'Tis the season for year-end reflection. I imagine many of us are just as happy to put 2020 in our rear view mirror without further adieu. If that's you, feel free to carry on your way with my blessing. For the rest of us, I have a couple thoughts on what has transpired from the past 365 days and what we might fruitfully carry forward. I've covered a variety of topics this year, in part to give us all something to think and talk about besides the pandemic, but at the end of the day/year I'm a public health scientist … [Read more...] about Science Corner: So Long, 2020
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Science Year in Review 2019
The biggest development for ESN this year on the topic of science was the publishing of Science & Faith: Student Questions Explored. The book collects and expands on the STEAM (Science & Theology for Emerging Adult Ministries) series of posts here on the blog. Students submitted questions, and answers were provided by a range of scholars from across the sciences and other relevant disciplines like history, theology and philosophy. Those responses were taken back to student groups for discussion and feedback, all of … [Read more...] about Science Year in Review 2019
Science Corner: Christmas Reading
Get any good science-related books or gifts for Christmas? I got a copy of Viruses as Complex Adaptive Systems by Ricard Solé and Santiago F. Elena that I'm looking forward to digging into. I got my son a copy of The Cell: A Visual Tour of the Building Block of Life by Jack Challoner that he seems excited about. He also received copies of Molecules: The Elements and the Architecture of Everything and Reactions: An Illustrated Exploration of Elements, Molecules, and Change in the Universe that he has previously enjoyed … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Christmas Reading
Most Visited ESN Blog Posts of 2017
As we engage 2018, I thought that it would be of benefit for the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) to offer a series of short posts reviewing some of where the blog has been, what continues to serve as "must reads," and where we are headed in the coming months. Shout-out to Andy for getting the ball rolling with Science Corner: 2017 in Review and Science Corner: Looking Back to Move Forward! Yesterday I posted Most Visited ESN Blog Posts in 2017. … [Read more...] about Most Visited ESN Blog Posts of 2017
Most Visited ESN Blog Posts in 2017
As we engage 2018, I thought that it would be of benefit for the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) to offer a series of short posts reviewing some of where the blog has been, what continues to serve as "must reads," and where we are headed in the coming months. Shout-out to Andy for getting the ball rolling with Science Corner: 2017 in Review and Science Corner: Looking Back to Move Forward! … [Read more...] about Most Visited ESN Blog Posts in 2017