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A new adventure… 1 Aug 2013 | 10:07 am
… with pal and colleague, Craig Story. Check it out and recommend it to your pastor friends! We are creating a one-week retreat-style course for pastors on scientific literacy. All expenses paid and w...
Denis Dutton: A Darwinian theory of beauty (TED talk of the week) 8 Mar 2012 | 03:00 am
This week’s TED talk is an amazing and aesthetically pleasing talk on a Darwinian theory of beauty. The talk is given by Denis Dutton but is done in collaboration with animator Andrew Park to produce ...
Friday laugh track… xkcd on sports 3 Mar 2012 | 03:00 am
I love sports but thing most commentary is pretty ridiculous myself… Link here.
Friday laugh track… xkcd on free will. 25 Feb 2012 | 03:00 am
Link here.
Sam Harris on The Moral Landscape (TED talk of the week) 23 Feb 2012 | 06:08 pm
Well, it finally happened. In multiple posts in the past I have defended Sam Harris and his efforts towards a scientific morality. I have done this even though I have never seen him speak or read a w...
Friday laugh track. You know you’re a scientist when… 18 Feb 2012 | 11:15 am
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Julian Baggini: Is there a real you? (TED talk of the week) 16 Feb 2012 | 03:00 am
This week’s TED talk comes from Julian Baggini, a philosopher, writer, and the cofounder and editor of The Philosophers’ Magazine. The talk (Is there a real you?) was given at the TEDxYouth@Manchester...
Friday laugh track, courtesy of… Dilbert again! 11 Feb 2012 | 03:00 am
What’s amazing to me is that many of these are over 20 years old. And still hilarious. No, really, a liberal arts education is more than this. Really. I think, therefore I am. Creation care meets D...
VS Ramachandran on your mind (TED talk of the week) 10 Feb 2012 | 03:00 am
This week’s TED talk comes from VS Ramachandran, who is Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition and Distinguished Professor with the Psychology Department and Neurosciences Program at UC San Di...
Review of Evolution of Adam by Peter Enns (a final reflection) 8 Feb 2012 | 05:01 pm
Last week I wrote a 3-part review of Pete Enns’ Evolution of Adam. Many others have been chiming in as well, with reviews all across the spectrum as you might expect, given the nature of the book. So...
