Naomi Oreskes is a professor of the history of science and an affiliated professor of earth and planetary sciences at Harvard University. She is the coauthor, with Erik M. Conway, of Merchants of Doubt, a... Read More

NASA chief scientist Ellen Stofan stirred excitement at a NASA panel on water in the universe last week with her prediction: “I think we’re going to have strong indications of life beyond Earth within a... Read More

Ryan J. Bell was raised in the Seventh-day Adventist tradition and spent nearly twenty years as a pastor—the last eight as senior pastor at the Hollywood Adventist Church in California. In March of 2013 he... Read More

Dr. William “Smitty” H. Smith is the founding executive director of the National Center for Race Amity based at Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts, which develops forums and initiatives to advance cross-racial and cross-cultural amity... Read More

DURING A DECIDEDLY staid Presbyterian wedding ceremony some years back, I passed the time reading the Gospel of Matthew from the Bible sitting before me in the pew. And I was struck by something I’d... Read More

A successful entrepreneur and published author, Bo Bennett is currently the producer and host of The Humanist Hour, the official broadcast of the American Humanist Association, where he can be heard weekly discussing a variety... Read More

Bill Nye, best known for his fast-taking, high-energy "Bill Nye the Science Guy" TV persona, is on a mission to reach young people through every available medium. Following his hotly contested debate with creationist Ken... Read More