Multiverse Musings – I’m a Nobel Laureate October 3, 2007 A few months ago, I discussed how a spatially infinite, Level I multiverse would impact apologetic arguments based on the fine-tunings of our observable... Astronomy by Jeff Zweerink Read
Ice Cores Reveal History October 1, 2007 I received a cordless drill for Christmas last year. Many of its features make my around-the-home projects far easier to accomplish: two batteries (one... Creation Model by Jeff Zweerink Read
Testing General Relativity’s Fundamental Assumptions September 26, 2007 Imagine an architect sitting down to design a building and starting the process by verifying that all objects fall to the ground. Physics & Mathematics by Jeff Zweerink Read
Stellar Sizes—Then and Now September 12, 2007 “I’ll tell you one thing about the universe, though. The universe is a pretty big place. It’s bigger than anything anyone has ever dreamed... Astronomy by Jeff Zweerink Read
Getting Water into the Mantle September 5, 2007 The date was February 22, 2007. The event was a NASCAR race at California Speedway in Fontana, CA. I stood in the stands with... Geology & Earth by Jeff Zweerink Read
Hints of Newborn Universe Detected August 29, 2007 The discovery of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) in 1965 and the subsequent detection of minute ripples in the CMB in 1994 both garnered... Astronomy by Jeff Zweerink Read
Multiverse Musings – Measuring Cosmological Parameters August 22, 2007 Last month’s multiverse musings delineated some philosophical objections to the existence of actual infinities. However, an extremely large but spatially finite universe could still... Astronomy by Jeff Zweerink Read
Some Like It Hot—Especially the Continents August 15, 2007 I ran across an interesting article in Science Daily a few weeks ago. The article’s authors point to evidence that the vast majority of... Geology & Earth by Jeff Zweerink Read
Ancient Oceans on Mars Reveal Design on Earth August 8, 2007 A question puzzling astronomers for many decades has been whether Mars ever had substantial liquid water. An idea put forth in 1991, based on... Geology & Earth by Jeff Zweerink Read
Solar System Turns Out Well Despite Violent Birthplace August 1, 2007 Nobody likes a neighborhood characterized by frequent moves, speeding neighbors, and enormous explosions. You wouldn’t know it by looking around today, but that description... Astronomy by Jeff Zweerink Read
Multiverse Musings – Are Infinities Physical? July 25, 2007 Last month’s multiverse discussion focused on one of its less controversial aspects—the idea that the universe extends beyond the limits of our observations. The... Astronomy by Jeff Zweerink Read
Resistance to Science? July 11, 2007 A few weeks ago, I discussed an article trying to understand the basis for adult “resistance” to science. I put resistance in quotes because... Worldviews by Jeff Zweerink Read