About Our Authors
Nate Barksdale
Nate Barksdale writes about the intersection of science, history, philosophy, faith and popular culture. He was editor of the magazine re:generation quarterly and is a frequent contributor to History.com.
Featured Work
What Is Complexity?
What Is Religious Cognition?
Gifts that Keep on Giving
Lorraine Boissoneault
Lorraine Boissoneault is a Chicago-based writer covering science and history. She is the author of the narrative nonfiction book “The Last Voyageurs.”
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To Explain an Avalanche, Start With One Snowflake
Is Religion an Antidote to Depression?
What Do Birdsong and Hip Hop Have in Common? Cultural Evolution
Alene Dawson
Alene Dawson is a Southern California-based writer known for her intelligent and popular features, cover stories, interviews, and award-winning publications. She’s a regular contributor to the LA Times.
Featured Work
A Conversation With Professor Robert Waldinger on ‘The Good Life: Lessons From the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness’
Give Well, Feel Great: The Science of Gift Giving and Receiving
Gratitude Through the Lens of Islam: From Everyday Praise to the Greatness of Muhammad Ali
Annelise Jolley
Annelise Jolley is a journalist and essayist who writes about place, food, ecology, and faith for outlets such as National Geographic, The Atavist, The Rumpus, and The Millions. Find her at annelisejolley.com.
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A Moment of ‘Great Electricity and Joy’ with the Dalai Lama
Here’s How Religion Imprints Us — Even When We Walk Away
Welcoming the End of Our World
Zeeya Merali
Zeeya Merali is a London-based science journalist and author of the popular physics book, A Big Bang in a Little Room.
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Freeman Dyson: Visionary, Maverick, Iconoclast, Rebel, Genius
Was Our Universe Made for Us?
Over Gravity’s Rainbow
Joshua Moritz
Dr. Joshua M. Moritz teaches astronomy, biology, and physics at the St. John Chrysostom Academy in Bethlehem, PA. He has authored numerous books and articles, including Science and Religion: Beyond Warfare and Toward Understanding (Anselm Academic, 2016) and The Role of Theology in the History and Philosophy of Science (Brill, 2017) .
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Can the Rocks Cry Out?
Can Science Set Us Free?
Is There a God-Shaped Hole at the Heart of Mathematics?
Rebecca Randall
Rebecca Randall is an independent writer and editor based in the Pacific Northwest. She writes on religion, psychology, the environment, and social issues. She is the former science editor for Christianity Today.
Featured Work
A Life-Saving Intervention for Military Veterans
Margaret Wertheim
Margaret Wertheim is a science writer and author of books on the cultural history of physics, including The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace: A History of Space from Dante to the Internet.
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Concepts of Space and Concepts of Self