The man in the picture was an astronomer who lived from 1866 to 1962, earning himself an impressive early reputation for his studies at the University of Missouri and later earning a PhD from the University of Berlin in the field of Mathematics. His credentials were good, but See found himself at odds with the […]
At the risk of ‘poking the bear’ I’m giving serious thought to addressing several recent science vs faith posts I’ve seen online. It’s highly doubtful I’d be able to convince the author to see sense, so why would I even make the attempt? Nonetheless I’m tempted anyway.
Why are some people so absolutely committed to conspiracy nonsense? And why do they feel a need to argue with and belittle people who work in scientific fields? What am I referring to exactly? A conversation between an internet know-it-all, and Claire, a scientist, who happens to be my step-son’s girlfriend and a very intelligent […]
It’s the left shoulder of Orion. It’s traditionally the 11th brightest star in the sky. It’s known to be a behemoth, weighing in around at least eight solar masses (possibly more), and it has a radius that puts it at least 900 times larger than our Sun. Betelguese is much younger than our own star, […]
Recently David of Theology Archaeology has been publishing a few more articles to Hub Pages. I’ll give him this – he can churn out a lot of material! The one of particular interest to me at the moment is this one. I’ll be quoting it, as I go through it. Nothing is this world is […]
That image? It’s of an object 500 million trillion miles away, and it’s 40 billion miles across. It has the mass of 6.5 billion suns and it is our first photo of a black hole. Of course, we can’t ‘see’ the black hole itself, but we can see the edge, the halo, the point where […]
Last night and this morning I had a brief conversation with someone on Twitter concerning the relationship between religion and science. I’ll leave you, the reader, to decide if I was insulting in any way. I will also add the caveat, as always, that I do not consider everyone of every faith to be in […]
With my previous post I discussed the dangers of abandoning medical practices in favour of faith healing. This time, I’m taking a deeper look at the supposed link between vaccination and autism, whether there is in fact a link, plus whether or not it should be considered wise to deter people from seeking vaccinations for […]
He was one of the most brilliant scientists of the 20th and 21st Centuries – a genius who helped us unlock the secrets of the universe – he was also an inspiration to anyone who struggled with disability, having with diagnosed with motor neurone disease at the age of 22, given only a few years […]
Astronomy is a fascinating field and one that continues to be of great interest to me. We are always discovering new and fantastic objects and events that test and stretch our theories about the universe. One of the more recent items to get our attention is KIC 8462852, also known as Boyajian’s Star or Tabby’s […]
Breached the 70K mark on my wip! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
This is just sheer absolute, exquisite beauty.
I have eaten too much pizza.
I don't think it's up to you to decide what's best for women, nor whether or not men can find them attractive...
Truth be told, I have zero thoughts on adult colouring books. If someone finds them to be therapeutic, or relaxing, then fair play to them. I am not going to judge one way or the other (least of all considering that I still like to play with my model space ships every now and then!).
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