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Science Corner: Null Set Book Review

September 8, 2021 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

Even in science fiction, pure math doesn't get as much play as robotics or cosmology or genetic engineering. So the promise of a math savant as a protagonist with a title like Zero Sum Game was enough to get me excited for SL Huang's debut novel. I was expecting something a bit more in the vein of Neal Stephenson or Ryan North, with explorations of mathematical concepts woven into the story. What I did not know is that Huang has a background both in mathematics and stunt performing, so her protagonist is an action hero … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Null Set Book Review

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Science and Faith Tagged With: problem of evil, science, science book club, science corner

Science in Review: God or Supergod?

March 30, 2016 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

Painting of Job and his friends

This is a spoiler-free reflection on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The Bible is coming to the big screen. You've maybe heard about Risen, the latest dramatization of the life of Jesus. Or Miracles from Heaven, a modern day story of healing attributed to faith. This weekend we get God's Not Dead 2, an adaptation of Christian apologetics. But the biggest Biblical blockbuster, the one that opened on Easter weekend, is Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. It desperately wants to be a passion play (among many other … [Read more...] about Science in Review: God or Supergod?

Filed Under: Movie Reviews, Science and Faith Tagged With: batman, batman v superman, book of job, film, movies, problem of evil, science, science in review, superman, theodicy

Science Corner: Radioactive Man

October 14, 2015 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

From the moment we split the atom, we have feared it will be our undoing. Films like Godzilla and Planet of the Apes are parables about the perils of nuclear experimentation. Names like Three Mile Island and Fukushima are reminders that the dangers are real, and just one of many reasons to ask:  are we making the world better or worse? A survey of mammals in the area around Chernobyl has bolstered the pessimistic point of view. The nuclear disaster had dire immediate consequences for all life in the area, but this most … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Radioactive Man

Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: ecological footprint, problem of evil, science, science corner

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