S. Brian Stratton is the chairman of the religious studies program and a professor of religious studies and philosophy at Alma College in Alma, Mich. He has been affiliated with the Metanexus Institute.

Steve Rissing is a professor at Ohio State University’s department of evolution, ecology and organismal biology.

Do religion writers always write stories for religious holidays? New clergy? Anniversaries? By Melanie Smith The Decatur Daily The routine events of religious life are a challenge to the religion reporter. Is there anything newsworthy about another Easter or Rosh Hashanah or Ramadan? Do readers want to know how their neighbors observe Lent or Divali? […]

Donald DeYoung is chairman of the science and mathematics department at Grace College in Winona Lake, Ind.

The Tallahassee Scientific Society is a group of laypeople, scientists, engineers and educators dedicated to increasing scientific literacy in Florida’s Big Bend area. They prefer texts to calls. Email through the website.

Richard J. Martinez an associate professor of management and the chair of the department of management, marketing and business at Houston Baptist University.

Russell W. Carlson is a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Georgia in Athens and a fellow of the International Society for Complexity, Information and Design.

Hudson Kern Reeve is a professor at Cornell University’s department of neurology and behavior.

Philip Kitcher is a philosophy professor at Columbia University in New York City.