The Wall Street Journal reports: Heralding a potential new era in biology, scientists for the first time have created a synthetic cell, completely controlled by man-made genetic instructions, researchers at the private J. Craig Venter Institute announced Thursday. At around $40 million, this was no cheap experiment. Worth the money? Perhaps… Several companies are already… Continue Reading
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Recent advice on PhD studies (in theology and biblical studies)
From the Scriptorium Daily: “Advice for applying for grad school in theology.” There, an interesting article is linked from the Chronicle of Higher Education: “My Credentials Gap.” John Piper also weighed in (particular commenting on pastors and the PhD–below): A response has been given by Dane Ortlund who has a PhD from Wheaton (via Andy… Continue Reading
Good Dissertation Advice
Nijay offers some thoughts on citing other scholars and reflects on some advice one of his mentors gave him during the writing phase of his dissertation: At one point, this same mentor used the analogy that I was hiding behind my sledgehammer in my attempt to crack eggshells. Discussion follows–I particular like Jason’s comment in… Continue Reading
How Christian's Face Death
I mentioned this recently, but I must make mention again of Rod Decker’s post relating to his mother’s untimely death. He has an update which provides another significant piece of his father and mother’s testimony as they anticipate the end of life (cf. 2 Tim. 4:6-8, 18). He adds: Here’s an update with an excerpt… Continue Reading
A must-read from Rod Decker
Rod shares his father’s example during a week in which he (his father) lost his wife and ended up in the hospital himself. Here’s an excerpt, but do go and read the whole. The most amazing part of this week has been my Dad’s attitude—toward Mom’s death and his own situation now. His faith and… Continue Reading
Book Scanner (pt 2): The USB Remote and Canon a480
Many canon cameras (a full list here) can be tweaked to allow for a variety of advanced features, including the ability to take pictures via a homemade USB remote. This is made possible when the camera boots special firmware from a SD card. Until recently, this wasn’t available for the Canon A480. Currently, I’m using a second… Continue Reading
USB Remote w.o. Batteries: starting the book scanner project (pt 1)
The USB Switch (w.o. batteries!) One of the challenges of the book scanner I looked forward to was the making of a USB remote which allows the user to snap pics from two cameras at the same time (important when scanning a book with two cameras!). Daniel Reetz’ original instructions (and most users in the… Continue Reading
DIY Book Scanner (intro)
I have recently decided to undertake a little do-it-yourself project: a book scanner! The final straw was pulled the other day when I needed a chapter out of a book for my research in Luke-Acts. My little scanner (Canon MX700 all-in-one) could barely fit 2 pages per copy. It took me 20 mins or so… Continue Reading
Jim West is Right …
…in this case, for sure. Jim answers a question posed by an essay title related to the Templeton-Cambridge Fellowships in Science & Religion: Is God Dying? The answer to the question posed in the essay title is – no. It’s extraordinarily interesting that folk seem to think about things always from ‘below’, from an anthropocentric… Continue Reading
How much caffeine do you get?
Wisebread.com lists caffeine contents in various drinks, foods, and medications, including my favorite… espresso! So how about that coffee? Coffee Coffee varies in caffeine content drastically, even in the same coffeehouse, on the same day. Everything from roast styles to brewing methods affect the amount of caffeine you get. The lighter the roast, the more… Continue Reading