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
Natural Nucleobase Synthesis? August 27, 2007 The replicating molecules of life (DNA and RNA) are composed of different nucleobase molecules linked together by phosphates and five-carbon sugars. Without the nucleobase... Biochemistry by Hugh Ross Read
Intellectual Repentance, Part 4 of 6 August 24, 2007 Continuing our discussion from last week, in the next few verses (2:6-8) of Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, we find him giving a... Theology by Dave Rogstad Read
A Fork in the Road, Part 2 of 2 August 23, 2007 Origin-of-life investigators adopt one of two fundamental approaches to explain life’s beginning: (1) replicator-first, and (2) metabolism-first scenarios. Chemist Robert Shapiro argues in the... Chemistry by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read
A Fork in the Road, Part 1 of 2 August 23, 2007 The hall-of-fame catcher Yogi Berra is reputed to have said, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” Origin-of-life researchers have... Chemistry by Fazale “Fuz” Rana 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
So Easy a Caveman Could Do It? Part 2 (of 2) August 20, 2007 Last week we explored one aspect of human nature—language—that sets humans apart from animals and we proposed the neural synapse as a mechanism by... Human Origins & Anthropology by Anjeanette Roberts Read
Intellectual Repentance, Part 3 of 6 August 17, 2007 Last week I made the claim that Paul’s goal (in 1 Corinthians 2:1-4) was not just to convince people’s minds but to get into... Theology by Dave Rogstad Read
There’s Something Special about Mom August 16, 2007 A few days before Father's Day, I saw an ad for Father's Day gifts under $25. What! Under $25! You would never see an... Human Origins & Anthropology by Fazale “Fuz” Rana 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
So Easy a Caveman Could Do It? Part 1 (of 2) August 13, 2007 The slogan of the popular Geico commercials is now familiar to most television viewing people. It shows the frustration, resentment, and anger of cavemen... Human Origins & Anthropology by Read
Intellectual Repentance, Part 2 of 6 August 10, 2007 Continuing from last week, perusing 1 Corinthians 2:1-4 we notice that Paul chose not to come to them “with superiority of speech or of... Theology by Dave Rogstad Read