From the Big Bang to Humans January 6, 2017 Life abounds on planet Earth. We are familiar with numerous forms, like people, pets, insects, and fish. Using microscopes, we see a host of... Design by Jeff Zweerink Read
Merry Christmas! December 24, 2016 As we head into the weekend, let me wish you a merry Christmas! Theology by Jeff Zweerink Read
Never Fear an Honest Question December 16, 2016 “How does this work?” “Why did that happen?” “Is this really true?” I love questions. I enjoy learning from insightful responses (either spoken or read)... Theology by Jeff Zweerink Read
Fine-Tuning: Responding to a Common Objection December 2, 2016 I have heard another rebuttal to the fine-tuning argument . . . that maybe you can address. The rebuttal goes like this: Design by Jeff Zweerink Read
Equations I’m Thankful For November 25, 2016 Do you like equations? During my short teaching stint, I encountered many people who find equations intimidating. Personally, I find it amazing that a... Physics & Mathematics by Jeff Zweerink Read
Can We Travel outside Our Solar System? November 12, 2016 How do you get to a planet orbiting another star? The Millennium Falcon would simply make a jump to light speed. Although creators of... Astronomy by Jeff Zweerink Read
Does Life Need to Be Carbon-Based? October 28, 2016 Some science fiction writers imagine incredible adventures in bizarre or far-fetched environments. One personal favorite of mine is the Star Trek: The Next Generation... Astronomy by Jeff Zweerink Read
The Importance of Plate Tectonics October 21, 2016 Just one year after moving to Southern California, I experienced a dramatically different display of nature’s power. Early in the morning on October... Design by Jeff Zweerink Read
Is Our Solar System Common? October 14, 2016 Copernicus showed that Earth is not at the center of the solar system. Further studies show that the sun resides in a rather remote... Astronomy by Jeff Zweerink Read
How Did Migration Affect Our Solar System? October 7, 2016 Try to imagine the last collision you witnessed that improved the objects involved. As much as I like collisions, they almost always bring destruction.... Geology & Earth by Jeff Zweerink Read
Water Plumes Provide an Opportunity to Test Models September 30, 2016 Earlier this week, news of water plumes on Jupiter’s moon Europa splashed across news headlines. The excitement about the discovery was not centered on... Design by Jeff Zweerink Read
What Evidence Is There for a Multiverse? September 23, 2016 By any human measure, that boundary is an incredible distance away, but it does mean that our observable universe has a definite size. This... Astronomy by Jeff Zweerink Read