Greenflame
Jottings on science, religion, technology, pop culture, photography and faith from the Aotearoa New Zealand
Author: Stephen Garner
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An recent article on the blurring of real and virtual actors and stunt people, and the quest to make them more human. And the possible loss of work for the current stunt people. newsobserver.com – A new risk in world of film stunts: computers
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I’m always interested in church history and knowing how we came to do and belief the Christian faith we have today. Check out the useful links below from Christianity Today’s church history section. Top Ten Reasons to Read Christian History gives a succint list of reasons why it’s a really good idea to understand where…
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I was looking for information on stem cells today for some lectures on Christian anthropology (including bioethics) and found that Guardian Unlimited had the following special section on this and other things running today. Guardian Unlimited Special report: ethics of genetics Damaris International also has a brief study guide for a house group type discussion…
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If you’re interested in small group studies on Christian interaction with issues of social justice, fair trade and aid/development work the following links may be useful to you. Christian Aid has a whole lot of useful material on their web site at http://www.christian-aid.org.uk including: Christian Aid campaigns Act Justly booklet Also check out Global Rich…
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I found this today while surfing around. There are some very good points in here for both new and established bloggers. A lot of it is insightful for people who are publishing anything on the net too. why web journals suck: an essay
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Spent a very enjoyable afternoon at the Stardome Observatory in Auckland yesterday. We went to their Family Fun Day and the kids loved the two presentations in the planetarium – a show for 3-6 year olds and one on “Are we alone?”. Great value and fun for all. They have a cool web site too.
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Our home copy of the NZ Listener is regularly mauled by visitors excitedly reading the articles and regular columns (and for some reason only known to them do not buy it themselves). However hope is at hand as the magazine has a new web site with links to articles (and some web-only) content there at:…
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From the “Tech Files” it appears the the sci-tech people have been at it again. If you need is for fully flavoured coffee without the caffeine hit then someday this may be what you’re drinking. Decaffeinated coffee beans now a possibility
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William Gibson made the point in the novel Neuromancer that being in cyberspace is like “being wrapped in media” – cyberspace as a “consensual hallucination”. Much the same can be said of television and other mass media which is pretty scary if your only window on the world is what’s piped down your TV screen.…
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Having to prepare some lectures on a Christian understanding of sin has had me pondering the question of evil in the world recently. We see, hear and read each day of evil and its effects – in fact the mass media seems to dwell upon it! Bombs in Bombay, the massacre of people in Liberia,…