InterVarsity's Emerging Scholars Network
Neither humanity’s first nor last widespread encounter with influenza, the 1918-19 pandemic is notable for how quickly and widely it spread: in less than 6 months it was on every continent and ultimately infected as many as 1 out of every 3 people on the planet.Read more…
This week, I want to highlight the science of Frankenstein.Read more…
[Scientism and Secularism] is clearly aimed at fellow Christians who agree with Moreland that science is taking influence away from the church and who need help articulating why theology and religion are still relevant.Read more…
Topology is a standard topic in mathematics; topiary less so. That’s why I thought it was pretty cool to read about a mathematician-designed maze in celebration of the Abel Prize.Read more…
Truly universal truths can be more elusive than they seem.Read more…
Regardless of how one understands our relationship to the animal kingdom, many of us are interested in what distinguishes us biologically from animals, especially the animals most similar to us: chimpanzees, gorillas, and the like.Read more…
God created the universe(s) to provide the space and conditions for the emergence of habitable bio-niches in which agape-capable beings would eventually emerge to live in agape-love relations with God and with others. Earth is one such emergent bio-niche, and Homo sapiens are an instance of such emergent agape-loving beings. In other words, the telos (purpose) of the universe is to be birthing-space, nursery, and home for agape-capable beings in relationships and actions of agape-love towards God and others. – Christian Barrigar, Faith All the Way Up: God and the Meaning of Life in a Scientific Age, 21Read more…
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.Read more…
What would it take to preserve all vertebrate life, and to what end?Read more…
What inspired you to write Faith across the Multiverse? “Inspiration came from many directions, including the story I tell in the book about making a spontaneous connection between math and theology during a group Bible study. But I think the biggest one was spending time chatting with comic book fans and seeing how many of them took for granted that being intelligent or scientific automatically ruled out belief in God. . . .”Read more…
I think it’s worth remembering that roughly 100 years ago, no language had a word for ‘gene.’Read more…
The quality of our science will increase proportionately with and as a direct consequence of the diversity of our scientists.Read more…
I recommend Can a Scientist Believe in Miracles? An MIT Professor Answers Questions on God and Science by Ian Hutchinson (and related videos) as a resource for personal questions, conversation, an interactive discussion group, and / or presentation preparation.Read more…
We’ve had a busy summer–traveling, going to the movies, releasing a book–leaving less time to talk about current research. And there have been several recent stories making the rounds in Christian circles. They touch on questions many of us haveRead more…
Next month will be 6 years that I’ve been blogging about science and related topics for the Emerging Scholars Network. Which means that just about exactly 6 years ago, Tom Grosh called me up and invited me to write forRead more…
We figured it was time for a follow-up on what to do once you’ve found the postdoc you were looking for.Read more…
Postdocs occupy a weird, liminal space in the path of the scholar.Read more…
Friend of ESN Andy Bocarsly is the speaker for a meetup of Christians at the American Chemical Society in Boston on August 20. We hope lots of ESN members can make it. Read more…
Here’s your chance to let us know what you’d like to read about this fall from ESN’s science coverage!Read more…
With the American Scientific Affiliation meeting coming up this week, I’ve got connecting on the brain. And now after catching up with the science news, I’m also thinking about the connections in the fruit fly brain.Read more…
Getting a chance to chat face-to-face is a big reason I’m making the trip to Massachusetts. To make those meetings easier, here is my schedule.Read more…
And so we have a hero who saw the vast gulf of experience and communication between himself and other living creatures and decided to build a bridge.Read more…
This story about citizen scientists contributing their time at sea to science caught my eye.Read more…
This reflection on the themes of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom avoids spoilers, but as always feel free to wait until you’ve seen the movie if you want to know nothing about it when watching. It is widely reported that anRead more…