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Science Book Review: The Revolutionary Genius of Plants Ch 7-9

February 13, 2019 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

An array of glasswort plants

We're on our final week discussing the English translation of Stefano Mancuso's The Revolutionary Genius of Plants, a colorful and wide-ranging survey of recent developments in our understanding of plant biology. Mancuso is particularly interested in what sets plants apart from animals, reasoning that we can learn the most from our biggest differences. Two weeks ago we focused on the decentralized nature of plants; last week we looked at how plants have to solve problems while staying in one place. In the final chapters … [Read more...] about Science Book Review: The Revolutionary Genius of Plants Ch 7-9

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Science and Faith Tagged With: botany, science, science book club, science in review, Stefano Mancuso, The Revolutionary Genius of Plants

Science Book Review: The Revolutionary Genius of Plants Ch 4-6

February 6, 2019 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

Photo of a number of red hot peppers

Last week I tried to rectify the dearth of botany in my blog coverage by covering the first few chapters of Stefano Mancuso's The Revolutionary Genius of Plants, and this week we'll pick up where we left off. Mancuso thinks that we can learn much from plants, not least because they have such different solutions to life's major challenges. As we discussed, one of those differences is that animals tend to have dedicated organs for various functions while plants tend to spread out functions throughout their bodies. In … [Read more...] about Science Book Review: The Revolutionary Genius of Plants Ch 4-6

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Science and Faith Tagged With: botany, science, science book club, science in review, Stefano Mancuso, The Revolutionary Genius of Plants

Science Book Review: The Revolutionary Genius of Plants Ch 1-3

January 30, 2019 by Andy Walsh 1 Comment

Despite being a biologist, I'll admit that I've neglected plant biology relative to some other areas. As a student of molecular and microbiology, I suppose I've not paid as much attention to macroscopic organisms in general, but one picks up a certain amount of animal biology because it is similar to human biology. And the kinds of evolutionary biology conversations that come up in Christian circles often focus on animal evolution, presumably because animals are familiar and because human evolution is the most … [Read more...] about Science Book Review: The Revolutionary Genius of Plants Ch 1-3

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Science and Faith Tagged With: botany, science, science book club, science in review, Stefano Mancuso, The Revolutionary Genius of Plants

Science Book Review: Scientism and Secularism

October 24, 2018 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

Scientism and Secularism cover

The acknowledgments of J. P. Moreland's Scientism and Secularism include a nod to colleague Garry DeWeese, followed by a parenthetical comment about how Moreland has never understood the second 'R'. It's a throwaway line, possibly tossed in for some private levity to break up the intense, thoughtful process of writing. Yet it helped crystallize for me how I think differently than Moreland and thus why some parts of his book clicked for me while others did not. To me, the answer is obvious: because name spelling drifts … [Read more...] about Science Book Review: Scientism and Secularism

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Science and Faith Tagged With: Book Review, J.P. Moreland, science, science in review, scientism

Science in Review: Seeing the Random Forest for the Trees

September 26, 2018 by Andy Walsh 1 Comment

Photo of misty forest, looking up in a fisheye view

We talk a lot about science here, but science isn't just talk. I thought maybe we could roll up our sleeves and try a little science. Our options are limited by the blog format, but it's a pretty good platform for data science and machine learning. Don't worry, the computer will do all the work; you can just follow along if you don't want to deal with code. … [Read more...] about Science in Review: Seeing the Random Forest for the Trees

Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: bias, engaged learning, machine learning, science, science in review

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