Category: Physics, Earth & Space
Nature, as Defined Today, Cannot Be All There Is
Science is on the move. It is slowly morphing from observing nature to embodying naturalism.
Dan Brown Thriller Has MIT’s Jeremy England in It; Brian Miller Puts the Science in Perspective
I’m reading Brown’s new Robert Langdon novel, Origin. There’s a decent chance you are too.
When Science Turns Mushy
Certain subjects, all posing ultimate questions, reduce much of scientific talk to pablum. Why do you think that is?
The Search for Terrestrial Intelligence – An Exercise in Intelligent Design
Let’s turn the SETI telescope around. Would extraterrestrials be justified in inferring ID from patterns on the earth?
“Poetic Naturalism” as a Religion
Paul Nelson reviews the recent book by physicist Sean Carroll, in Dr. Nelson’s characteristically charming and insightful way.
The Galileo Affair — A Durable Myth
The problem with science, as Del Ratzsch has pointed out, is that it is done by people.
Question for Multiverse Theorists: To What Can Science Appeal if Not Evidence?
They could just as well say that whatever created horses created unicorns, too.
My Photos from the Eclipse
I drove up to Wyoming last month to photograph the eclipse. It was my first totality. Very cool.
I Saw the Eclipse, and I Want More! Now What?
The beauty of the night sky can be as inspirational and uplifting as a total solar eclipse.
Demons and Multiverses
Yale clinical neurologist Dr. Steven Novella posted recently about Dr. Richard Gallagher, a psychiatrist trained at Yale who provides psychiatric consultation services to the Catholic Church.