Philosophy of Science Climate Science Is Imprecise, cont. February 19, 2022 More papers that calling for a "rethink" about climate, ignored by the mainstream media. CONTINUE READING
Darwin and Evolution Darwinism Stretches Imaginations August 27, 2021 Is the Gumby action figure of Darwin made of Flubber or Silly Putty? Either material works, depending on the need of the moment. CONTINUE READING
Physics Diamonds Made in Minutes Without Heat November 21, 2020 Researchers manufactured diamonds in minutes at room temperature, using shear stresses. CONTINUE READING
Botany How Flowers Bloom on Time October 3, 2020 Plants seem to know when to produce their blossoms. How do whole fields of them bloom together? CONTINUE READING
Botany Botanical Marvels: How Plants Catch Light and Take Flight April 8, 2020 Land plants enhance our world in many ways, but some of the most amazing ways are at the micro level and atomic level. CONTINUE READING
Politics and Ethics Is Climate Change An Existential Threat? March 26, 2020 There's an uncanny parallel between climate change and evolution: which is, how skeptics of the consensus are treated. CONTINUE READING
Human Body How the Cell Handles Oxygen: A Nobel Prize Discovery November 2, 2019 Another amazing body function discovered – cellular oxygen regulation. It won three researchers the Nobel Prize. CONTINUE READING
Health Dolphin Trick Could Save Lives August 23, 2017 When trauma hits, do what the dolphins do: cool the face and eyes. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Habitability Requires the Right Kind of Star August 19, 2017 This is a continuation of my discussion on the requirements to allow life to exist on a planet elsewhere in the universe. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science Climate Flap Echoes Political Divide February 8, 2017 Reactions to a whistleblower's statements raise the possibility that the climate-science consensus is largely political, not empirical. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Mars Madness Hits February 7, 2017 The Curiosity rover is sending back photos of things mission scientists are struggling to understand. CONTINUE READING
Mind and Brain How the Brain Serves the Mind August 31, 2016 More sophisticated than any computer, the brain runs many background tasks to aid and assist our conscious choices. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Orbital Ice Age Theory Melts March 23, 2015 Orbital cycles do not cause ice ages, a new study suggests. Instead, the whole world experienced an ice age at the same time. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science What Is the Temperature of the Earth? January 16, 2015 The news are all reporting 2014 as the hottest year on record, but no one is asking how such a measurement can be made without bias. CONTINUE READING