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	NASA Experiments Confirm Creation Air date: 06-28-05 Hugh Ross, Kenneth Samples and Krista Bontrager Discussion of Hugh's recent radio appearances on Coast to Coast AM and Apologetics.com. Apologetics.com (click on "Radio" to access the MP3 of the program). Response to Richard Hoagland on BadAstronomy.com. Bad Astronomy, by Phil Plaitt RTB Resources Lights in the Sky and Little Green Men, by Hugh Ross, Kenneth Samples and Mark Clark The rUFO Hypothesis (DVD) Discoveries Discussed Lunar laser reflector tests of gravity theories. James G. Williams, Slava G. Turyshev, and Dale H. Boggs, "Progress in Lunar Laser Ranging Test of Relativistic Gravity," Physical Review Letters 93 (2005): id. 261101 More evidence for design of terrestrial lightning. James L. Green, et al, "On the Origin of Whistler Mode Radiation in the Plasmasphere," Journal of Geophysical Research 110 (2005): id. A03201. Interview with Dr. Mark Whorton at NASA about the Cosmos 1 mission. Cosmos 1 mission. Discussion of Mark's upcoming book, Peril in Paradise. Peril in Paradise. (available on pre-order through amazon.com) Theology/Philosophy segment Creation ex nihilo, part 3 Creation Out of Nothing, by Paul Copan and William Lane Craig (available through amazon.com) Call In Questions Chris in Charlotte, NC Did some of hominids overlap in time and geography? Ian in Santa Clarita, CA When did humans migrate to Australia? " Early Human Migration," Creation Update, air date: 05-31-05. New Date for First Aussies, by Hugh Ross in Connections. Harley in Spokane, WA Did God have infinite energy before the "creation event"? Mike in Little Rock, AK Did the Bible borrow from the Sumarian creation myth? " The Three-Story Universe: A Comparison Of The Cosmology Of The Ancient Near East With That Of The Old Testament," by Thomas Maddux (PDF) Email Questions Rory Wants to know some good books that will help him make up his mind about the age of the earth. Scientific Creationism, by Henry Morris The Genesis Flood, by Henry Morris and John Whitcomb A Matter of Days, by Hugh Ross (old-earth) The Genesis Debate: Calendar Day, Day Age, and Framework Hypothesis The Ankerberg Debate: Young-Earth vs. Old-Earth (DVD) Hugh Ross dialogues with Answers in Genesis' staff astronomer, Dr. Jason Lisle on the Bob Grant Show (airdate 12-16-2004) Rose Why did God create the universe? Tom W. Who Is the American scientist that Hugh mentioned recently that converted to Christianity?
	New Technology For Seeing Biomolecular Design Air date: 06-21-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, and Ken Samples Discoveries Discussed New Technology For Seeing Biomolecular Design Tsuneto Kanai, Shinichirou Minemoto, and Hirofumi Sakai, "Quantum Interference During High-Order Harmonic Generation from Aligned Molecules," Nature, 435 (2005), pp. 470-474. Jonathan P. Marangos, "Molecular Structure in an Instant," Nature, 435 (2005), pp. 435 Related Resource " Protein Structures Reveal even More Evidence for Design," By Fazale R. Rana, Facts for Faith, quarter 4, 2000, issue 4, pp. 4-5. Related product The Genesis Question, 2nd edition, by Hugh Ross Origins of Life: Biblical and Evolutionary Models Face-Off, By Fazale Rana and Hugh Ross Another Function for "Junk" DNA Design of Giant Planets' Orbital Structure K. Tsiganis, et al, "Origin of the Orbital Architecture of the Giant Planets of the Solar System," Nature, 435 (2005), pp. 459-461 Joe Hahn, "When Giants Roamed," Nature, 435 (2005), pp. 432-433 Related Resource Anthropic Principle: A Precise Plan for Humanity," By Hugh Ross, Facts for Faith, Quarter 1, 2002, issuee 8, pp. 24-31 Products Available Journey Toward Creation, 2nd Edition, ( DVD), By Hugh Ross The Creator and the Cosmos, 3rd edition, By Hugh Ross Theology/Philsophy segment Implication of Creation Ex-Nihilo Call In Questions Billie in Windsor, CT What is known about Hominid's use of fire? Rob in Boulder, CO How many ways can Genesis 1: 1-3 be interpreted? If the new "Earth-like" planet just discovered has a large moon, how long would it take for it to eject the planet into or away from it's star? Why does the Earth have so much phosphor? Was the time-frame spoken of in Isa. 45:18 immediate? Mike in Venice, CA Why go to Mars? E-Mail Questions J.S Can we determine when Satan was created? John in Canada What do you think of the end of the world coming soon as promoted in the "Left Behind" series?
	Human Origins Burgoo Air date: 06-14-05 Fuz Rana, Dave Rogstad, and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed Using leprosy to track early human origins and migration Marc Monot, et al, "On the Origin of Leprosy," Science 308 (2005): 1040-1042. Neanderthal DNA sequencing / femur Cedric Beauval, et al, "A late Neandertal femur from Les Rochers-de-Villeneuve, France," PNAS 102 (2005): p. 7085-7090. Analyzing Neanderthal nuclear DNA James P. Noonan, et al, "Genomic Sequencing of Pleistocene Cave Bears," Science Express (June 1, 2005): #1113485. Neanderthal tooth Shara E. Bailey and John M. Lynch, "Diagnostic Differences in Mandibular P4 Shape Between Neanderthals and Anatomically Modern Humans," American Journal of Physical Anthropology 126 (2005): pp. 268-277. High precision clock J.B. Bingenheimer, R.T. Brennan and F.J. Earls, "Firearm Violence Exposure and Serious Violence Behavior," Science 308 (2005): pp. 1323-1326. Toumai Man update James C.M. Ahern, "Foramen Magnum Position Variation in Pan troglodytes, Plio-Pleistocene Hominids, and Recent Homo sapiens: Implications for Recognizing the Earliest Hominids," American Journal of Physical Anthropology 127 (2005): pp. 267-276. Latent regenerative capacity of progenitor cells Axel Linke, et al, "Stem cells in the dog heart and self-renewing, clonogenic, and multipotent and regenerate infarcted myocardium, improving cardiac function," PNAS 102 (2005): pp. 8966-8971. Science in the News "New Planet Discovered, Twice Earth's Size," Associated Press (June 16, 2005). Call In Questions Derek in Fairfax, VA Wanted Fuz to comment on the work of William Hurlbut in the June issue of Wired magazine, "How to Farm Stem Cells without Losing Your Soul." How to Farm Stem Cells Without Losing Your Soul"; Wired Magazine, Issue 13.06 - June 2005 Kenny in Milton, FL Wanted Fuz to comment on supposedly the oldest vertebrate in Australia. Is it possible to tell how much upright walking the older hominids did?
	Resolving Heavy Metal Anomalies for Big Bang Cosmology Air date: 06-07-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples, and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed Solving the heavy element abundance anomaly Peter Weiss, "Test Puts Pedal to Heavy Metal," Science News 167 (2005): 318. Resolving nickel overproduction anomaly A. Tomyo, et al., "62Ni(n,g)63Ni Reaction and Overproduction of Ni Isotopes," Science News 167 (2005): p. 318. Methane on Mars Christopher Oze and Mukul Sharma, "Have olivine, will gas: Serpentinization and the abiogenic production of methane on Mars," Geophysical Research Letters 32 (2005): pp. L10203. Danger of Too Much Exposure to Evil J.B. Bingenheimer, R.T. Brennan and F.J. Earls, "Firearm Violence Exposure and Serious Violence Behavior," Science 308 (2005): pp. 1323-1326. Constance Holden, “Controversial Study Suggests Seeing Gun Violence Promotes It,” Nature 435 (2005), pp. 1230-1240. Call In Questions Jim in Chicago, IL Do you have a response to the article, “29+ Evidences for Macroevolution” on the Talk Origins web site? Can Hugh please comment on chaos theory? Related discussion Creation Update discussion, "'Disturbing Implications' of the Cosmological Constant," 08-27-2002 Creation Update audio cassette: “'Disturbing Implications' of the Cosmological Constant,” 08-27-2002 [A0244] Scientific papers L. Dyson, M. Kleban, and L. Susskind, “Disturbing Implications of a Cosmological Constant,” 1 August 2002, accessed October 16, 2002. Philip Ball, “Is Physics Watching Over Us?" Nature, Science Update, August 13, 2002, accessed October 16, 2002. “Vexing Implications,” by Hugh Ross Chris in Charlotte, NC What should we think about appearances of the Virgin Mary? Ken’s book with Elliot MIller: The Cult of the Virgin (out-of-print) Dean in Boulder, CO What is your perspective on the Shroud of Turin? Previous discussion of the Shroud of Turin on Creation Update with New Testament historian, Ben Witherington (4-13-04) Theology/Philosophy segment What is creation ex nihilo? Email Questions Olivia wanted to know: What is the cosmic microwave background radiation? Tim in Sacramento: What is so special about florine in its life-supporting role?
	Age of the Earth: Core Christian Doctrine? Air date: 06-02-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, and Krista Bontrager Interview with Dr. Ted Cabal, Professor of Christian Philosophy at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Galileo’s Battle of the Heavens (video documentary) Interview with Dr. Jay Richards, Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute.
	Early Human Migration Mystery Solved Air date: 05-31-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples, and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed Early human migration Vincent Macaulay, et al., "Single, Rapid Coastal Settlement of Asia Revealed by Analysis of Complete Mitochondrial Genomes," Science 308 (2005): 1034-1036. Kumarasamy Thangaraj, et al., “Reconstructing the Origin of Andaman Islanders,” Science 308 (2005): 996. Also mentioned The Journey of Man, with Spencer Wells (available through Amazon.com) Lunar mass design Edward Belbruno and J. Richard Gott III, "Where did the moon come from?" The Astronomical Journal 129 (2005): 1724-1745. Resources mentioned Journey Toward Creation, 2nd edition (RTB’s video documentary) If We Had No Moon (available through the Discovery Channel) Molecular motors--clock in cyanobacteria Jimin Wang, "Recent Cyanobacterial Kai Protein Structures Suggest a Rotary Clock," Structure 13 (2005): 735-741. Galactic carbon and oxygen abundance design Leticia Carigi, et al, "Carbon, Nitrogen and Oxygen Galactic Gradients: A Solution to the Carbon Enrichment Problem," Astrophysical Journal 623 (2005): 213-224. Discussion of John Ankerberg Debate: Young-Earth vs. Old Earth with Hugh Ross and Kent Hovind John Ankerberg Debate: Young-Earth vs. Old Earth with Hugh Ross and Kent Hovind--NEW Price! Discussion of quantum mechanics by Roger Penrose in the June 2004 issue of Discovery magazine. Theology/Philosophy segment Discussion of ABC’s 20/20 special: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ ABC’s 20/20 special: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ Discussion of Korea’s recent announcement about therapeutic human cloning and stem cell research Call In Questions Mike in Venice, CA Have you heard of a movie called, Genesis? James in Garland, TX Were there Europeans in North Americans before the Native Americans? Roger in Portland, ME Do cells have multiple examples of irreducible complexity within them? Email Questions: Tyler in Fullerton, CA How could RTB’s creation model for the creation of life be falsified? Rich in Houston, TX Does RTB have a timeline that integrates the events described in Genesis 1 with the scientific record? Creation Timeline Chart: Genesis 1 Creation Days Jim in Wheaton, IL What is RTB’s view of Complexity Theory?
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	More Terrestrial Design Features Air date: 05-17-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples, and Joe Aguirre Discoveries Discussed Biological Control of Silica Recycling Louis A. Derry et al., "Biological Control of Terrestrial Silica Cycling and Export Fluxes to Watersheds," Nature 433 (2005): 728-31. Biological Modification of Earth's Reflectivity Neville J. Woolf, "What Is an Earth-Like Planet?" Abstract #926, Abstracts of the Biennial Meeting of the NASA Astrobiology Institute, April 10-14, 2005, Astrobiology 5 (2005): 186-87. Biochemical Design: Molecular Motors Takeshi Murata et al., "Structure of the Rotor of the V-Type Na+-ATPase from Enterococcus hirae," Science 308 (2005): 654-59. Thomas Meier et al., "Structure of the Rotor Ring of F-Type Na+-ATPase from Ilyobacter tartaricus," Science 308 (2005): 659-62. Wolfgang Junge and Nathan Nelson, "Nature's Rotary Electromotors," Science 308 (2005): 642-44. Philosophy/Theology segment Logical Relationships as Applied to Historic Christian Truth-Claims What is a contradictory relationship? What is a contrary relationship? What is a subcontrary relationship? E-mail questions Rusty in Anaheim, CA What happens to the DNA of a donor's blood or organ once it is transfused or transplanted into a recipient? Rob Do you have any suggestions for how I might approach my church and Sunday school leaders with the young-earth/old-earth issue? A Matter of Days, by Hugh Ross The Genesis Debate The John Ankerberg Debate: Young-Earth vs. Old-Earth Educator's Resource Pack Stan in Baker City, OR How do we provide balance on Discovery Channel programs that seem to promote evolutionary theories as fact?
	DNA vs. The Book of Mormon Air date: 05-10-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed Gamma ray burst mass extinction event: Interview with astronomers, Dr. Jeff Zweerink at UCLA, and Brian Thomas at University of Kansas. Brian C. Thomas, et al., "Terrestrial Ozone Depletion Due to a Milky Way Gamma-Ray Burst,” Astrophysical Journal Letters 622 (2005), pp. L153-L156. Homosexual male brains and pheromones Ivanka Savic, Hans Berglund and Per Lindstrom, "Brain response to putative pheromones in homosexual men,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102 (2005), pp. 7356-7361. Resources mentioned Homosexuality: The Use of Scientific Evidence in the Church’s Moral Debate, by Jones and Yarhouse Is homosexuality genetic? Creation Update (02-06-2004) New Design Features in Planetary Formation John Bally, Nick Moeckel, and Henry Throop, "Planet Formation in OB Associations,” Abstract 743, Abstracts of the Biennial Meeting of the NASA Astrobiology Institute, April 10-14, 2005, Astrobiology 5 (2005), pp. 186-187. Discussion of Reasons Institute, summer 2005 session www.ReasonsInstitute.com Interview with Scott Johnson, from Living Hope Ministries, co-producer of the video documentary, DNA vs. The Book of Mormon. www.lhvm.org Call In Questions Chris in Charlotte, NC What is Hugh’s opinion of the Arizona UFO sightings a few years ago? Ed in Des Moines, IA Could symmetry in particle physics be a design argument? Daniel in Indianapolis, IN Is string theory testable? Beyond the Cosmos, by Hugh Ross Lights In the Sky and Little Green Men, by Hugh Ross, Kenneth Samples and Mark Clark Krista also recommends checking out Phil Plait’s page about Richard Hoagland at BadAstronomy.com.
	What the [bleep] do we know?! Air date: 05-03-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed Discussion of Ohio State skeptic’s forum and ID movement Nature editors, "Intelligent Design,” Nature 434 (2005), pp. 1053. Geoff Brumfiel, "Who has designs on your students’ minds?” Nature 434 (2005), pp. 1062-1065. What’s the meaning of multiple origins of life? P.C.W. Davies and Charles H. Lineweaver, "Finding a Second Sample of Life on Earth,” Astrobiology 5 (2005), pp. 154-163. Philosophy/Theology segment Discussion of the documentary, What the [bleep] do we know?! Video What the [bleep] do we know?! Book mentioned The Creator and the Cosmos, by Hugh Ross Call In Questions Chris in Charlotte, NC Did Jesus ascend into outer space or into another dimension? Book mentioned The Gospel and the Greeks, by Ron Nash John in Raleigh, NC Why are the Psalms considered Scripture? Are there any Philistine descendants today? Ralph in Clark, NE What is the evolutionary pathway between fish and frogs? David in Los Angeles, CA What is Dr. Ross’ perspective on quantum black holes? Email Questions Jennifer in Sacramento, CA What do make of the evidence that Neanderthals buried their dead? Are radiometric dating methods reliable? “Radiometric Dating: A Christian Perspective,” Roger C. Wiens A Matter of Days, by Hugh Ross Olivia in Herforst, Germany Can you explain what the “z” particle’s implications are for the creation event? Carla in Omaha, NE Were any RTB scholars interviewed for the upcoming special on human evolution?
	Our Rare Solar System Gets Rarer Air date: 04-19-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed Rarity of planets with Non-Eccentric Orbits Eric B. Ford, Verene Lystad and Frederic A. Rasio, "Planet-Planet Scattering in the upsilon Andromedae System,” Nature 434 (2005), pp. 873-876. Web site mentioned: The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia Iberian Peninsula Neanderthal genetic study Carles Lalueza-Fox, et al., “Neandertal Evolutionary Genetics: Mitochondrial DNA Data from the Iberian Peninsula,” Molecular Biology and Evolution 22 (2005), pp. 1077-1081. Re-evaluating H. antecessor E. Carbonell, et al., "An Early Pleistocene hominin mandible from Atapuerca-TD6, Spain,” PNAS 102 (2005), pp. 5674-5678. Gravitational lens test for cosmic design Jonathan L. Mitchell, et al., "Improved Cosmological Constraints from Gravitational Lens Statistics,” Astrophysical Journal 622 (2005), pp. 81-98. Design of human muscles Ray H. Baughman, "Playing Nature’s Game with Artificial Muscles,” Science 308 (2005), pp. 63-65. Theology/Philsophy segment Ken shares his thoughts about the election of Pope Benedict XVI Without a Doubt: Answering the 20 Toughest Faith Questions, by Kenneth Samples Call In Questions Chris in Charlotte, NC: Wanted to get some input on a friend’s arguments about UFOs. A second Question about UFO's. Ron in Kansas City, KS What does it mean to worship God in “spirit” (John 4)? Email Questions Brandon at Penn State What is the evidence that the Cambrian explosion actually happened? Resources mentioned Our interview with evolutionary biologist, Simon Conway Morris, Creation Update (February 24, 2005). On the Origin of Phyla, by James Valentine (available through amazon.com)
	Toumai Man Update: Early Hominid Creates Evolutionary Conundrums Air date: 04-12-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed Animal humor and joy Jaak Panksepp, "Beyond a Joke: From Animal Laughter to Human Joy?” Science 306 (2005), pp. 62-63. Related resource The Genesis Question, by Hugh Ross Toumai man update Michel Brunet, et al., "New material of the earliest hominid from the Upper Miocene of Chad,” Nature 434 (2005), pp. 752-755. Christoph P.E. Zollikofer, et al., “Virtual cranial reconstruction of Sahelanthropus tchadensis,” Nature 434 (2005), pp. 755-759. Previous discussion on Toumai man “Toumai ‘Man’: A Barrel Full of Questions for Darwinian Evolution,” Creation Update (07-16-2002). Benefit of burning fossil fuels Robert Bailis, Majid Ezzati, and Daniel M. Kammen, "Mortality and Greenhouse Gas Impacts of Biomass and Petroleum Energy Futures in Africa,” Science 308 (2005), pp. 98-103. Design and Cellular and Protein Aerosols Ruprecht Jaenicke, "Abundance of Cellular Material and Proteins in the Atmosphere,” Science 308 (2005), pp. 73. Theology/Philsophy segment Ken shares his thoughts about Pope John Paul II Ken’s book: The Cult of the Virgin, by Kenneth Samples and Elliot Miller (out-of-print) Ken’s series of articles on Roman Catholicism What Think Ye of Rome? (Part One): An Evangelical Appraisal of Contemporary Catholicism, by Kenneth Samples Christian Research Journal , Winter 1993. What Think Ye of Rome? (Part Two): An Evangelical Appraisal of Contemporary Catholicism, by Kenneth Samples Christian Research Journal , Spring 1993. What Think Ye of Rome? (Part Three): The Catholic-Protestant Debate on Biblical Authority, by Norman L. Geisler and Ralph E. MacKenzie Christian Research Journal , Spring/Summer 1994. What Think Ye of Rome? (Part Four): The Catholic-Protestant Debate on Papal Infallibility, by Norman L. Geisler and Ralph E. MacKenzie Christian Research Journal , Fall 1994. What Think Ye of Rome? (Part Five): The Catholic-Protestant Debate on Justification, by Norman L. Geisler and Ralph E. MacKenzie, with Elliot Miller Christian Research Journal , Winter 1995 Call In Questions Paul in Ypslanti, MI Was the expansion rate of the very early universe faster than the velocity of light? James in Garland, TX Why do anthropologists always give hominids such human-looking eyes, instead of ape-like eyes? Book mentioned by James: Yellow and Pink Article mentioned: Hugh Ross, “Hold Your Fire Till You See...,” Facts & Faith (1997). Gino in San Rafael, CA Have you ever heard of “neuro theology”? Book mentioned: The Emperor's New Mind, by Roger Penrose and Shadows of the Mind, by Roger Penrose. Chuck in Spring, TX How much does the population in Northern Canada affect its climate? Email Questions Dan in Boston, MA Are the “winged creatures” mentioned on Creation Day 5 birds? John in Chicago, IL Wanted Hugh to comment on the recent display of a zircon crystal at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Book mentioned: The Origins of Life, by Fazale Rana and Hugh Ross Joel in Knoxville, TN Is there any significance to the fact that the moon is at just the right distance and size to its shadow blocks the image of the sun on the earth so that the corona can be easily studied? Book mentioned: The Privileged Planet, by Guillermo Gonzalez and Jay Richards
	Narrowing Another Origin of Life Loophole: Deep Biosphere Hypothesis Air date: 04-05-05 Fuz Rana, Dave Rogstad and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed Deep biosphere hypothesis Steven D’Hondt, et al., "Distributions of Microbial Activities in Deep Subseafloor sediments,” Science 306 (2004), pp. 2216-2221. A. Vezzi, et al., “Life at Depth: Photobacterium profundum Genome Sequence and Expression Analysis,” Science 307 (2005), pp. 1459-1461. Resources mentioned Origins of Life, by Fazale Rana and Hugh Ross “Some Like it Hot--But First Life Did Not,” by Fazale Rana Adult stem cells Olafur E. Sigurjonsson, et al., "Adult human hematopoietic stem cells produce neurons efficiently in the regenerating chicken embryo spinal cord,” PNAS 102 (2005), pp. 5227-5232. Interview with Dr. Rogier Windhorst, Arizona State University, about the Vatican telescope in Arizona. Vatican astronomer, Br. Guy Consolmagno Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope in Arizona Creation Update Primetime interview with Br. Guy Consolmagno (Air Date: 1-06-05) Human/chimp DNA comparisons — recombination hot spots Jeremy Foster, et al., "The Wolbachia Genome of Brugia malayi: Endosymbiont Evolution within a Human Pathogenic Nematode,” PLoS Biology 3 (2005), online. Lynn B. Jorde, “Where We’re Hot, They’re Not,” Science (2005), pp. 60-62. Wendy Winkler, et al., “Comparison of Fine-Scale Recombination Rates in Humans and Chimpanzees,” Science (2005), pp. 107-111. Call In Questions Questions from Emily Bontrager (age 5 1/2) What is a genetic marker? Video documentary: The Journey of Man, with Spencer Wells (available through amazon.com) What is the difference between Cro-Magnons and Hominids? Chris in Charlotte, NC Wanted to ask a follow up question about the events on Creation Day 5 from last week. Email Questions Jim in Chicago, IL Isn’t the fundamental unity of life through DNA proof for evolution? Joel in Knoxville, TN Do you see the gulf between real science and popular science growing or diminishing? Ron in Tampa Bay, FL How did God get all those animals on the ark? Ken What is the difference between microevolution and macroevolution?
	Sorting Through T-rex Blood Confusion Air date: 03-29-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed Extra-solar planet updates Dimitri Veras and Philip J. Armitage, "The Influence of Massive Planet Scattering on Nascent Terrestrial Planets,” Astrophysical Journal Letters 620 (2005), pp. L111-L114. David T. F. Weldrake, et al., “An Absence of Hot Jupiter Planets in 47 Tucanae: Results of a Wide-Field Transit Search,” Astrophysical Journal 620 (2005), pp. 1043-1051. Resources related to the “rare earth” hypothesis Journey Toward Creation DVD Documentary Rare Earth, by Peter Ward and Donald Brownlee The Creator and the Cosmos, by Hugh Ross Lights in the Sky and Little Green Men, by Hugh Ross, Mark Clark and Kenneth Samples Where is Everybody? by Stephen Webb The Privileged Planet, by Guillermo Gonzalez, Jay Richards Destiny or Chance? by Stuart Taylor T-Rex soft tissue recovery, fact of fiction? Erik Stokstad, "Tyrannosaurus rex Soft Tissue Raises Tantalizing Prospects,” Science 307 (2005), pp. 1852. Mary H. Schweitzer, et al., “Soft-Tissue Vessels and Cellular Preservation in Tyrannosaurus rex,” Science 307 (2005), pp. 1952-1955. Related papers “Dinosaur Blood” by Greg Moore “Dinosaur Blood Revisited” by Greg Moore Discussion with petroleum engineer, Pat McGuire Theology/Philosophy segment Comments on the recent Resurrection Debate between Dr. William Lane Craig and Bishop John Shelby Spong The Great Resurrection Debate, Dr. William Lane Craig and Bishop John Shelby Spong Jesus Under Fire, edited J.P. Moreland and Michael Wilkins Call In Questions Ian in Santa Clarita, CA What about those who have never heard the Gospel? Eternity in Their Hearts, by Don Richardson (available through amazon.com) Peter in Akron, OH Does the Wisdom mentioned in Proverbs 8:12 and 22 suggest “Intelligent Design”? Mike in Little Rock, AK Does Psalm 104:5 teach that the Earth is the center of the universe? Chris in Charlotte, NC Don’t the events described on Day 5 of creation contradict the scientific record? The Genesis Question, by Hugh Ross Email Questions Bob in El Cajon, CA What is the “framework hypothesis”? The Genesis Debate, featuring Hugh Ross
	Reconciling “Adam” and “Eve” Air date: 03-22-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed mDNA and y-chromosome Analysis Jason A. Wilder, Zahra Mobasher, and Michael F. Hammer, "Genetic Evidence for Unequal Effective Population Sizes of Human Females and Males,” Molecular Biology and Evolution 21 (11), pp. 2047-2057. Natural nuclear reactors in the early Earth A.P. Meshik, C.M. Hohenberg and O.V. Pravdivtseva, "Record of Cycling Operation of the Natural Nuclear Reactor in the Oklo/Okelohondo Area in Gabon,” Physical Review Letters 93 (18), id. 182302. Philosophy/Theology segment Ken Samples comments on Charles Townes' quote "science involves assumptions and faith". 2005 Templeton Prize press release Quote by Townes in World Magazine Call In Questions Dave in Santa Barbara, CA Did the Nephilim survive Noah's flood? Related broadcast, Who were the Nephilim? Part One (Old RTB Broadcast #204 March 3, 2001). Related broadcast, Who were the Nephilim? Part Two (Old RTB Broadcast #205 March 10, 2001). Chris in Charlotte, NC Wanted Hugh and Ken to comment on his Christian friend’s UFO experience Lights in the Sky and Little Green Men, by Hugh Ross, Mark Clark and Kenneth Samples Randy in Collierville, TN Wanted Ken to comment on the controversial Terry Schiavo case Moral Choices, by Scott Rae Without a Doubt, by Kenneth Samples Related broadcast, Discussion of the movie, Million Dollar Baby. (Creation Update March 1, 2005). Brandon in Mishawaka, IN Do people who have never heard of Jesus go to hell? Audio tape resource, Religious Pluralism by Kenneth Samples. Call 1-800-482-7836 to order. Ed in DesMoines, IA Could symmetry be a design principle? Greg in Albany, NY Is there a multi-dimensional aspect to the crucifixion? Beyond the Cosmos, by Hugh Ross Email Questions Keith at NASA Responded to our discussion last week about air pressure
	Genetic Convergence of Modern Birds: An Unexpected Result Air date: 03-15-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed Convergence--modern bird origins Matthew G. Fain and Peter Houde, "Parallel Radiations in the Primary Clades of Birds,” Evolution 58 (2005), pp. 2558-2573. Interview with Simon Conway Morris, Creation Update (February 24, 2005). “Repeatable Evolution or Repeated Creation?” by Fazale Rana “Convergence: Evidence for a Single Creator?” by Fazale Rana Galina Glazko, et al., “Eighty percent of proteins are different between humans and chimpanzees,” Gene, in press. Atmospheric air pressure design--Hugh’s thought experiment Michael Denton, Nature’s Destiny. Natural evil--Infant mortality rates Erika Check, "Millions of babies’ lives could be saved,” Nature (March 4, 2005), online. Gary L. Darmstadt, et al., “Evidence-based, cost-effective interventions: how many newborn babies can we save?” Lancet (2005), published online. R. Knippenberg, et al., “Systematic scaling up of neonatal care in countries,” Lancet (March 3, 2005), published online. J. Martines, et al., “Neonatal survival: a call for action,” Lancet (March 3, 2005), published online. J.E. Lawn, et al., Lancet 365 (2005), pp. 891-900. Extending mDNA analysis to bone calcium Christina M. Nielsen-Marsh, et al., "Osteocalcin protein sequences of Neanderthals and modern primates,” PNAS Early Edition (2005), online. Call In Questions Franklin in Loveland, CO Could the genetic bottleneck around the time of Noah’s flood have had anything to do with shorted life spans? “Long Life Spans: ‘Adam Lived 930 Years and Then He Died’: New Discoveries in the Biochemistry of Aging Support the Biblical Record,” by Fazale R. Rana, Hugh Ross, and Richard Deem Chris in Charlotte, NC Does the order of creation in Genesis 1 contradict the order in Genesis 2? The Genesis Question, by Hugh Ross Ian in Santa Clarita, CA Does God send babies to hell if they die in infancy? When a Baby Dies, by Ron Nash (available through amazon.com) John in Raleigh, NC Is there any fossil evidence for giants? Who were the Nephilim? Email Questions Bob in Chicago, IL Can the ID model make scientific predictions? How can any historically-based model, such as evolution, do repeatable experiments? Fiske wants to know Is God still fine-tuning the universe to keep the shrinking sun and earth in the right distance from one another? Jim Strahan wanted help answering his friend’s question If God performed a miracle to bring the Apostle Paul to faith, why can’t he do that for everyone? Rob wants to know Has RTB heard of a book called, Why Intelligent Design Fails: A Scientific Critique of the New Creationism, edited by Matt Young and Taner Edis?
	No Shortage of Short Period Comets Air date: 03-08-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples, and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed Design of Earth’s Early Ocean Hidenori Genda and Yutaka Abe, "Enhanced Atmospheric Loss on Protoplanets at the Giant Impact Phase in the Presence of Oceans,” Nature 433 (2005), pp. 842-844. Hobbit update — Homo floresiensis Dean Falk, et al., “The Brain of LB1, Homo floresiensis,” Sciencexpress.com (March 3, 2005), online. Series of articles on the “hobbit” specimen by Carl Wieland on the Answers in Genesis web site: “Soggy dwarf bones,” October 28, 2004. “Hobbling the Hobbit?” November 8, 2004. “Hobbit bone wars,” February 28, 2005. Short period comets J.L. Elliot, et al., “The Deep Ecliptic Survey: A Search for Kuiper Belt objects and Centaurs: II. Dynamical Classification, the Kuiper Belt Plane, and the Core Population,” Astronomical Journal 129 (2005), pp. 1117-1162. David Jewitt, “A First Look at the Damocloids,” Astronomical Journal 129 (2005), pp. 530-538. J.S. Greaves, “Structure in the epsilon Eridani Debris Disk,” Astrophysical Journal Letters 619 (2005), pp. L187-L190. M.C. Wyatt, et al., “Submillimeter Images of a Dusty Kuiper Belt Around eta Corvi,” Astrophysical Journal 620 (2005), pp. 492-500. Listen to our interview with young-earth astronomer, Danny Faulkner, in its entirety: Creation Update (air-date: 9-26-2002). Series of articles by Danny Faulkner about short period comets on the Answers in Genesis web site: “Comets and the age of the solar system,” December 1997. “More problems for the ‘Oort comet cloud,’” August 2001. “Kuiper Belt Objects: solution to short-period comets?” August 2002. Endocast comparisons of modern humans, archaic H. sapiens, and Neanderthals Emiliano Bruner, “Geometric morphometric and paleoneurology: brain shape evolution in the genus Homo,” Journal of Human Evolution 47 (2004), 279-303. Call In Questions Sam in Los Angeles, CA Do the ages mentioned in the genealogies in Genesis 5 and 11 limit the potential gaps? K.A. Kitchen, On the Reliability of the Old Testament (available through amazon.com) K.A. Kitchen, The Bible in Its World: The Bible and Archaeology Today (available through amazon.com) Norman Geisler and Thomas Howe, When Critics Ask. Gleason Archer, Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties. William Henry Green, "Primeval Chronology,” Bibliotheca Sacra (April, 1890), pp. 285-303. Chris in Charlotte, NC Why doesn’t God perform miracles today to confirm the message of Christianity? Terry in Gastonia, NC What is Wayne Grudem’s position about the age of the earth? Curt in Tuscon, AZ Was Jesus really resurrected bodily? Beyond the Cosmos, by Hugh Ross Without a Doubt, by Kenneth Samples
	Life’s Building Blocks--Still Unique to Earth Air date: 03-01-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples, and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed No interstellar glycine L.E. Snyder, et al., "A Rigorous Attempt to Verify Interstellar Glycine,” Astrophysical Journal 619 (2005), pp. 914-930. No interstellar pyrimidine Yi-Jehng Kuan, et al., “A Search for Interstellar Pyrimidine,” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 345 (2003), pp. 650-656. Uric acid metabolism — imperfections in nature Gwen S. Scott, et al., “Uric acid protects against secondary damage after spinal cord injury,” PNAS 9 (March 1, 2005), pp. 3483-3488. “Missing” baryons found Fabrizio Nicastro, et al., “The Mass of the Missing Baryons in the X-Ray Forest of the Warm-Hot Intergalactic Medium,” Nature 433 (2005), pp. 495-498. Theology/Philosophy segment Discussion of the movie, Million Dollar Baby. Krista’s informal review of Million Dollar Baby. Without a Doubt, by Kenneth Samples Moral Choices, by Scott B. Rae Call In Questions Damien in Sydney, Australia: Is the analogical day view compatible with the day-age view? Science & Faith, by John Collins William in Corona, CA: Shouldn’t the “big bang” creation event be on creation day 1? A Matter of Days, by Hugh Ross Kenny in Milton, FL: Follow up comments to our interview with Dr. Simon Conway Morris LINK to show: interview with Dr. Simon Conway Morris Rob in Denver, CO: Could neutrinos be detected by a ground-based telescope? Email Questions Manny in Portland, ME: Manny is concerned that RTB is biased with regard to our interpretation of the scientific data. Bill in Pike, NH: Aren’t the predictions of the RTB creation model postdictive, not predictive?
	Interview with Simon Conway Morris Air date: 02-24-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, and Krista Bontrager Books by Dr. Conway Morris Life’s Solution: Inevitable Humans in a Lonely Universe The Crucible of Creation: The Burgess Shale and the Rise of Animals
	Omo Kibish Man Update Air date: 02-22-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples, and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed Omo Kibish man update Ian McDougall, Francis H. Brown & John G. Fleagle, "Stratigraphic placement and age of modern humans from Kibish, Ethiopia," Nature 433 (February 17, 2005), 733-736. Also mentioned: “Redating Leakey’s Ethiopian human finds: more problems for compromise,” by Carl Wieland See also Email Exchange between Carl Wieland and Fuz Rana “Idaltu: Ethiopian Hominid No Threat to Origins Model,” by Fuz Rana Mentioned resource: Richard Klein, The Dawn of Human Culture. This book is written from an evolutionary perspective, but provides many compelling evidences for the distinctives of modern human culture. Extra-solar planet update Geoffrey W. Marcy, et al., "Five New Extrasolar Planets," Astrophysical Journal 619 (2005), pp. 570-584. Also mentioned: Extra solar planet catalogue Resource mentioned: Journey Toward Creation, 2nd edition Mass of galaxies I.D. Karachentsev, “The Local Group and Other Neighboring Galaxy Groups,” Astronomical Journal 129 (2005), pp. 178-188. Samir Salim, et al., “New Constraints on the Star Formation Histories and Dust Attenuation of Galaxies in the Local Universe from GALEX,” Astrophysical Journal Letters 619 (2005), pp. L39-L42. Science in the News Mars update Robert Roy Britt, “Water Spread Across Much of Ancient Mars, Creating Conditions for Life,” Space.com (February 17, 2005), online. Brian Berger, “NASA Researchers Claim Evidence of Present Life on Mars,” Space.com (February 16, 2005), online. Theology/Philosophy segment Isn’t the trinity a contradiction? Without a Doubt: Answering the 20 Toughest Faith Questions by Kenneth Samples Call In Questions David in Atlanta, GA Is homosexuality inherited? Homosexuality: The Use of Scientific Research in the Church’s Moral Debate, by James Yarhouse and Stanton Jones NARTH: National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality Chris in Charlotte, NC What do you think of the research by Michael Cremo in his book, Forbidden Archeology? Forbidden Archeology web site. Randy in Collierville, TN What is known about Daniel’s 70 weeks? Mark in Flatrock, IN: What does Ken think about the Apostolic church’s (United Pentecostals) view of the trinity? Dave in Santa Barbara, CA Why do you think that Christians should care about the age of the earth? Email Questions Andy G. What is RTB’s perspective on the Homo floresiensis specimens? Homo Floresiensis, Discussed on Creation Update (air date: 11-02-04). Eric Does Hugh think that life will ever be discovered on Mars? Moon — Earth’s attic, Interview with Guillermo Gonzalez, Creation Update (air date: 4-20-04).
	Mammal Inner Ear Convergence Air date: 02-15-05 Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples, and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed Mammal inner ear convergence Roxanne Khamsi, "Ear-splitting discovery rocks mammal identity," Nature News (February 10, 2005), online. Thomas Martin and Zhe-Xi Luo, “Homoplasmy in the Mammalian Ear,” Science 307 (February 11, 2005), 861-862. Thomas H. Rich, et al., “Independent Origins of Middle Ear Bones in Monotremes and Therians,” Science 307 (February 11, 2005), 910-914. Monkeys’ non-appreciation of music Roxanne Khamsi, "Monkeys miss out on music," Nature News (December 10, 2004), online. Josh McDermott and Marc Hauser, “Are consonant intervals music to their ears? Spontaneous acoustic preferences in a nonhuman primate,” Cognition (December 2004), B11-B21. New world monkeys making stone tools Michael Hopkin, “Hungry monkeys can dig it,” Nature News (December 9, 2004), online. A.C. De a. Moura and P.C. Lee, “Capuchin Stone Tool Use in Caatinga Dry Forest,” Science 306 (December 10, 2004), 1909. Cardiac renewal -- Embryonic stem cell research Roxanne Khamsi, "Ear-splitting discovery rocks mammal identity," Nature News (February 10, 2005), online. Block cardiac fibrosis James S. Swaney et al., “Inhibition of Cardiac Myofibroblast Formation and Collagen Synthesis by Activation and Overexpression of Adenylyl Cyclase”, PNAS 102 (2005): 437-442. Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz et al., “Postnatal isl1+ Cardioblasts Enter Fully Differentiated Cardiomyocyte Lineages”, Nature 433 (2005): 647-653. Skeptic’s Forums - Dr. Dave Rogstad A Physicist’s Perspective (blog about UC Davis event) (2005-07-11 blog found discontinued) Dyanna Quizon, “Scientists debate existence of divine agent,” Aggie News (02/04/2005). Call In Questions Stanley in Loveland, CO Could Adam have begun as a fetus? Joe in Bismark, ND Are Wells’ Icons still valid? Are there responses to the NCSE’s rebuttals? Jonathan Wells, “Inherit The Spin: Darwinists Answer ‘Ten Questions’ with Evasions and Falsehoods,” ARN website. Gino in San Rafael, CA If the Bible is perfect, then shouldn’t we be able to interpret the Bible perfectly? How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, by Stuart and Fee Richard in Denver, CO Has there been any research about the child rearing age of hominids? “Human/chimp DNA — brain comparisons,” Creation Update (air date: 11-16-04). “'Hyper-evolution' of the human brain,” Creation Update (air date: 1-11-05). "Wild Chimp Dental Emergence,” Creation Update (air date: 8-03-04). John in Raleigh, NC How could Samson kill 1,000 men with an animal jawbone? E-mail Question Manny in Portland, ME Questions about Quantum Cosmology
	Bacterial Design for Phosphorous Cycle Air date: 02-01-05 Hugh Ross, Kenneth Samples, and Joe Aguirre Discoveries Discussed Colossal Bacterium Designed for Recycling Phosphorous Heide N. Schulz and Horst D. Schulz, "Large Sulfur Bacteria and the Formation of Phosphorite," Science 307 (2005): 416-18. New, Direct Distance-Measuring Techniques, part 1 & part 2 J.A. Braatz et al., "A Green Bank Telescope Search for Water Masers in Nearby Active Galactic Nuclei," Astrophysical Journal Letters 617 (2004): L29-L32. B.T. Draine and Nicholas A. Bond, "Direct Extragalactic Distance Determination Using X-Ray Scattering," Astrophysical Journal 617 (2004): 987-1003. Theology Segment What is the Christian doctrine of Creation ex nihilo and what are its theological implications? Call-In Questions Tim from RTB Japan What drives Earth's eccentricity? Gino from San Rafael, CA What does RTB think of Lee Smolin's quantum gravity theory? Dave from Dallas What was God's purpose for placing tree of knowledge of good and evil in Garden? Brandon from Mishawaka, IN How do you interpret evening/morning in Genesis 1? A Matter of Days, by Hugh Ross Rich from Houston What do you think of Steinman's view of Genesis 1 days? A Matter of Days, by Hugh Ross E-mail Questions Ken C.

Creation Update 2005 Web Cast Archives January - June

Creation Update
2005 Web Cast Archives
January - June