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Review: The Doors of the Sea

Review: The Doors of the Sea

D.B. Hart’s treatise is a rejoinder to a problem perhaps as ancient as humanity itself: the philosophical problem of evil.

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Carbon Dating for the Rest of Us

Carbon Dating for the Rest of Us

Though it’s one of the oldest age dating methods in use today, C-14 dating is largely misunderstood by the general public. I provide a layman’s explanation of this well-established technique.

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The Paradox of Tetrachromacy

The Paradox of Tetrachromacy

Four-coned women are not usually aware of their ability to perceive superior color resolution. Not only is it difficult to self-identify as tetrachromatic, it is just as challenging to craft experiments to study it.

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Review: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters

Review: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters

Part textbook, part creationist’s worst nightmare, Prothero delivers an accessible resource for understanding both evolution and the ideology of its detractors.

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Spectacular Footage of Aurora Borealis

Spectacular Footage of Aurora Borealis

Take a few moments out of your busy day to bask in this peerless stop motion video of one of the planet’s most beautiful phenomena: the aurora borealis.

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Runaway Ice Loss in the Arctic

Runaway Ice Loss in the Arctic

Satellite observations paint a rather dreary picture of the situation at our North Pole.

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Ten Common Misconceptions About the Bible

Ten Common Misconceptions About the Bible

Irrespective of one’s views concerning divine origin or the cultural value we should assign these texts today, the Bible’s stamp on history is palpable and deserves to be engaged responsibly with deference to its ancient setting.

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More Empty Words and Climate Politics

More Empty Words and Climate Politics

Another week, another global warming denialist spasm. The latest one saturating headlines is from a group of former NASA employees expressing dissent from the consensus.

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The Partisanship of Climate Denial

The Partisanship of Climate Denial

In recent decades, the populist discrediting of science has overwhelmingly originated from the conservative camps.

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Boost Your Focus with a Digital Detox

Boost Your Focus with a Digital Detox

Our digital-obsessed culture tends to obscure just how rigid a stranglehold technology has on our time. Try out these tools and tips to better balance your online and offline lives.

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A Climate of Change

A Climate of Change

My always up-to-date resource on global warming. Links are regularly updated with the most recent studies; figures are pulled from the latest data; feedbacks, forcings and climate vectors are described.

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Are Apps the New Ebooks?

Are Apps the New Ebooks?

The line between app and ebook may begin to blur, if the iOS exclusive “Journey to the Exoplanets” is any indication.

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