Category Archives: Education and mentoring

TED talk of the week

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

I love TED talks. Early in the semester, I tweeted, “That’s it. I’m watching a TED talk a day.” Well, I couldn’t keep that up, but I still try to watch as many as possible. New Year’s is right around the … Continue reading →

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A rough draft of videos illustrating science and religion models. Got others?

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

Tomorrow night we are going over models for the interaction of science and religion, using Barbour’s conflict, independence, dialogue, and integration models. I’ll probably also mention a few different typologies that have been put forth by others, but we’ll focus … Continue reading →

Posted in Accommodation, Education and mentoring, Evolution, Ian Barbour, Reductionism, science vs. religion, Scientist-Theologians | 2 Comments

Virtual office hours?

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

I just saw this tweet from a professor I follow on Twitter: Thanks for stopping by office and virtual office hours today! #drexel #PSY230 #PSY230 #PSY364 #PSY365 This intrigued me quite a bit. Not to reduce my hours in the … Continue reading →

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The limits of science from the minds of high school seniors

Posted on February 12, 2011 by

Today and two weeks from now I’m helping out with the annual Trustee competition at North Park. In this event, outstanding high school seniors that are leaning towards or committed to attending North Park compete for high-level scholarship money. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Education and mentoring, Methods of science, Science | 4 Comments

Why I love writing reference letters…

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

I love writing reference letters. No, I really do. And before you say it’s because you haven’t written that many… no, I really have. Not 30 years worth, but my fair share. Why? Because when I write students reference letters, … Continue reading →

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