September October 2003
Community
E. O. Wilson On Boy Scouts, Blade Runner, and Huck Finn by E.O. Wilson
Time Magazine considers Harvard Biologist E. O. Wilson to be one of the twenty-five most influential people of the twentieth century. Not bad for a guy who studies ants. Besides investigating the complex social life of ants, Wilson has written a number of major books, including two that won Pulitzer Prizes, Sociobiology: The New Synthesis (1975), and On Human Nature (1978).

Dreams of a Cosmic Community by James N. Gardner
Our universe appears designed for life, a deep mystery scientists have pondered for some time. Was the universe created by God? Or maybe there are multiple universes and ours is just one among many.

Never Out Of Africa by E. O. Wilson

Pods, Packs, and Prides by Deborah Blum
Almost all animal species are social. New research shows that social groups profoundly impact biology and well-being in ways we never imagined.

Where Do the Children Play? by Heather Wax
In this qualitative study on community, two social scientists travel to one of America's oldest towns and bring back news about how this generation is finding community. The results may surprise you.

What Would Jesus Tax? By Marc Kaufman
Alabamians are asked to vote their conscience, and their faith.

Play it Again, Sammy by Dean Nelson
Locals may argue the origins of America's pastime and the accuracy of America's history books, but there's no debating the cultural impact America's dollars have had on the Dominican Republic.

July August 2003
Laughter
Laughing Ourselves to Life by Cindy Kuzma
We can?t live without it. We have no idea how or when we invented it. And we can?t fake it?especially when tears of joy are running down our faces. Laughter is wonderfully human?it heals, bonds, and even sometimes breaks us.

Fun with Fido by Cindy Kuzma

Lenses, Heresies, and the Man Who Made Them by Karl Giberson
A leading scholar says that seventeenth-century philosopher Baruch Spinoza was way ahead of his time when it comes to the mind-body problem.

River of Life, River of Death by Alexander Stille
Life is like a stream; one bank is the Vedas and the other bank is the contemporary world, which includes science and technology. If both banks are not firm, the water will scatter. If both banks are firm, the water will run its course.

Looking for God and Aliens by Margaret Wertheim
Father Coyne, a scientist and Jesuit priest, contemplates God, telescopes, mirrors, and extraterrestrial life.

In the Beginning Was ... Emotion by Antonio Damasio
New research in the neurobiology of emotions reveals how our brains give rise to laughter, tears, and even spirituality.

The Trojan Horse of Fiction by Gregory Benford
The deep questions explored in our traditional religious texts can often be found hiding in mainstream science fiction.

Looking for Damasio by Thomas Jay Oord

May June 2003
Ethics
A Time to Kill by Jill Neimark
In a small Georgia town, a mother murders her two sons--and some view it as an act of kindness.

Bombs without Qualms by Karl Giberson, interview conducted by Kyle Alspach
A Manhattan Project scientist looks back on the most controversial event of the 20th century

Biology of Morality by Jill Neimark
If it feels good, do it: joy may be the key that unlocks moral action.

The Absence of Perfection by Cindy Kuzma
Dartmouth astronomer Marcelo Gleiser is happy to trade religion for science.

The Harvard Professor who Met Homer Simpson by Michael Ruse
For almost a half century, Stephen Jay Gould was a fixture in American culture. A year after his death, his sparring partner Michael Ruse takes a fresh look at his legacy.

Tonight at Noon by Sue Mingus
Charles Mingus, the great jazz composer and bass player, died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Here, his widow remembers a few poignant moments.

Hearts Over New York by Danielle Ofri, M.D., Ph.D.
An army veteran and drug addict with HIV will die without heart surgery. Should doctors risk their own lives on a difficult operation to save a man who can't pay and will probably return to using drugs?

March April 2003
Biology of Love
Love Lessons by Deborah Blum
New insights into the biology and chemistry of connection reveal love?s pure power.

Learning About Love the Hard Way by Karl Giberson
Deborah Blum talks about Harry Harlow, the notorious primate researcher who transformed modern parenting.

Flora, Fauna, and Spiritual Truth by Jill Neimark
Holmes Rolston is the Godfather of Environmental Ethics, arguing that nature should be valued for its own sake, and not just for how it affects us. While nobody has quite figured out exactly what nature is worth, Rolston?s insight has just won a million dollars.

What's HATE got to do with it? by Rush Dozier
Biologically based hatred is turned on by a culture switch. We don't have to throw it.

Hiking in the Big Apple by Holmes Rolston III
Colorado State University philosopher of nature Holmes Rolston on winning the million dollar Templeton Prize

Playing with Penrose by Stuart Hameroff
Roger suggested platonic values were embedded in the fine structure of the universe at the Planck scale. My mind was blown. What an incredible, crazy, utterly brilliant idea!

The Man Who Fell to Earth by Karl Giberson
Mathematician Roger Penrose explores the mysterious continent where truth, beauty and triangles really live

The Greatest Debate in History by Karl Giberson
Is there another, more perfect world out there - or is this imperfect reality all we have?

September October 2002
Consciousness
Intimate Presence by The Reverend Kevin Massey
Brain death springs the question of organ donation and demands an immediate answer. The Reverend Kevin Massey, chaplain at a busy urban hospital, reveals how families face this incredible choice.

July August 2002
Privacy
Pretty Good Politics by Phil Zimmermann
Democracy demands technology tools like crypto freeware to put the power of privacy into the hands of the people.

Watched From Above by John Gilliom
We live in a surveillance society, where the human spirit is being crushed by the use of technology to assert power over entire groups of people.

Divine Computing by Laura Sivitz
God's power may not be unlimited, says the father of computer science, but that doesn't mean science disproves faith.

Genes and Future People: Philosophical Issues in Human Genetics by Joan L. McGregor

Let 'em Look by Jennifer Derryberry

Technology Transfer by Cindy Kuzma

Losers Take All by Jill Neimark
How strong is envy? New research from a top economist provides a startling answer.

Tapped Out by Cindy Kuzma
Water flows like a gift from the heavens, yet we've depleted much of this finite resource and are poised to squander what remains.

God, Physics, and Turtle Soup by Jill Neimark
Science writer Margaret Wertheim and physicist Paul Davies talk turtles, green starfish, pink flying horses, and the meaning of the universe.

Spiritual Side Effects by Maricris Briones
Alternative medical practices often have spiritual origins. Now doctors are debating how much of that history patients need to know.

Everything I Need To Outgrow I Learned in Childhood by Heather Cunningham
The dark corners of childhood hide a litany of punishing statistics. Recent history has christened youth as a sacred time, but studies show society does a poor job of nurturing the values of a lifetime.

Privacy Squeeze by Sara Solovitch
New surveillance technologies strip away the details of our personal lives and erode our privacy. But for the right reward, we willingly cede what we know. Is it too late to opt out?

May June 2002
Creativity
To Err on Humans by Cindy Kuzma
Consent forms may keep it all legal, but critics say more should be done to safeguard the health of medical study volunteers.

The Soul of Sobriety by Christopher D. Ringwald
The effect of spirituality on attaining sobriety can only be estimated, but recovering alcoholics have no doubt about what leads to the soul of sobriety

High Tech, Higher Power by Mike Fillon
Technological advances engineer medical wonders while spirituality finds a following in health care. What?s the connection?

Pressure Point by Harvey Blume
Eastern ideals meet Western science in a medical study that aims to treat hypertension with traditional Chinese medicine.

Flight of the Spirit by Jill Neimark
The elegant butterfly engages our senses and enchants our spirits. Yet our practices threaten its very existence.

Revelation & Reason by Jennifer Lee Atkin
As a physicist who became an Anglican priest, John C. Polkinghorne forges common ground between science and religion.

State of Our Unions by Maricris Briones
Should the government promote marriage among welfare recipients? The White House says ?I do? but Americans aren?t so sure.

Inescapable Creativity by Jill Neimark
We're dancer and dance in an astonishing universe that is constantly inventing new things. How does that apply to our own lives?

Order for Free by Jill Neimark
A biologist explains how our creativity emerges from the universe's order.

Calculated Risks: How to Know When Numbers Deceive You by Sarah Voss

Born to Create by Jill Neimark
Birth order shapes our lives in surprising ways?from achievement to rebellion, from conformity to creativity.

Parish Nursing: Stories of Service and Care by Elizabeth Johnston Taylor

Sound Blessings by Sara Solovitch
It?s no coincidence that the ancient Greeks revered Apollo as the god of both healing and music. Today, modern medical centers are supporting music healers for the good of their patients.

The Beauty of Truth by Jennifer Derryberry

March April 2002
Religion & Environment
An Invaluable Journey by Kristi Reimer
We struggle to find peace in a time of war, to offer forgiveness in the face of malevolence, and to reclaim optimism in the midst of despair. What do our spiritual values mean to us now?

Sledding at the Speed of Light by Jill Neimark
Einstein once said his entire career was a meditation on a dream about soaring downhill on a sled. Despite advances in neurobiology and decades of research, the significance of dreaming still eludes science.

Now We're Talking by Jennifer Derryberry

Measuring Eternity: The Search for the Beginning of Time by Paul Halpern
reviewed by Paul Halpern

Guarding Nature by Elizabeth Kadetsky
Mending the earth requires changing our ways. Religious leaders and Eastern traditions show us how.

Health-Prayer Studies by Larry Dossey and Harold Koenig
Will they suffer from complications? Two prominent researchers question the future of prayer experiments.

Noble Aims by Jill Neimark
Christian questions sway scientists, while their research goes to war. An outspoken historian exposes the connections most deny.

Economic Ethics by Mick Dumke
Gen-X theologian Tom Beaudoin explains how we collectively contribute to global economic injustice, and how we can work together to change it.

Medicine for the Soul by Cindy Kuzma
More than 70 American medical schools now teach new doctors how to respect patients? emotional and spiritual lives.

A Season of Religion and Reason by Neal Zoren
Theater, like religion, requires faith. A Philadelphia drama troupe probes the forces of science and spirituality in a series of plays.

What Would Jesus Drive? by Bill McKibben
Not an SUV. Religious leaders have long ignored the plight of nature, but they're beginning to develop enough scientific acumen to drive environmental change.

Sabbath 2.0 by Margaret Diddams
Integrating religious law into everyday life helps a high-tech worker recover from burnout and restore her spiritual peace.

January February 2002
Genetic Anthropology
The Sanctity of Death by Dawn J. Grubb
End-of-life decisions wrench our hearts. Is physician-assisted suicide a sin against God or a path to spiritual growth?

Teens Clique for God by Michelle Wirth Fellman
Faith communities offer online youth ministries and access to religious leaders as teens seek spirituality in cyberspace.

The Prophet and the Messiah: An Arab Christian's Perspective on Islam and Christianity by Muzaffar Iqbal
reviewed by Muzaffar Iqbal

Body and Soil by Jill Neimark
Traditional funeral practices harm the environment; green burials let the earth rest in peace.

Mysterious Universe by Elizabeth Kadetsky
Astrophysicist Trinh Xuan Thuan looks deep into the universe and sees a creative consciousness at its core.

Children's Secret Lives by James J. Dillon
Once believed 'pre-religious,' young children lead richly symbolic spiritual lives.

Pregnant on a Prayer? by Cindy Kuzma
A new study suggests prayer helps women become pregnant, but some question whether the cause is really God.

Cellular Division by Jennifer Lee Atkin
Uncertainty permeates our moral universe as we struggle with the power to extract stem cells from human embryos. A dozen theologians ponder the viability and vulnerability of this bold research.

'He's Not One of Us' by Teresa Lo
Or is he? After giving birth to a blue-eyed, blond boy, an ethnic Chinese woman set off on a search for her roots, stirring up some surprises.

Who are We? by Jill Neimark
Not who we think we are. The new field of genetic anthropology traces our origins to places we never knew we'd been. What it divulges shocks, perturbs, and sometimes comforts.