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	Top 10 Scientific Discoveries of 2005 - The Best of Creation Update Air-dates: December 27, 2005 Danger of Too Much Exposure to Evil Airdate: 06-07-2005 U/Th Creation Date; Earth at Ideal U/Th Moment Airdate: 07-26-2005 Definitive Cosmic Expansion Time Dilation Test Airdate: 07-12-2005 Complex Interaction of Biological, Geological, and Atmospheric Processes Airdate: 09-27-2005 Lunar Mass Design Airdate: 01-04-2005 Molecular Motors/Clocks in Cyanobacteria Airdate: 05-31-2005 First Chimp Fossils Airdate: 09-20-2005 Junk DNA and Convergence Airdate: 01-18-2005 Evidence Favoring RTB's Speciation Model Airdate: 08-23-2005 SDSS Confirmation of Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and Galaxy Development Airdate: 11-22-2005
	ID Struck Down in PA Air Date: 12-20-05 Hugh Ross, Jeff Zweerink, Kenneth Samples, and Joe Aguirre Discoveries Discussed General discussion of Intelligent Design ruling in Dover, Pennsylvania Jane Roh, "Federal Judge Strikes Down Intelligent Design in Pennsylvania Schools," Fox News, December 20, 2005. Discovery discussed Book review on scientific credibility of multiverse theory George Ellis, "Physics Ain't What It Used to Be," Nature 438 (2005): 739-40. Philosophy/theology segment Biblical basis for Christian doctrine of the Incarnation How other faiths view the Incarnation Resource Without a Doubt by Kenneth Richard Samples Call-in questions John from Arleta, CA requests: Please clarify geologic timing of life-forms on creation day five. Resource The Genesis Question, 2nd ed., by Hugh Ross John from San Clemente, CA wants to know: Is RTB open to another cosmological model? Randy from Vista, CA asks: Is big bang theory dependent on supernatural agent? Pat from Anchorage asking: Several questions on black holes Terry from Gastonia, NC requests: How to approach creation class he will teach at his predominantly young-earth church Resources: The Genesis Debate, ed. David G. Hagopian The Genesis Question, 2nd ed., by Hugh Ross All In a Day's Work (DVD) The John Ankerberg Debate: Young-Earth vs. Old-Earth. (DVD) Ed from Des Moines, IA questions: What would one see if he/she were witnessing the creation of Adam? Vince from Newark, DE asks: Is there a good reason for DNA/uracil connection? E-mail questions Sam asks: Has the dark side of the moon always been on the "dark side"?
	Solar Analogs and Twins Airdate: 12-13-05 Hugh Ross, Jeff Zweerink, Dave Rogstad, Ken Samples, and Fuz Rana Discoveries Discussed Solar Analogs and Solar Twins G. F. Porto de Mello and L. da Silva, "HR 6060: The Closest Ever Solar Twin?", The Astrophysical Journal, 482, part 2 (1997): L89-L92. Jeremy R. King, Ann M. Boesgaard, and Simon C. Shuler, "Keck Hires Spectroscopy of Four Candidate Solar Twins," The Astronomical Journal 130 (2005): 2318-2325. C. Soubiran and A. Triaud, "The Top Ten Solar Analogs in the ELODIE Library," Astronomy & Astrophysics (2005): preprint, arXiv:astro-ph/0402094 v1 4Feb 2004 David R. Soderblom and Jeremy R. King, "Solar-Type Stars: Basic Information on Their Classification and Characterization," The Second Annual Lowell Observatory Fall Workshop Website, http://www.lowell.edu/users/jch/workshop/drs/drs-p1.html, accessed December 13, 2005. Earth and Lunar Ages and the Moon-Forming Impact Thorsten Kleine et al., "Hf-W Chronometry of Lunar Metals and the Age and Early Differentiation of the Moon," Science 310 (2005): 1671- Bernard J. Wood and Alex N. Halliday, "Collong of the Earth and Core Formation after the Giant Impact," Nature 437 (2005), preprint, doi:10.1038/nature04129 Philosophical / Theological Segment Getting Ready for Christmas and the Incarnation What's Happening at Reasons To Believe Reasons Institute Email Questions Larry Cleek from Wichita Kansas asks: Did the Bible borrow from ancient texts and religions in the accounts of the virgin birth and resurrection? Resources Ron Nash, The Gospel and the Greeks
	New Tools for Measuring Expansion of Universe Air date: 12-6-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Jeff Zweerink, and Joe Aguirre Discoveries discussed Supernova legacy survey P. Astier et al., "The Supernova Legacy Survey: measurement of Ω_Μ, Ω_Λ and w from the first year data set^., " Astronomy & Astrophysics preprint (11 Oct 2005): doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20054185. Expansion of cosmic web Michael Rauch et al., "Expansion and Collapse in the Cosmic Web," Astrophysical Journal 632 (2005): 58-80. Philosophical segment Fuz Rana cites a scientific discovery as part of a response to "natural evil" Finn Danielsen, "The Asian Tsunami: A Protective Role for Coastal Vegetation," Science 310 (2005): 643. Call-in questions James from Lanesville, IN asks: Is evolution possible given the second law of thermodynamics? (See S. Kaufman's books for analysis of limits of second law.) George from Pasadena, CA remarks: "Who Was Adam?" was mentioned on KFI's The Jesus Christ Show KFI's Jesus Christ Show Who Was Adam? (book) Randy from Vista, CA questions: Did entropy come as a result of the Fall? Resources: Origins of Life, by Fazale Rana and Hugh Ross A Matter of Days, by Hugh Ross Lights in the Sky and Little Green Men, by Hugh Ross, Kenneth Samples, and Mark Clark Ed from Des Moines, IA wants to know: How can one falsify punctuated equilibrium? E-mail questions Heath asks: Does "natural evil" pose a problem for old-earth view of creation? Joe from Bismarck, ND wants to know: How does RTB view the Burbidges' theory that the big bang never happened? Resources: A Matter of Days, by Hugh Ross The Creator and the Cosmos,* 3rd ed., by Hugh Ross
	Evolution and the ID Wars Air date: 11-29-05 Hugh Ross, Jeff Zweerink, Fuz Rana, and Joe Aguirre Discoveries discussed New confirmation of the large-scale structure of the universe Karl Glazebrook and Chris Blake, "Measuring the Cosmic Evolution of Dark Energy with Baryonic Oscillations in the Galaxy Power Spectrum," Astrophysical Journal 631 (2005): 1-20. Biochemical design in bacterial chemotaxis Markus Kollman et al., "Design Principles of a Bacterial Signalling Network," Nature 438 (2005): 504-07. General discussion of evolution and ID as cited in Skeptical Inquirer Mark Perakh, "Does Irreducible Complexity Imply Intelligent Design?" Skeptical Inquirer 29, no. 6 (2005), 32-36. Sean B. Carroll, "Endless Forms Most Beautiful: A New Revolution in Biology," Skeptical Inquirer 29, no. 6 (2005), 48-53. "Harris Poll Explores Beliefs about Evolution, Creationism, and Intelligent Design," Skeptical Inquirer 29, no. 6 (2005), 56-58. Resources: Origins of Life, by Fazale Rana and Hugh Ross Who Was Adam? by Fazale Rana with Hugh Ross (book) ID/Evolution Polling Data in Skeptical Inquirer Call-in questions Pat from Des Moines, IA Questions: Can scientists track creation of elementary particles? Resource: The Left Hand of Creation by John D. Barrow and Joseph Silk Tiffany from Starkville, MS reports: Her college classroom discussion on evolution/creation. Sam from Los Angeles requests: Please clarify what RTB means by intelligent design. Bill from Houston asks: How is evolution taught in schools?
	Origin of Fluorine Air date: 11-22-05 Hugh Ross, Dave Rogstad, Jeff Zweerink, and Joe Aguirre Ministry Update Discoveries discussed Fluorine production in certain stars provides design evidence Y. Zhang and X.-W.Liu, "Fluorine Abundances in Planetary Nebulae," Astrophysical Journal 631 (2005): L61-L64. Resources The Creator and the Cosmos, 3rd ed., by Hugh Ross Journey Toward Creation, 2nd ed., with Hugh Ross (DVD) Powerful new test for cosmic creation Daniel J. Eisenstein et al., "Detection of the Baryon Acoustic Peak in the Large-scale Correlation Function of SDSS Luminous Red Galaxies," Astrophysical Journal 633 (2005): 560-74. Call-in questions Tiffany from Stockville MS asks: How can I address creation/evolution in an 8-minute college classroom presentation? Resources Origins of Life, by Fazale Rana and Hugh Ross The Creator and the Cosmos, 3rd ed., by Hugh Ross Lights in the Sky and Little Green Men, by Hugh Ross, Kenneth Samples, and Mark Clark Who Was Adam? by Fazale Rana with Hugh Ross (book) John from San Clemente, CA Questions: What is the shape of the universe? Resource The Creator and the Cosmos, 3rd ed., by Hugh Ross Jeff from Valley Forge, PA wants to know: How do naturalists account for induction and laws of nature in nontheistic systems? Randy from Collierville, TN requests: Please respond to charge that all creationism arguments are invalid theories. E-mail questions Tim from Japan requests: Please clarify how many stars our galaxy contains. Mark from West Palm Beach, FL asks: What is the counterargument for the evolutionary claim that wolves or hippos gave rise to whales? Resources The Genesis Question, 2nd ed., by Hugh Ross Hugh Ross, "A Whale of a Change," (Free Registration Required)
	Bottom Dwellers and Black Holes Air date: 11-15-05 Fuz Rana, Jeff Zweerink, Dave Rogstad, and Joe Aguirre Discoveries discussed Biological convergence in benthic species Kevin J. Peterson, "Macroevolutionary Interplay Between Planktic Larvae and Benthic Predators," Geology 33 (2005): 929-32. Resources Origins of Life, by Fazale Rana and Hugh Ross Fazale Rana, "Repeatable Evolution or Repeated Creation?" Probable black hole discovery will confirm classic general relativity test Christopher Reynolds, "Light on a Dark Place," Nature 438 (2005): 32-33 Role of Clays in Origin of Life Lynda B. Williams et al., "Organic Molecules Formed in a 'Primordial Womb'," Geology 33 (2005): 913-16 Lutetium Decay Rate Is Constant Yuri Amelin, "Meteorite Phosphates Show Constant 176Lu Decay Rate Since 4557 Million Years Ago," Science 310 (2005): 839-41. Call-in questions Kenny from Milton, FL asks: Do helium diffusion rates upend young-earth RATE model? Resources RATE Conference A Matter of Days, by Hugh Ross Daniel from Fort Worth, questions: Was the lunar landing a hoax? Resources An Astronaut's Journey to Faith: A Discussion with General Robert Stewart Bad Astronomy by Philip Plait) E-mail questions Steve W. wants to know: Does the discovery of nylon-eating bacteria provide evidence for evolution? Christophe from Belgium asks: Does RTB hold the commonly adopted age of the earth? How do you reconcile "evidence" for evolution with the creation of man? Resources A Matter of Days, by Hugh Ross The Genesis Debate, ed. David G. Hagopian Who Was Adam? by Fazale Rana with Hugh Ross (book)
	Evidence for Population 3 Stars Air date: 11-8-05 Jeff Zweerink, Dave Rogstad, and Joe Aguirre Discovery discussed New technology provides direct evidence for universe's first stars Richard S. Ellis, "The Infrared Dawn of Starlight," Nature 438 (2005): 39 Evaluation of recent RATE conference Resources: A Matter of Days,by Hugh Ross Roger C. Wiens, "The Dynamics of Dating" (http://www.icr.org/index.php?module=events&action=view&ID=84) Call-in questions Randy from Collierville, TN asks about: Scientists' recent statements against big bang Mark from Flat Rock, IN Questions and comments on: The supposed dinosaur/bird link and on how evolutionists argue for gradualism. Ransom from Raleigh, NC wants to know: Did RATE conference use astronomy to measure dates? Resources: Samuel R. Conner and Hugh Ross, "The Unraveling of Starlight and Time"
	Breaking the Bird/Dinosaur Connection Air date: 11-01-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Jeff Zweerink, Dave Rogstad, and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed Problems with bird-dinosaur connection Alan Feduccia, Theagarten Lingham-Soliar, and J. Richard Hinchliffe, "Do Feathered Dinosaurs Exist? Testing the Hypothesis on Neontological and Paleontological Evidence," Journal of Morphology 266 (2005): online edition. "Scientists Say No Evidence Exists That Therapod Dinosaurs Evolved Into Birds," ScienceDaily.com (October 10, 2005). Alan Feduccia, Theagarten Lingham-Soliar, and J. Richard Hinchliffe, "Do Feathered Dinosaurs Exist? Testing the Hypothesis on Neontological and Paleontological Evidence," Abstract Journal of Morphology 266 (2005): InterScience.com. Quasars - Increased understanding showed evidence for big bang creation Stem cell research update - new techniques Irving L. Weissman, "Politic stem cells," Nature (2005): online edition. Alexander Meissner & Rudolf Jaenisch, "Generation of nuclear transfer-derived pluripotent ES cells from cloned Cdx2-deficient blastocysts," Nature (2005): online edition. Young Chung, et al., "Embryonic and extraembryonic stem cell lines derived from single mouse blastomeres," Nature (2005): online edition. Olivine deposits common on Mars - not evidence for water P.R. Christensen, et al., "Evidence for magmatic evolution and diversity on Mars from infrared observations," Nature 436 (2005), pp. 504-509. Answer to our trivia question What is the native Hawaiian name for the state fish of Hawaii? How is it spelled? Discussion of the passing of Nobel Prize winner, Rick Smalley. Call In Questions Sam in San Marcus, CA asks Is information theory evidence for supernatural design? Christian in Hoffman, IL wants to know Is there any scientific evidence against reincarnation? Mike from Little Rock, AK questions Just because vestigial organs have function, does that necessarily mean they are designed? Rich in Houston, TX asks What is known and not known about genetic expression? Book mentioned: Who was Adam? Email Questions: Dave in Simi Valley, CA asks Could Fuz comment on the use of endogenous retroviruses to establish the chimpanzee as an ancestor of humans? Fuz recommends the book, Who was Adam?
	Design of Habitable Zones Air date: 10-25-05 Jeff Zweerink, Dave Rogstad, and Joe Aguirre Discoveries discussed Water lubricates earthquake faults to lessen their severity Christopher A. J. Wibberley and Toshihiko Shimamato, "Earthquake Slip Weakening and Asperities Explained by Thermal Pressurization," Nature 436 (2005): 689-92. What makes a habitable zone? General discussion of features in the universe, galaxy, and solar system required for a planet capable of supporting advanced life Resources: Rare Earth, by Peter Ward and Donald Brownlee The Creator and the Cosmos, 3rd ed., by Hugh Ross Journey Toward Creation,2nd ed., with Hugh Ross (DVD) Fine-Tuning for Life On Earth (updated June 2004) Call-in question: Ransom from Raleigh, NC: Why would God allow carnivorous activity before the Fall? Resources: Life and Death In Eden (RTB scholars) Lee Irons, "Animal Death Before the Fall: What Does the Bible Say?" E-mail question: Olivia in Rapid City, SD: Can you briefly explain the inflationary model for the big bang and how it relates to modern cosmology?
	"Bad Designs" In Nature Air date: 10-18-2005 Hugh Ross, Jeff Zweerink, Dave Rogstad, and Joe Aguirre Discoveries Discussed General discussion about why apparently bad designs actually manifest good design when studied properly Examples: panda thumb, human appendix, scrotal sacks Discussion comes as a response to Stephen Jay Gould’s book, The Panda’s Thumb Detailed study of open star clusters shows fine-tuning WiltonS. Dias and J. R. D. Lepine, "Direct Determination of the Spiral Pattern Rotation Speed of the Galaxy," Astrophysical Journal629 (2005): 825-31. Antineutrinos emerge from within Earth T. Araki et al., "Experimental Investigation of Geologically Produced Antineutrinos with KamLAND," Nature436 (2005): 499-503. E-mail Question Larry asks: What are your views regarding RUFO sightings depicting humanoid figures with large heads, small bodies, etc.? Resource: Lights In the Sky and Little Green Men, by Hugh Ross, Kenneth Samples, and Mark Clark Call-in Questions Mark from Vero Beach, FL: Why do we see no recent major breakthroughs in science? Doug in Maryland: What is the mechanism for speciation? Todd in Pennsylvania: Is the speed of light slowing down? Resource: A Matter of Days, by Hugh Ross
	Learning from Hermann Bondi (1919-2005) Air date 10-11-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Jeff Zweerink, and David Rogstad Discoveries Discussed: The rise of oxygen levels over the past 205 million years. (part 1) & ( part 2) Paul G. Falkowski, et all, "The Rise of Oxygen over the Past 205 Million Years and the Evolution of Large Placental Mammals," Science 309 (2005): 2202-2204 Learning from Hermann Bondi 1919-2005 Leon Mestel, "Obituary: Hermann Bondi (1919-2005)," Nature 437 (October 6, 2005): 828 RTB Ministry Update Call In Questions: Morgan in Fayette TN Has a question about pre-human Art Randy in Collierville TN What about the time sequence of Genesis 2:5-6? Mike in Little Rock, AK Does the universe have a center or an edge? Kenny from Milton Flordia Why can't there be "bottlenecking" in the naturalistic evolutionary model?
	Thoughts about the 2005 Nobel Prize in Medicine Air date: 10-04-05 Fuz Rana, Jeff Zweerink, Dave Rogstad, and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed: Source of asteroids for the late heavy bombardment Robert G. Strom, et al., "The Origin of Planetary Impactors in the Inner Solar System," Science 309 (2005): 1847-1850. 2005 Nobel Prize in medicine - Heliobacter pylori parasite Alison Abbott, "Medical Nobel awarded for ulcers," Nature (October 3, 2005): online edition. Ancient DNA Michal Salamon, et al., "Relatively well preserved DNA is present in the crystal aggregates of fossil bones," PNAS 102 (2005): pp. 13783-13788. Boot Camp: Jason wanted to know: Are radiometric techniques reliable? Roger Wiens, " The Dynamics of Dating" (lay-version) Roger Wiens, " Radiometric Dating: A Christian Perspective" (technical version) A Matter of Days, by Hugh Ross Call In Questions: Terry in Gastonia, NC: What is the "tent" mentioned in Psalm 104? Daniel in Fort Worth, TX: Did we get our oil via abiotic or biotic means? Peter from Akron, OH: How has God used nanotechnology in non-evolutionary way? Roger in Portland, ME: Wanted to discuss his interpretation of Genesis 1:30. Richard in Gresham, OR: Where was the Garden of Eden? Email Questions: Morgan in TN: Did Fuz deal with objections to RTB's human origins model in the book, Who was Adam? Who Was Adam?, by Fazale Rana with Hugh Ross (book) Philip in Huntsville, AL: Since Jeremiah 33:25 refers to the laws of creation, are miracles performed only within the bounds of fixed physical laws? "It's a Miracle! Or is it?" Tony R.: If a scientist created an artificial human-like genome from scratch, by building the DNA sequence in the lab, would the offspring have human mind and spirit and soul?
	ID Lawsuits: Helpful or Harmful to Christianity in the Public Square? Air date: 09-27-05 Fuz Rana, Jeff Zweerink, Dave Rogstad, and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed Embryonic stem cells - potential fatal flaw in cultured stem cell lines Anirban Maitra, et al., "Genomic alterations in cultural human embryonic stem cells," Nature Genetics (September 4, 2005): advanced online publication. Embryonic stem cells - use of stromacells (adult cells) Mari Dezawa, et al., "Bone Marrow Stromal Cells Generate Muscle Cells and Repair Muscle Degeneration," Science 309 (2005): pp. 314-317. Complex design in marine microbial community Kevin R. Arrigo, "Marine microorganisms and global nutrient cycles," Nature 347 (2005): pp. 349-355. Comments about the Dover, PA lawsuit about Intelligent Design being taught in public schools. Statements from the Discovery Institute and trial information about the Dover, PA lawsuit " More than Intelligent Design," by Hugh Ross Interview with Jay Richards on Creation Update (June 02, 2005). Call In Questions Chris in Chris in Manhattan, KS asks: How can I answer my friend's objection about natural evil? Without a Doubt: Answering the 20 Toughest Faith Questions Al in San Francisco, CA wants to know: When God created the universe, did that change his essential nature of immutability? Jim in Chicago, IL asks: Does the expansion of the universe "cause" time or is it the "effect"? Ed in DesMoines, IA comments: Doesn't Einstein's theory of relativity make other scientific arguments for God unnecessary? Andy in Vancouver, BC questions: Has RTB mischaracterized the Discovery Institute? Susan wants to know: Why are schools so resistant to teaching the flaws of Darwinian evolution?
	Chimp Genome Project Air date: 09-20-05 Fuz Rana, Jeff Zweerink, and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed: First chimp fossils Sally Mc Brearty & Nina G. Jablonski, "First fossil chimpanzee," Nature 437 (2005): pp. 105-108. Chimp genome The Chimpanzee Sequencing and Analysis Consortium, "Initial sequence of the chimpanzee genome and comparison with the human genome," Nature 437 (2005): pp. 69-87. Ze Cheng, et al., "A genome-wide comparison of recent chimpanzee and human segmental duplications," Nature 437 (2005): pp. 88-93. Gene expression in human and chimp brains Hunter B. Fraser, "Aging and Gene Expression in the Primate Brain," PLOS Biology 3 (2005): pp. 1653-1661. Philipp Khaitovich, et al., "Parallel Patterns of Evolution in the Genomes and Transcriptions of Humans and Chimpanzees," SciencExpress (September 1, 2005): online edition. Helium diffusion from rocks - Evidence for a young earth? Cornelia Class & Steven L. Goldstein, "Evolution of helium isotopes in the Earth's mantle," Nature 436 (2005): pp. 1107-1112. First protective footwear Erik Trinkaus, "Anatomical evidence for the antiquity of human footwear use," Journal of Archaeological Science 32 (2005): pp. 1515-1526. Comments about the ACSI lawsuit against the University of California system about science education standards. Overview of ACSI Law Suit (PDF) http://www.acsi.org/webfiles/webitems/attachments/007875_1.%20Overview%20of%20ACSI%20Law%20Suit.pdf ACSI CA Complaint (PDF) http://www.acsi.org/webfiles/webitems/attachments/007875_2.%20ACSI%20CA%20Complaint.pdf Call In Questions: Chris in Charlotte, NC Asks: What does Genesis 1:30 mean? Were all animals herbivores before the Fall? Email Questions: Tommy in Huntsville, AL wants to know: What is RTB's position on the Lake Mungo cave in Australia? How does this fit into RTB's flood model? Fuz Rana, " Mungo man update" segment on the show titled, "Missing" Baryons Found," Creation Update (air-date 2-25-2003).
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	New Measurement for Age of Earth Air date: 9-06-2005 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Jeff Zweerink, Kenneth Samples, and Joe Aguirre Discoveries Discussed Age of Earth measurement 20 times more accurate Joel Baker et al., "Early Planetesimal Melting from an Age of 4.5662 Gyr for Differentiated Meteorites," Nature 436 (2005): 1127-31. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v436/n7054/abs/nature03882.html Resources: A Matter of Days, by Hugh Ross Who Was Adam?, by Fazale Rana with Hugh Ross (book) Searching for alternatives to water-based origin of life Philip Ball, "Seeking the Solution," Nature 436 (2005): 1084-85. http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050822/full/4361084a.html Olivine of supernova origin affirms solar system design Scott Messenger, Lindsay P. Keller, and Dante S. Loretta, "Supernova Olivine from Cometary Dust," Science, 309 (2005): 737-741. http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/309/5735/737 Chondrites show evidence of large impact in the early solar system Alexander N. Krot, Yuri Amelin, Patrick Cassen, and Anders Meibom, "Young Chondrules in CB Chondrites from a Giant Impact in the Early Solar System," Astronomical Journal, 130 (2005): 569-575. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v436/n7053/abs/nature03830.html Theology/Philosophy Segment Problem of evil in light of hurricane Katrina Resource: Without a Doubt, by Kenneth Samples E-mail Questions Dan & Liz Zacharias from Grandview, MO ask: Could the Hebrew word, "olam" have been used instead of "yom" to convey six long creation periods? Resource: A Matter of Days, by Hugh Ross Dave from Simi Valley, CA questions: How can Darwinists argue that evolution is/has been essential to modern biology and all of its various branches? Call-in Questions Roger from Portland, ME wants to know: How do Christians adopt a young-earth worldview? A Matter of Days, by Hugh Ross Joe from Bismarck, ND asks: Isn't it necessary to adopt an old-earth view if one holds to intelligent design?
	More Problems for Martian Origin-of-Life Scenario Air date: August 30, 2005 Fuz Rana, Jeff Zweerink, Dave Rogstad, Kenneth Samples, and Joe Aguirre Discoveries Discussed Mars' surface too cold for liquid water David L. Shuster and Benjamin P. Weiss, "Martian Surface Paleotemperatures from Thermochronology of Meteorites," Science 309 (2005): 594-7. Related Resource Origins of Life, by Fazale Rana and Hugh Ross Martian "soil" inhospitable for life Amos Banin, "Enigma of the Martian Soil," Science 309 (2005): 888-90. Related Resource Origins of Life, by Fazale Rana and Hugh Ross Cold-temperature origin-of-life scenario exposed Barbara A. Methe et al., "The Psychrophilic Lifestyle as Revealed by the Genome Sequence of Colwellia psychrerythraea 34H through Genomic and Proteomic Analyses," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 102 (2005): 10913-18. Related Resource Origins of Life, by Fazale Rana and Hugh Ross Theology/Philosophy Segment Nine methods for testing a worldview (#2) The Mean test Call-in Questions Clay in Rockville, MD asks: Has Matter of Days helped resolve creation controversy? A Matter of Days, by Hugh Ross Richard in Denver has Several questions: biogeography and irreducible complexity Ed in Des Moines wants to know: Is intelligence like energy? Kenny in Milton, FL Proposes: A Potential explanation for Ex. 20:11 and "heavens and earth" Joe in Bismarck, ND asks: How do young-earth creationists understand death before the Fall? Elizabeth in Little Rock, AR wants to know: Why does Earth spin?
	Large Body Size: Confirmation of RTB's Speciation Model Air date: 08-23-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed: Evidence favoring RTB's speciation model - large body size Marcel Cardillo, et al, "Multiple Causes of High Extinction Risk in Large Mammal Species," Science 309 (2005): pp. 1239-1241. Bitter taste receptor - another genetic test for human origins Nicole Soranzo, et al., "Positive Selection on a High-Sensitively Allele of the Human Bitter-Taste Receptor TAS2R16," Current Biology 15 (2005): 1257-1265. RTB's perspectives on science education in a homeschool context 2005 Educator's Guide " Teaching Science from a Christian Worldview, by Krista Bontrager RTB's homeschool course: Good Science Good Faith. Call In Questions: Gregory in Chicago, IL asks: How do we know what is real when scientific knowledge is always changing? Ed in Hawaii wants to know: Could genetic studies verify or falsify biological evolution? Kurt in Tuscon, AZ questions: What is the purpose of heaven? Roger in Portland, ME asks: Did God create anything before Day 1? Greg in Albany, NY asks: What evidence is there that we will have eternal life? Greg had a second question: What are some theories about black holes, white holes, and wormholes?
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	Ape to Man: Search for the "Missing Link" Air date: 08-09-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed: Discussion of History Channel documentary, Ape to Man. Ape to Man Who was Adam? by Fazale Rana with Hugh Ross (book) Mojokerto child (H. erectus infant) Antoine Balzeau, et al., "Internal cranial features of the Mojokerto child fossil (East Java, Indonesia)," Journal of Human Evolution 48 (2005): pp. 535-553 Neanderthal skeletal reconstruction G.J. Sawyer and Blaine Maley, "Neanderthal Reconstructed," The Anatomical Record Part B: New Anatomy (2005): 23-31. See a visual comparison between the Neanderthal and human skeletons. NOTE: The Neanderthal skeleton has been enlarged to make it a comparable height to the human skeleton. In reality, the average Neanderthal skeleton is approximately 5 feet tall. Anomaly Resolved: Faintest Known Dwarf Galaxy Beth Willman, et al., "A New Milky Way Dwarf Galaxy in Ursa Major," Astrophysical Journal Letters 626 (2005): pp. L85-L88. Comments about a recent letter to the editor at Science: Donald U. Wise, "'Intelligent Design' versus Evolution," Science 309 (2005) Theology/Philosophy segment: Comments on editorial: Arthur L. Caplan, "Misusing the Nazi Analogy," Science 309 (July 22, 2005), 535. Call In Questions: Ian in Santa Clarita, CA asks: What does the Bible mean when it says that God "changed His mind"? Jeff in Centennial, CO asks: Would the promotion of ID in science cause people to stop investigating nature? Randy in Collierville, TN (in studio) wants to know: How can I explain to my friends about the significance of Hugh's big numbers of probability in lay-man's terms? James in Michigan asks: Who was Kennewick man? How does he fit with RTB's flood model? Joe in Bismark, ND asks: Is Dr. Ross aware of the recent publication of a paper about water on Mars? Randy had a second question: How can I respond to the objection that one design feature can be disproven?
	Magnetic Reversals: Evidence for an Ancient Earth Air date: 08-02-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed Discussion of new "planet" - 2003UB313 Previous discussions Comets in the Oort Cloud and Kuiper Belt(aired on 08-19-03) Sedna planetoid discovery in Oort cloud (aired on 03-16-04) Rarity and design of late heavy bombardment Inseok Song, et al., "Extreme Collisions Between Planetesimals as the Origin of Warm Dust Around a Sun-Like Star," Nature 436 (2005): pp. 363-365. Previous discussion: Fine-tuning the late-heavy bombardment (aired on 07-20-04) Discussion of young-earth view of short period comets Junk DNA - role of genetics in the complexity of organisms Adam Siepel, et al, "Evolutionarily conserved elements in vertebrate, insect, worm, and yeast genomes," Genome Research (2005): online edition: doi.10.1101/gr.3715005. Previous discussion: Gene deserts - junk DNA (aired on 10-28-03) Magnetic reversals Adam Siepel, et al, "Evolutionarily conserved elements in vertebrate, insect, worm, and yeast genomes," Genome Research (2005): online edition: doi.10.1101/gr.3715005. Related resource: A Matter of Days, by Hugh Ross Introduction of new RTB staff scholar - Dr. Jeff Zweerink Theology/Philosophy segment Putting a Worldview to the Test, part 1: Coherence Hugh and Fuz comment about President Bush's remarks concerning Intelligent Design Call In Questions Jim R. in Chicago, IL What is the difference between the DNA in plants and animals? Mike in Little Rock, AK How can I respond to my friend who doesn't believe in predestination? Magazine mentioned by Mike: Y-zine Origins
	Radiometric Dating and Creation Air date: 07-26-05 Hugh Ross, Dave Rogstad, Kenneth Samples and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed Creation date measure based on U/Th Ratio Nicolas Dauphas, "The U/Th production ratio and the age of the Milkey way from meteorites and Galactic halo stars," Nature 435 (2005): pp. 1203-1205. Design of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis Kohki Akiyama, Ken-ichi Matsuzaki, and Hideo Hayashi, "Plant Sesquiterpenes Induce Hyphal Branching in Arbuscular Mycorrihizal Fungi," Nature 435 (2005): pp. 824-823. Manjula Govindarajula, et al, "Nitrogen Transfer in the Arbuscular Mycorrihizal Symbiosis," Nature 435 (2005), pp. 819-823. Martin Parniske, "Cue for the Branching Connection," Nature 435 (2005), pp. 750-751. Theology/Philosophy segment Creation ex nihilo, part 6 Call In Questions Chris in Charlotte, NC Asks is there a mathematical equation that could explain the Anthropic principle? Gordon L. Kane, Malcolm J. Perry and Anna N. Zytkow, "The Beginning of the End of the Anthropic Principle," New Astronomy 7 (2000): pp. 45-53. Billie in Windsor, CT Asks: What role would the snowball earths have in preparing the earth for life? Resource mentioned: Rare Earth, by Brownlee and Ward Walter in Dallas, TX Asks: How does Hugh interpret Psalm 148:6, that the stars will last "forever and ever"? Article mentioned: John Morris, "Will we have to do any work in heaven?" (#199) Email Questions Tim in Sacramento Asks: Where is fluorine produced? What role does it play for helping complex life? Tim had some other questions about mitochondrial DNA dating techniques. Related Resource: A Matter of Days, by Hugh Ross Beyond the Cosmos, 2^nd edition, by Hugh Ross Creator and the Cosmos, 3^rd edition, by Hugh Ross Frontiers of Science and Faith, by John Jefferson Davis Hugh Ross, The Genesis Question, 2^nd edition. Related Resources Hugh Ross, " New Clues to a Genesis Mystery," Connections v. 7, n.1 (2005), online edition. Hugh Ross, The Genesis Question, 2^nd edition. Creation Timeline Chart compared with Genesis 1 creation days
	Supernatural Climate Design Air date: 07-19-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed Climate change orbital inclination variation link V. Masson-Delmotte, et al, "GRIP Deuterium Excess Reveals Rapid and Orbital-Scale Changes in Greenland Moisture Origin," Science 309 (2005): pp. 118-121. Climate to Orbital Eccentricity Variation Link Lucas J. Lourens, et al, "Astronomical Pacing of Late Palaeocene to Early Eocene Global Warming Events," Nature 435 (2005): pp. 1083-1087. Aradhna Tripati and Henry Elderfield, "Deep-Sea Temperature and Circulation Changes at the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum," Science 308 (2005), pp. 1894-1898. Edicarians - vendobiont Shuhai Xiao, et al, "A uniquely preserved Ediacaran fossil with direct evidence for a quilted bodyplan," PNAS 102 (2005): pp. 10227-10232. Science in the News Triple star planetary formation Ryan J. Foley, et al, "A Definitive Measurement of Time Dilation in the Spectral Evolution of the Moderate-Redshift Type Ia Supernova 1997ex," The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2005): pp. L11-L14. Theology/Philosophy segment Creation ex nihilo, part 5 Call In Questions Kenny in Milton, FL Have you heard of a supernova that was more recent and closer than Vela? Why didn't it have the same effect as Hugh says Vela did in affecting life spans? Related Resources Hugh Ross, " New Clues to a Genesis Mystery," Connections v. 7, n.1 (2005), online edition. Hugh Ross, The Genesis Question, 2^nd edition. Kenny also had a second question Wouldn't the high salt in the primordial ocean undermine any attempt to have advanced life show up earlier than the Cambrian event? Ben Kilner, ConallMac Niocaill, and Martin Brasier, "Low-latitude glaciation in the Neoproterozoic of Oman," Geology 33 (2005): pp. 413-416. Ed in Des Moines, IA Wanted to get Hugh's feedback about Brandon Carter's anthropic principle inequality. Roger in Portland, ME What is the current number for fine-tuned parameters needed for life in the universe? Frank in West Palm Beach, FL Why did certain organisms appear at various times? Creation Timeline Chart compared with Genesis 1 creation days Email Questions Larry L. wants to know When did "mitochondrial Eve" live?
	Putting Time Dilation Models to the Test Air date: 07-12-05 Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples and Krista Bontrager Discoveries Discussed Confirmation of the biological origin of kerogen on the Apex fossils J. William Schopf, et al, "Raman Imagery: A new approach to assess the geochemical maturity and biogenicity of permineralized Precambrian fossils," Astrobiology 5 (2005): pp. 333-371. Related Resource: The Origins of Life: Biblical and Evolutionary Models Face-Off, by Fazale Rana and Hugh Ross Petroleum Evidence for Huge Ancient Biomass Birger Rasmussen, "Evidence for Pervasive Petroleum Generation and Migration in 3.2 and 2.63 Ga Shales," Geology 33 (2005): pp. 497-500. Why isn't there any fossil evidence for humans living to be 900+ years old? Yuriko Igarashi, et al, "New Method for Estimation of Adult Skeletal Age at Death from the Morphology of the Auricular Surface of the Ilium," American Journal of Physical Anthropology (2005): online edition. Related Resource: The Genesis Question, 2^nd edition, by Hugh Ross Definitive Cosmic Expansion Time Dilation Test Ryan J. Foley, et al, "A Definitive Measurement of Time Dilation in the Spectral Evolution of the Moderate-Redshift Type Ia Supernova 1997ex," The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2005): pp. L11-L14. Related Resource: A Matter of Days, by Hugh Ross Theology/Philosophy segment Creation ex nihilo, part 4 Call In Questions Chris in Charlotte, NC Why didn't God just skip to the "new" creation? Chris' question for a reference on dating human origins: David Caramelli, "Evidence for a genetic discontinuity between Neandertals and 24,000-year-old anatomically modern Europeans," PNAS 100 (May 27, 2003), pp. 6593-6597. Mike in Walnut, CA What is God's relationship to time? Ed in Des Moines, IA Does the Heizenberg Uncertainty Principle conflict with God's sovereignty? Creator and the Cosmos, 3^rd edition, by Hugh Ross Frontiers of Science and Faith, by John Jefferson Davis Kenny in Milton, FL Have you ever heard of a book called The Holographic Universe?
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Creation Update 2005 Web Cast Archives July - December

Creation Update
2005 Web Cast Archives
July - December