One thing that struck me about the Easter stories this year was that, even though the disciples had just witnessed the greatest, most miraculous event in human history, they still saw the importance of Scripture in the life of the Church. Luke’s narrative of the events that took place on Easter Day has two instances…
Just in time for the start of mosquito season, the University of Florida has released its results on a study about why mosquitoes are attracted more to some people but not others. Working with researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine the study found, for the first time, an underlying genetic component…
The Institute of Education Sciences, a research branch of the U.S. Department of Education, has awarded a $10 million grant to University of Delaware Prof. Nancy C. Jordan and her two colleagues, Lynn Fuchs at Vanderbilt University and Robert Siegler at Carnegie Mellon University, to fund a five-year research and development center aimed at understanding…
Ever wonder about the latest public opinions on a particular topic? Ever wonder what previous generations thought about a particular topic? Ever wonder what happens to all the public opinion research results after they have been published? If so, then the Roper Center at the University of Connecticut is for you. As it says on…
Here are pictures from our trip to the 2015 edition of Art in Bloom at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. This event features over 150 floral arrangements designed to interpret the diverse artworks in the Institute’s collection. it is by far the most popular event that is held at the museum each year. Best of…
Does anyone really know what time it is? Researchers at the University of Colorado – Boulder, in cooperation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, have developed a clock that keeps setting records for accuracy. The latest upgrade to the strontium atomic clock developed by JILA means that now the clock will neither gain…
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“IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU, nobody can.” Then he shot her. That story of a woman who was shot by her husband, and survived, is part of a powerful investigative report on domestic violence by the Charleston, South Carolina, The Post and Courier which Monday won the 2015 Pulitzer…
Someone once made the comment that “all theology is biography.” A person or theologian goes through an existential crisis and pursues answers and ends up establishing a whole new system of theology. What I’m finding out with The Research Project is that research is also often biography. A researcher or other random person is confronted with a…
This week’s edition of The Research Project is the first one where I actually contacted one of the researchers involved for input. In this case Professor Alan Mantooth of the University of Arkansas was kind enough to give me feedback on what appears below. I hope to continue this practice regularly. Disclaimer: If you already…
The headline read, “Breast Milk Can Be Risky” so I decided to read the article even though I don’t usually read what this author writes about. I’ve heard so much about how great breastfeeding is and all the vital nutrients that breast milk provides. How could there be risk involved? As it turns out the…
