About this episode

J.John interviews Francis Collins about his transition from atheism to faith and his experiences in science and leadership.

This week, J.John speaks with Francis Collins, who served as the director of the National Institute of Health for 12 years and directed the National Human Genome Research Institute. During this conversation, Francis reflects on his journey from atheism to faith, sparked by a simple yet profound question: "What do you believe?"

People in this episode

Host: J.John

Guest: Francis Collins

Topics covered

• faith
• science
• personal journey
• atheism
• Christianity
• genetics

Keywords

• faith
• Francis Collins
• National Institute of Health
• genome
• Christianity
• atheism
• personal journey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Institute of Health, National Human Genome Research Institute

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