19:15 Closing
_____________________________
Learn more about Dr. Leslie Wickman:
starrynights.me
reasons.org/people/leslie-wickman
Learn more about "The Shift" and your host, Brittney Brown: reasons.org/media/the-shift
_____________________________
CONNECT WITH US
▶️ Help us reveal God through #science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org/donate-now?source=OLYOUTUBE
▶️ Follow RTB_Official for more #apologetics content!
Facebook: facebook.com/RTBofficial
Twitter: twitter.com/RTB_official
Instagram: instagram.com/rtb_official
Website: reasons.org
