Is it possible to be on the cutting edge of science…for (gasp) religious reasons? Siris looks back to the 17th century…when religion and science were cool with each other.

Steve Matheson has a nice post showing just how seriously biologists take one of the extremely rare examples of peer-reviewed papers published by ‘senior’ fellows at the Discovery Institute: What was Wells’ idea? Well, he thinks that centrioles look like turbines. So he thinks maybe they are turbines. And so maybe they rotate around each… Continue reading

A Question of BoundariesWell, it’s been a year since the paperback came out and two years since the hardcover. The reception from most magazine reviewers has been very good. And I can’t complain about sales given the modest print run. Still, there has been a particular criticism raised by two journals which I think deserves… Continue reading

I’ve been tagged by DarwinCatholic for my additions to the AFI’s less than comprehensive list of the 100 Best Movies of the last century. Here goes: 1) Your favorite five movies that are on the list.All About EveIt Happened One NightSilence of the LambsFrench ConnectionThe Wild Bunch 2) Five movies on the list you didn’t… Continue reading

Should we be surprised that the New York Times 2007 100 Notable Books list contains NOT ONE science book? Not really. Patrick Nielsen Hayden sums it up nicely: You can probably write your own viewing-with-alarm essay about this, complete with obligatory reference to C. P. Snow. All I can say is, what an impoverished mental… Continue reading