Tag: Religion
Silicon Valley’s latest fad is dopamine fasting – and that may...
A. Trevor Sutton, Concordia Seminary
Silicon Valley’s newest fad is dopamine fasting, or temporarily abstaining from “addictive” activities such as social media, music, internet gaming...
Why some people distrust atheists
Jaimie Arona Krems, Oklahoma State University and Jordan W. Moon, Arizona State University
An ad featuring Ron Reagan, son of the Republican former President Ronald...
What makes Christmas movies so popular
S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate, Hamilton College
If you are one of those people who will settle in this evening with a hot cup of apple cider...
How old would you want to be in heaven?
Margaret Morganroth Gullette, Brandeis University
Many religious faiths propose different versions of heaven as a location: There are walled gardens with streams, flowers, pleasing scents,...
What makes Christmas movies so popular
S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate, Hamilton College
If you are one of those people who will settle in this evening with a hot cup of apple cider...
Yes, there is a war between science and religion
Jerry Coyne, University of Chicago
As the West becomes more and more secular, and the discoveries of evolutionary biology and cosmology shrink the boundaries of...
The humble origins of ‘Silent Night’
Sarah Eyerly, Florida State University
One of the world’s most famous Christmas carols, “Silent Night,” celebrates its 200th anniversary this year.
Over the centuries, hundreds...
Freddie Mercury’s family faith: The ancient religion of Zoroastrianism
Vasudha Narayanan, University of Florida
In the Freddie Mercury biopic, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” there’s a scene in which a family member scolds Mercury.
“So now the family...
EXPLORING NATURE
New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon’s early chemistry
Advik D. Vira, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emily First, Macalester College
The Earth and the Moon may look...
