As you may or may not have noticed (and if you haven't, just play along; it'll make me feel better), I've been posting a science link of the week every Wednesday over on the ESN Facebook wall. Facebook seems like a good place for some empirical experimentation; it provides a Wall against which to throw things to see if they stick. By its nature, it's a bit ephemeral. That's great if something doesn't work; before too long it drifts down the screen out of sight, and thus out of mind. But if something was … [Read more...] about Science in Review – October 2012
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“What, then, is time?”
As some of you know, I've been enjoying ESN blogger/mentor Kevin Birth's provocative Objects of Time: How Things Shape Temporality (Palgrave Macmillan, New York, NY: 2012). Augustine of Hippo wrote, "What, then, is time? If no one asks me, I know; if I want to explain it to someone who asks me, I do not know" (1997 [ca. 397-98], 256). The question stumps us for quite different reasons. We surround ourselves with cognitive artifacts to tell us what time is, and the time these artifacts represent is demonstrably … [Read more...] about “What, then, is time?”
How open should you be about your faith?
I was all prepared to write a post about astronomer Martin Gaskell's lawsuit against the University of Kentucky, but Jesus Creed blogger RJS (a scientist at a major research university) beat me to the punch and stole many of my points. Here's a quick summary of Gaskell's case (which is still pending). According to news reports: Gaskell was a leading candidate for a new position in UK's Department of Physics and Astronomy as a director for a public observatory. Gaskell had held a similar position at the University of … [Read more...] about How open should you be about your faith?
Week in Review: Weird Personality Types Edition
What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? As usual, here's a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. If you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1. Continuing conflict over Creation: At the recent Ligonier Ministries national conference, Tough Questions Christians Face,Southen Baptist Seminary president Albert Mohler addressed the question, "Why does the Earth look so old?" (video) He … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Weird Personality Types Edition
Week in Review
This is our weekly post of links, resources, and articles that would be helpful to ESN members. If you'd like to contribute something, please suggest it in the comments, or send it directly to either Tom or Mike. Update on the ESN Book Club: We've moved the dates back for our discussions to give you more time to order and start reading John Stott's Your Mind Matters. The discussions will now start June 9. Read all the details here. From Tom Psychology Grad Students Get Counseled on How to Teach: Below are a few … [Read more...] about Week in Review