Jennifer Fulwiler’s New Book
Over at Forbes, my review of Something Other than God.
Author: John Farrell
Writer and producer working in Boston.
Cloning for Stem Cells Advances
Generating robust stem cells via SCNT, also called therapeutic cloning, was not considered a practical option before the breakthroughs by Mitalipov, Egli et al. The approach was further tainted by the scandal surrounding Korean scientist Hwang Woo-Suk’s claims of success in cloning cell lines in 2005. A majority of scientists and the public also believe… Continue reading Cloning for Stem Cells Advances
Taking Sony Playstation 3s to the Next Level
A few years back I wrote about astrophysicist Gaurav Khanna at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, and his low-cost approach to harnessing computer power for modeling black holes. Why spend a lot of money to rent time on a university supercomputer when you can devise your own by going to Best Buy? The physicist has not… Continue reading Taking Sony Playstation 3s to the Next Level
Scholasticism II: What’s in a PON?
Ed Feser wrote a thoughtful response to my earlier post on Scholasticism. And I’d like to expand on his comments, as my afterthoughts on Pieper’s point were brief. I’m a bit puzzled by John’s statement that “Scholasticism presupposes an Aristotelian philosophy of nature that is simply not adequate to support what modern science has uncovered… Continue reading Scholasticism II: What’s in a PON?
A Return to Scholasticism?
There’s a great scene in Elaine May’s 1971 film, A New Leaf, where the main character, an aging WASP played by Walter Matthau, is being encouraged by his butler to marry rich in order to stave off bankruptcy. He’s frittered away his inheritance on expensive cars, the country club, and fine art. And he still… Continue reading A Return to Scholasticism?