Etty Hillesum’s Interrupted Life
Etty Hillesum’s diary documents a 27-year-old's journey to God during the Holocaust, the truth she fought for, and the hope she maintained throughout.
The Value of Science in the Age of CRISPR
Among advances in medicine and technology is the capability of “gene editing” via a technique known as CRISPR; bu what are the bioethical considerations?
Perseverance, Ingenuity, and the Mission to Mars
Last month, NASA launched Perseverance, NASA’s newest addition to the robotic Mars Exploration program, with Ingenuity Mar’s Helicopter attached to it.
Gregor Mendel and Charles Darwin: Two Men and a Theory
Scientists Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel were contemporaries. Mendel certainly knew of Charles Darwin, but did Darwin ignore Gregor Mendel's work?
Gregor Mendel: Priest, Teacher, Abbot, and Avid Beekeeper
Known as the "father of genetics," Gregor Mendel was also a priest, teacher, and abbot, raised bees, recorded meteorological data, and tracked sunspots!
Theories of Evolution Before Darwin
The name of Charles Darwin and the theory of evolution are so closely linked that most people are unaware of the history of the theory “before” Darwin.
Is Free Will an Illusion?
If we're hardwired to respond to situations in a particular way, should we despair of ever being able to change? This brings up the question of free will.
Made in His Image: the Social Synapse and the Neurobiology of Connection
The data is in: we are hardwired for connection and social interactions. Not a surprise—for God is a community of love, and we are made in His image.
Made in God’s Image; or Are We?
Should the idea of our being “made in the image of God” should be set aside since it has been disproved by science? Dr. Marie George answers.
Challenging Heliocentrism: The 'Great Debate' of 1920
At the turn of the last century, a little remembered but dramatic debate took place between prominent astronomers Harlow Shapely and Heber Curtis.
