No, this is not a post about SETI (the Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence). A few months ago, someone emailed me asking for links to blogs that are similar to mine. I said that I didn't know of any. The only other science-related blog by a Christian that I regularly read is The Evangelical Ecologist, but …
Month: April 2007
Hubble Art
New Hubble Space Telescope pictures were released today, in honor of the 17th anniversary of deployment of the orbiting observatory by the space shuttle Discovery. Absolutely astounding, as always. The image here fails to do justice to the detail that can be seen in these images. Check it out in more detail at: Astronomy Picture …
Life on Gliese 581c?
The headlines: Science Daily: New Planet Could Have Life Yahoo News: Potentially Habitable Planet Found Scientists have discovered more than 200 extrasolar planets (planets orbiting stars other than our sun) since the mid-1990s, and the numbers will certainly continue to increase as instruments improve. In regards to suitability for life, a vast majority of these …
Carbon Credit Craziness
One of the methods that has been put in place to reduce global emissions of carbon dioxide is the idea of carbon credits. If your factory produces too much CO2, then you can compensate by purchasing a "carbon credit," which is a promise made by some other entity that they will somehow make up for …
Will the T.P. police knock on your (stall) door?
From BBC News: Crow calls for limit on loo paper Singer Sheryl Crow has said a ban on using too much toilet paper should be introduced to help the environment. Crow has suggested using "only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where two to three could be required". Hmmmm. …
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Image Quiz
What is this a picture of? A. Scanning electron microscope image of a cockroach dropping? B. Fossilized owl pellet? C. Image of underwater landslide debris following the recent earthquake in the Solomon Islands? D. A loosely consolidated asteroid? To find out, keep on reading... The answer is D. This image is of the 500-meter long …
Earth Day 2007 — Stewardship of the Environment
This item was originally posted in December 2006 which wasn't all that long ago. In honor of Earth Day, it is now part of my blog recycling program. Because I have more people reading The Earth is Not Flat! now than I did a year ago, I will occasionally go back and re-use some of …
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Earth Day 2007 — Christian Environmentalism
This item was originally posted for Earth Day, 2006 (Earth Day is held on April 22nd). It is now part of my blog recycling program. Because I have more people reading The Earth is Not Flat! now than I did a year ago, I will occasionally go back and re-use some of my best blog …
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Driving directions: New York to London
The folks at Google are not only creative, they have fun. Take for instance the "Get Directions" option at maps.google.com. If you type in your address and your destination address, it will give you both a map highlighting the route from point A to point B, and driving directions: Turn left on Elm Street, drive …
Lost in space
Gene Edward Veith had the following post on his Cranach blog today: Jesus as space traveller Our guest pastor, Charles St.-Onge, must have left a strong impression, since he brought up so many things that are still on my mind. He told about astrophysicist Carl Sagen trying to shoot down the Ascension of Christ. He …
Giant gypsum crystals
It is an amazing world! Here's the cover of the April 2007 issue of Geology, published by the Geological Society of America. These crystals of gypsum were discovered in a cave at a lead-silver-zinc mine 100 km from Chihuahua, Mexico. The crystals are up to 11 meters (36 feet) long, and were submerged in water …
Earthquakes and the End Times
This item was originally posted on April 18, 2006 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. It is now part of my blog recycling program. Because I have more people reading The Earth is Not Flat! now than I did a year ago, I will occasionally go back and …
Moons of the outer solar system — Death Star in orbit around Saturn
Saturn's moon Mimas resembles the Death Star of the Star Wars movies. This is a coincidence, as the images of Mimas were taken after the first Star Wars movie came out. Grace and Peace
Moons of the outer solar system
My middle school students will be working on reports on the moons of the outer solar system this week. When I was in middle school, the gas giants had what we thought were a lot of moons, but that number has greatly increased as telescopes have improved and probes have been sent to the outer …
Yippee!!!
I had a busy week at school, with several 12-14 hour days. I preached this morning at our church, Biserica Trinitatea (Trinity church), and preparation for that consumed the rest of my life. Now I have a few hours of freedom (I think). Yippee!!! Grace and Peace
Moons of the outer solar system — images
Here are a few of my favorite images of the moons of the gas giant planets, all taken by the various probes that have gone through the outer solar system in the past thirty years: Io, the innermost of Jupiter's four large moons, and the body in the solar system that is the most volcanically …
Simple Cells?
This item was originally posted in March, 2006. It is now part of my blog recycling program. Because I have more people reading The GeoChristian now than I did a year ago, I will occasionally go back and re-use some of my best blog entries. Having read a number of technical books and papers on …
Mars World Wind
I've been enjoying using NASA's WorldWind software to help my 7th/8th grade Physical Science students understand the solar system a little better. Mars especially has an amazing variety of features and landforms formed by tectonic events, meteorites, running water, groundwater, ice, and wind. (I've written about Mars WorldWind before, but I'm having so much fun …
A New Hypothesis Regarding the Ridges and Grooves on Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Jupiter's moon Europa is covered with grooves and ridges. The common hypothesis is that the crust of Europa is composed of thick sheets of ice which float on a liquid water layer deeper in the satellite. As these plates of ice move around, ridges and cracks form. NASA/Astronomy Picture of the Day This is a …
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The Purpose of the Universe
This item was originally posted in March, 2006. It is now part of my blog recycling program. Because I have more people reading The Earth is Not Flat! now than I did a year ago, I will occasionally go back and re-use some of my best blog entries. This entry highlights the truth that the …
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