Tag: sun
Do We Live on a Privileged Planet?
Yes, rainbows are beautiful, but are they good for anything? Indeed, they have been very important for science.
Reader’s Question: Planets in the Early Universe
The problem with the early universe is that it was a much more dangerous place.
Mathematics, Biology, and Awesome Wonder
“Infinite Patterns” starts with a simple triangle and builds to the most magnificent representations of human and nature’s designs.
Aquinas’ Third Way: An Analogy to Moonlight
Imagine that you are an astronomer on a world with one moon. It is always night on your world, and the moon is the only body in the sky.
Life’s Hard Stop: Fortune? Or Foresight?
Here’s another “incredibly fortunate” thing about the Cambrian explosion and about evolution generally.