PRRUCS Volume III.1 (Summer 2023): “What is Life?” ~ The Summer 2022 Magi Conference Proceedings and Post-Conference Reflections, edited by Dr. Jessie Taylor

1. 1. Editor’s Introduction
   2. “Belonging to this World and the Next” by Celia Deane-Drummond
   3. Astrobiology
      1. Initial Reflections by Marie George
      2. Initial Reflections by Jonathan Lunine
      3. Post-Conference Reflections by Marie George
      4. Post-Conference Reflections by Jonathan Lunine
   4. Linguistics
      1. “Some Initial Thoughts on Language” by Jonathan Tran
      2. “Learning Language and Becoming Human” by Charles Yang
      3. Post-Conference Reflections by Jonathan Tran
      4. Post-Conference Reflections by Charles Yang
   5. Artificial Intelligence
      1. “Can Robots be Persons?” by Anne Foerst
      2. “Creating in Our Image: The Problem with a Top-Down Approach to Life” by Noreen Herzfeld
      3. Post-Conference Reflections by Anne Foerst
      4. Post-Conference Reflections by Noreen Herzfeld
   6. Behavioral Genetics and Human Flourishing
      1. “What is Nature in Nature-Nurture?” By Eric Turkheimer
      2. “Genetics, Human Nature, and Human Flourishing” by Dylan Belton
      3. Post-Conference Reflections by Eric Turkheimer
      4. Post-Conference Reflections by Dylan Belton
   7. Health
      1. “Do Biologists Believe in the Existence of Life?” by Stephen Meredith
      2. “What is Life? A Theological Response” by Brendan Sammon
      3. Post-Conference Reflections by Stephen Meredith
      4. Post-Conference Reflections by Brendan Sammon
   8. Conclusion by Michelle M. Francl