Right now, there are generally two types of people on social media: those awash in red button/blue button discourse, and those blissfully unaware of it. For those second types, at the heart of the conversation is the following thought experiment. Everyone in the world has to privately choose to press a red button or a blue button. If a majority of people press blue, everyone lives. If a majority of people press red, only red-pressers live. The current conversation apparently kicked off a few weeks ago with this X poll; … [Read more...] about Science Corner: One Button, Two Button, Red Button, Blue Button
Christian Professional and Academic Societies
Listed below you’ll find many Christian professional and academic societies, along with links to their websites and, in some cases, links to conferences and publications. For other connections with graduate students or faculty, see InterVarsity's directories of local campus fellowships. Affiliation of Christian Engineers The Affiliation of Christian Engineers (ACE) is intended to serve as an organizational vehicle to facilitate Christian engineers and others in body of Christ intentionally and collectively … [Read more...] about Christian Professional and Academic Societies
Science Corner: Life Victorious
Last Wednesday, the world's eyes looked to the skies (well, via streaming, natch) as the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission departed Earth to swing around the moon at a distance farther than any Terran has been from home. It's pretty remarkable what humans can do when we put our minds to it and collaborate. So what's next? There's talk of moon bases, trips to Mars, asteroid mining, and more. Or we can stay here and focus on terrestrial matters. … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Life Victorious
Taking Stock
During this season of Lent, the six weeks before Easter, we take time to reflect on our finite humanity. Though we don’t need a specific season to do this, Lent is a good reminder to take stock of the sin and brokenness in our lives – those sins which we commit, those done to us, and those surrounding us. We do this not to beat ourselves up and wallow in guilt, or to blame others, but as a way to see reality and to recognize God’s forgiveness and redemption. This forgiveness can free us to respond in love to God and … [Read more...] about Taking Stock
Science Corner: Suitable Help Math
Everyone has thoughts on artificial intelligence and large language models (LLMs) these days, so it can be tough to cut through the noise. Personally, the novelty applications that make the rounds on social media don't really grab me. Caricature portrait of myself? I'm sure I'll like what my wife can draw better. Pop culture mashup? I'll just wait for Avengers Doomsday. A knowledgeable person has found a practical use case that solves a real problem they had? Now we're talking. So I perked up when I saw that Donald … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Suitable Help Math