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Dr Ard Louis

Dr Ard Louis is a theoretical physicist based at Oxford University. He leads an interdisciplinary research group studying problems on the border between physics, chemistry and biology. Until recently he was based in the Chemistry department at Cambridge University. He is the International Secretary for Christians in Science and an associate of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion.

Ard was born in the Netherlands but raised in Gabon, Central Africa, and he maintains an active interest in international students and development issues. He is on the board of Arca Associates, an international development organization. He is married to Mary. In his spare time he can be found cooking for friends, enjoying fine wines or scuba diving.

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  Ard Louis' research

  Ard Louis is a theoretical physicist. At the moment he is working on biological systems because...

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  Personal story [1] - Childhood in Gabon

  Ard Louis describes his idyllic childhood in rural Africa with his friends and his pet chimpanzee...

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  Personal story [2] - Did you ever have any problems relating science and faith?

  Ard Louis had to do some hard thinking when he was an undergraduate at Utrecht, and again as...

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  Personal story [3] - What is your experience of Young Earth Creationism?

  Ard Louis never had a serious problem with evolution, although there was a time when he had to...

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  Intelligent Design

  Ard Louis explains his doubts about Intelligent Design, both scientific and theological.

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  Do you ever discuss science and religion questions with your colleagues?

  Science-faith issues come up in many different settings in Oxford. Some are very high level...

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  Is science the whole story?

  Science is probably the most successful operation human beings have every set out to do. However, science...

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  What surprised you most when you looked into the history of science and religion?

  Ard Louis was surprised when he was first learning about science and Christianity that actually...

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  Are science and faith complementary?

  Ard Louis explains his own view of how science and faith relate to each other - one that recognises...

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  Personal story [4] - What areas cause you to have doubts?

  Ard Louis shares his thoughts on suffering. He describes how the Bible never gives a full answer for...

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  Personal story [5] - How has growing up in Africa left its mark on you?

  Growing up in Africa continues to have an impact on the way that Ard Louis lives his life now.

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  Is it decadent to worry about science and faith while people in Africa are dying?

  Ard Louis explains why he thinks that questions of science and religion are important to Africa...

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  The developed world mainly benefits from scientific research. How do you live with that?

  The vast majority of scientific funding in medicine and engineering goes to funding research that benefits...

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  Is evolution a random process?

  One of Ard Louis' areas of research is self-assembly - how seemingly random movements lead to...

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