by Caroline Crocker | Jul 1, 2025 | Faith, Science
The Stars With his hands clasped behind his back, King David strolled up and down his balcony in the cool of the night. His attention was drawn upwards to a sky filled with twinkling lights (no light pollution back then). After gazing for some minutes and whispering a...
by Caroline Crocker | Jun 24, 2025 | Being a woman, Faith
I am a woman—a Caucasian human female. Therefore, my life should be easy—and it was and is, to a large degree. But, after reading a couple of books in my book club that highlighted the challenges of being a female in the recent past, ruminating on how my life...
by Caroline Crocker | Jun 17, 2025 | Science
Those who know my history will also know I have questions about evolution. Not common descent, but about the idea that the complexity and specificity of life came about through what amounts to typos in DNA. As an author, I know that typos have never improved my books....
by Caroline Crocker | Jun 13, 2025 | Science, Teaching
The first-year medical student bit her lip, “I don’t know what to do. Most of my class is cheating, and the teachers don’t do anything about it. I’ve been offered a preview of the exams for $100 each. The only way to compete with the cheaters is to cheat. But...
by Caroline Crocker | Jun 6, 2025 | Teaching
(updated from a published article) “Dr. Crocker, I know who complained about you to your boss—you reported her for cheating on her final exam.” Only a week after the publication of the story of my time as an educator at George Mason University (GMU), I was contacted...
