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I am a translator and novelist currently living in Finland. I have an MA in translation studies and a BA in Bible and theology. I like to keep up-to-date with science and origins issues and write about them in my blogs.
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 Oldest Hebrew Text FoundArchaeologists have found the earliest known Hebrew text. Said to be the most important archaeological find in Israel since the Dead Sea Scrolls, the new discovery is 3000 years old and supports the biblical account of King David. Don't Hurt the Feelings of Your Hibiscus!A study on plant dignity won the 2008 Ig Noble peace prize. The study claimed that plants might posess inherent dignity Elephants are Good at MathematicsElephants are exceptionally clever at mathematics, especially if they benefit from it. They are more actually adept at counting apples than apes are. Dino-era Bird Found in ChinaThe fossil of a modern-looking bird that lived during the dinosaur era has been found in China. This discovery brings an interesting perspective into a lively debate that has been brewing in the scientific community for several years. Hobbits Becoming More HumanA new study suggests that the hobbits, a diminutive people whose remains were found on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003 and 2004, were real humans after all. They were originally classified as Homo floresiensis, a species distinct from Homo sapiens but the dispute about their status has never abated. It now seems that their small stature is due to a lack of iodine Moses on Drugs: a Brave New Theory or Extremely Bad Science?t has become easy to predict when Easter is coming even without looking at a calendar. Each year we get to hear about some new astounding discovery and the authors of the sensational find get their moment of fame and occasionally also some extra money. This Easter an Israeli scholar presents a bizarre hypothesis on Moses. Harvard Biologist Admits: We Know Nothing About Brain EvolutionScience journals have featured countless stories about the evolution of the human brain. Scientists are puzzled since humans have much bigger brains than any other species. Their suggested explanations have often been mutually exclusive. Now a Harvard biologist says all such explanations have been bogus. Cavemen Were Smarter Than We ThoughtScience textbooks usually present cavemen as very primitive people who were barely able to utter a few monosyllables. However, as additional data about stone age men is unearthed, the picture becomes considerably more complex. The Violence in Kenya: Cry, the Beloved CountryCry, The Beloved Country, Alan Paton’s touching description of the woes of South Africa was published in 1948. If we had good reasons to cry for South Africa in the apartheid era, now is the time to cry for another beloved country, Kenya.
The unrest following the recent presidential election has been surprisingly fierce but in keeping with Kenya’s long history of political unrest.
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