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Science Corner: Who is My Neighbor?

November 9, 2022 by Andy Walsh No Comments

In the wake of the election, some folks will be concerned that the other group has power. What does science tell us about how they become “other”?

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Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: complexity, politcs, political pluralism, science, science corner

Science Book Review: Complexity – A Guided Tour

May 22, 2019 by Andy Walsh No Comments

Book Cover featuring the palm of a hand, some binary strings, and a close up of a leaf

Complexity introduces readers to the wide-ranging world of complexity science, with an emphasis on the computational side. Plus a robot that cleans up for you.

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Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Science and Faith Tagged With: Book Review, complexity, computer science, evolutionary algorithm, science, science book club

Science in Review: The Open and Closed Case of Steve v Steve

August 3, 2016 by Andy Walsh No Comments

Optimizing for sustainability, personal cost, global resource consumption, individual dietary needs, and overall nutrition and health in the presence of uncertainty about the relative and absolute merits of different foods and diets is a nontrivial problem. The space of possible foods over which to perform that optimization is expanding.

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Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: complexity, democritization, food, science, science in review

Science Corner: I Can’t Believe I Ate That Whole Thing

July 6, 2016 by Andy Walsh No Comments

But even with unlimited funds to buy whatever you wish and unlimited time for shopping and preparation, eating well still poses a challenge. There is an educational component as well; you have to learn or be taught what choices to make.

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Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: complexity, Feast, food, nutrition, science, science corner

Book Review: True Paradox

May 9, 2015 by Bob Trube No Comments

Summary: David Skeel argues that far from being a problem for Christians, the complexity of the world is in fact something best explained by the Christian faith. This book is helpful both for the person considering whether it makes sense to become a Christian as well as for Christians looking for ways to articulate how […]

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Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: apologetics, Book Review, Christian Apologetics, complexity, David Skeel, justice, Patrick Arsenault, True Paradox, william stuntz

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