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It seems that the Governor General of Canada and some of my students at Jefferson Community & Technical College in Kentucky have a thing in common: They...
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Life, Lucretius, and Leeuwenhoek
Where does life come from? Genesis describes life being created by God, who instructs living things to “be fertile and multiply” and fill the seas and land...
The Origin of Life and the Big Bang
Never in the history of science have we been so in the dark regarding the origin of life. Blame the Big Bang Theory.
The Origin of the Origin of Life
Have you ever heard a scientific explanation for the origin of life? Carl Sagan discussed this in his famous “Cosmos” TV show, during the second episode,...
Immanuel Kant, the Formation of the Solar System, and Life on Earth
In the eighteenth century, Immanuel Kant hypothesized that the solar system was the result of Newton’s laws. Now, what has that to do with life on Earth?
The Challenging History of Other Earths (abridged!)
“The Challenging History of Other Earths” appeared in the International Journal of Astrobiology in December 2023. Here is an abridged version.
“Cosmos: Possible Worlds”, 1-2 and 3
Have you been watching the new “Cosmos: Possible Worlds” series with Neil deGrasse Tyson? I have. Hey, it’s “Cosmos”, and I’d watch Tyson talk...
Bacteria and the “Star Wars” Cantina—Oh, How Science Changes
A single bacterium was absorbed by a single archaeon and, by a freak accident, we have jellyfish, trees, and us. And what does that have to do with Star Wars?
From the Tablet: God is dead; long live the eternal God
This article first appeared in The Tablet on 11 September 2010, pp 4-5, following the publication of the book by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow, The...
“Cosmos: Possible Worlds”, 4-6: Screaming from the Bleachers
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Cosmos: Possible Worlds is on TV this fall. It is great to see a popular show about science and scientists—a popular show that is...