Electronic communication of the Christian message—online preaching—raises distinct theological challenges. Notwithstanding the undeniable convenience and unlimited geographical reach of “virtual church”, electronic media have...
Diatoms are microscopic algae with silica walls; they evolved relatively recently compared to other algal groups but have the greatest diversity of any and are abundant enough to contribute a fifth of the oxygen in the atmosphere and to have accumula...
Diatoms are the most numerous of algae and scanning electron microscopy continues to reveal ever-increasing diversity. Two new species of Hyalosira from Florida add new characters distinguishing species in this recently redefined genus: H. ornata sp....
Since ancient times, music has been instrumental in giving life to the stories we build our identities and cultures around. I will examine how, in our time, music creates new myths by creating its own heroes and heroines through capital and the star...
Airborne and spaceborne remote sensing in archaeology generates at least two important issues for discussion: technology and visualization. Technology seems to open new cognitive perspectives for archaeology and keeps researchers increasingly fascina...
Sex robot scholarship typically focuses on customizable simulacra, lacking sentience and self-awareness but able to simulate and stimulate human affection. This paper argues that future humans will want more: sex robots customized to possess sentienc...
Following the Charlie Hebdo attacks, the demonstrations or “public mourning” of January 11th, 2015 were heralded by many as the return of the republican sacred, the re-crystallization of a long dormant people, and the resurrection of Fren...