By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 In 2007 the logo for NCSE (National Center for Science Education) was redesigned. It featured an original sketch by Charles Darwin depicting his concept of the…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 Older people enjoy telling the most memorable weather events from their early childhood. My personal favorite is the 1947 snowstorm in central New York which closed…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 Evolution continues as a lively “red meat” discussion topic both within and outside the church. The long running controversy over the extent of evolution of earth’s…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 If matters of a secular nature such as service to our fellow man, scientific discoveries, or politics were not sufficiently important to command our attention at…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 Mark Twain’s old saw “Everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it” is not an accurate description of today’s world. An army…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 Today’s national discussions of anthropogenic climate change are saturated with severe misinterpretation and rampant speculation. Armed with information from the exceedingly complex discipline of climatology, many…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 When the lively contemporary topic of global warming is raised, we discover the topic provides ample opportunity to voice our personal views. Many participants in the…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2012 Science possesses an “aura” of respect among many members of the population. The perception exists that the practice of science or assignment of the adjective “scientific”…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2009 What are the benefits of visiting or living at the lowest spot on earth? The arid Dead Sea, 420 meters below sea level, is predictably warmer…
By: Jim Virkler; ©2009 The term wisdom is used more frequently in the book of I Corinthians than in any other New Testament book. The contrast between man’s wisdom and…
