Weekly Links Roundup… March 14

My mom had a birthday this week. Won’t tell you her age but she’s still a young’un. Audio is in her honor. Door 1 Door 2.

Space-between:

• The new Giberson and Collins book The Language of Science and Faith just came out. RJS is going through it on the Jesus Creed. BioLogos has been too. Jason Rosenhouse doesn’t like it. Jerry Coyne likes that Jason doesn’t like it. I’ve got a review copy too…
• Nidhal Guessoum on Irtiqa: What Makes Us Human?
• Is there such a thing as “theistic science”? Open Parachute says no and my mind is engaged…
• What scientists believe. The second book is a must read for me.
• A new tool for creative thinking: mind-body dissonance.
• Evolutionary studies in religiosity and religions by Michael Blume, who also discussed a recent article that again confirms the “nature” of religion.
• Human uniqueness due to the loss of DNA in regulatory regions.

Science:

• Diet may help ADHD kids more than drugs?
• From my previous research life… lasers, custom microscope show gene splicing process in real time.
• Also from my previous research life… loss of key protein boosts neuron loss In ALS.
• Why do so many unstructured proteins seem to work when disordered? Very interesting…
• The birth of a word (via old roomie @aplusk).
• Fascinating… how to memorize everything. (via @3quarksdaily)
• How to turn your cell phone into a high-powered microscope. Seriously. van Leeuwenhoek would be jealous.
• Bioluminescence.
• Salmonella fears prompt Skippy Peanut Butter recall in 16 states.

Religion:

• God endorses the washing machine! Ugh…
• Buddy Scot McKnight with Rob Bell, part two.
• Richard Beck continues his series on universalism with rejecting death-centered Christianity.
• Internet Monk reviews The Adjustment Bureau… the more I read about this movie, the less I want to see it, for some reason.
• David Opderbeck with a heartfelt reminder that my daughter is going to grow up faster than I expect.

News (that I see fit to link to):

• The earthquake and tsunami in Japan have dominated the news and no doubt you have seen news footage and read stories. Here are several links that caught my attention: The big picture. The swaying skyscrapers that did what they were supposed to. A map of the wave height as it moved across the globe. A frightening video from a Sendai airport, an even scarier one from the fishing port of Miyako, and also this (watch all the way to the end). Just amazing. This Japanese town is all but missing. Most recently, the concern has been about the nuclear reactors. The latest, as of this writing. (Most of these links are via @stevesilberman on Twitter)
• You ready for March Madness? Gus is. So is Princeton and Northern Colorado (which makes my sister-in-law and me happy). These guys aren’t. Anyone say boom goes the dynamite?
• Ever “dump” the syllabus? I haven’t, but I like the idea of scheduling in a free day.
• Buddy @dscarney asks: @justintopp Did you see this? UP-INSPIRED FLOATING HOUSE… yes I did. And it is sweet.
• Ricky Stanzi the #1 NFL QB Prospect for 2011 Draft? Someone thinks so, very interesting read… me: what???
• Wii 2 coming soon?
• For those that comment on blogs… heh.

The links of others:

• Mental floss. Love the WiFi detection shirt!
• I Think I Believe. Favorite = science as maps.
• Ed Yong of Not Exactly Rocket Science’s tour de force.
• Scot McKnight’s Weekly Meanderings.

I’m getting ready to enjoy a week of Spring Break. Bring on the basketball and books…