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Science Corner: When the Bloom is off the Rose

February 14, 2024 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

Imagine if you will a holiday on which it is customary to bring flowers, chocolates, and the like to another person for whom one has romantic feelings. I know, I know, a preposterous proposition, but sometimes an outlandish thought experiment can be helpful. And so on this holiday, you bring a gift of flowers and observe how happy they make your crush. The next year, you are late to the florist and cannot get flowers so you bring chocolate instead and notice an equally happy reaction. The following year you are extra … [Read more...] about Science Corner: When the Bloom is off the Rose

Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: black scholars and professionals, epistasis, genetics, science, science corner

Conference Report: Developing A Christian Mind at Harvard/MIT

February 2, 2024 by Jeff Barneson Leave a Comment

On January 19-20, 2024, the first Developing a Christian Mind Conference in the United States was held at Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This article is drawn from a report written to ministry partners by Jeff Barneson, Associate Director of Faculty Ministry and Campus Staff Minister at Harvard University. Last weekend we hosted our first conference on Developing a Christian Mind at Harvard & MIT.  The initiative, based on the longstanding conference - DCM Oxford - was an experiment for … [Read more...] about Conference Report: Developing A Christian Mind at Harvard/MIT

Filed Under: Conference Reports Tagged With: Developing a Christian Mind Conference, Harvard/MIT

ESN Announces: American Scientific Association 2024 Winter Symposium

January 24, 2024 by ESN Announce Leave a Comment

The Emerging Scholars Network has loved partnering with the American Scientific Affiliation for many years. Elaine Howard Ecklund is a friend and past ESN Conversation guest and so we were very excited to learn of her presentation this weekend at the ASA Winter Symposium. Here are the details! WHEN:           Saturday, January 27, 2024, at 1:00 ETCOST:             Free (a free-will donation is suggested)SPEAKER:     Elaine Howard EcklundTITLE:            Why Science and Faith Need Each Other REGISTER: Scan the … [Read more...] about ESN Announces: American Scientific Association 2024 Winter Symposium

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Science and Faith Tagged With: ASA 2024 Winter Symposium, science and faith

Science Corner: I Wanna Live Forever … ?

January 10, 2024 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

Apparently, the Santa Fe Institute had a workshop on immortality last fall. There's no evidence of a theological or religious or even much of a philosophical component to the proceedings. That's maybe a little surprising, seeing as how SFI tends to be expansively interdisciplinary. But there's plenty to discuss on the scientific side of things, so fair enough. I learned about it via Sean Carroll's podcast (see below). In this special holiday episode, he shares a version of his contribution to the workshop and comments … [Read more...] about Science Corner: I Wanna Live Forever … ?

Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: cosmological evolution, eternal life, science, science corner

Science Corner: Deck the Halls with Balls of Agency

December 13, 2023 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

With Christmas less than two weeks away, I imagine many of us have babies on the brain. Apparently I did, because when I went looking for a paper to discuss, what jumped out at me was this paper on infant cognition (Preprint for those without access). It's not an especially splashy paper; it's not getting the news coverage of the latest AI developments or the claims of a theory which can reconcile gravity and quantum theory (a claim which awaits independent verification). But I suppose that's in keeping with the themes … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Deck the Halls with Balls of Agency

Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: christmas, cognition, cognitive science, incarnation, science, science corner

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