Marvin Minsky (1927-2016) was a professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the USA. He is famous for his catchy phrase that the human mind is nothing but “a three-pound computer made of meat.” Minsky was an atheist and Read more
I’ve spent much of the last two weeks at academic conferences. Now, while I take a few days off to recover (!), I’m reflecting on some of the challenges of the scholarly environment that can be exposed with particular clarity Read more
Andi Wang considers how academic modes of thinking interact with knowing through faith. I have always loved solving problems. Even as a four-year-old child in primary school, apparently my teacher once remarked to my parents that I was a “deep Read more
Delighted that the Baptist Times has published another article by me on creative, storytelling evangelism. Here is how the article begins… It was the worst of times. It was the best of times. Years ago I tried to tell a Read more
The FiSWES project began in 2015 by taking a critical look at the ecosystem services framework for nature conservation, and the ideas developed by that small Christian working group are now bearing fruit in a new context. I began a fellowship last year with a Read more
It’s World Cup time – so some thoughts on Neymar, the Brazilian superstar. Neymar is more than just a footballer. He is a brand and a way of life. The Brazilian star is the epitome of modern football as Read more
Having recently joined the FiSch Blog team, I thought I should introduce myself properly. I am currently a doctoral student working on British popular song during the Napoleonic Wars. The story of how I ended up working on this project Read more
‘Science’ means ‘knowledge’ according to its Latin root, and that is what the pursuit of science is popularly supposed to deliver. But a little reflection shows that scientific knowledge is of a certain kind – which is powerful but with some peculiar limitations. The diagram above attempts to illustrate from a Read more
Bruce Wearne encourages students to reflect upon institutional relationships in academic life and the effect of higher education reform. I first developed the above diagram as a part of my response to what was happening at Chisholm Institute of Technology Read more
It was fantastic to welcome Dr. Craig Bartholomew (Director of the Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics) to our TFN conference Why the world is failing and what we can do about it. Craig’s first talk was focused on understanding our Read more