Let It Snow!
Snow provides more than winter fun. It supplies a measured supply of water to underground water reserves as it slowly melts and percolates down to … Read more
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Articles
Lap-Chee Tsui
Lap-Chee Tsui is a Chinese Canadian molecular geneticist. His research team is responsible for finding the gene for Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Born in China and … Read more
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Chemical Evolution
This time, Dr. Humphreys and Ron Hughes discuss the improbability of Chemical Evolution, which is a major problem for the theory of Biological Evolution. Ron … Read more
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Houston, We’ve had a Problem
The Apollo 13 space accident was dramatically documented in a popular 1995 movie. The three astronauts aboard survived a four day struggle, involving numerous near … Read more
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Turn That Noise Down!
As a parent, I used to warn my kids about the dangers of listening to loud rock music and how it could potentially harm their … Read more
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Edible Explosives
Before my life-transforming heart by-pass operation, I controlled angina pain by taking tablets containing nitroglycerine. Since this is a highly explosive substance, one of my … Read more
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PRESUPPOSITIONS OF SCIENCE
Many well known scientists believe that the realm of the physical universe is all that exists. This universe consists of matter (the “material stuff’ that … Read more
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Hard Bread And Soft Cookies
One evening we neglected to do the usual kitchen clean-up. I discovered in the morning that although a bread stick had become so hard I … Read more
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Water, The Miracle Molecule
In the intensive search for extra-terrestrial life scientists always look for water because of its crucial role in supporting life. They recognize that without liquid … Read more
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Yawning self-portrait Joseph Ducreux
Yawning is a great example of a behaviour that we all engage in involuntarily. While its specific usefulness is unclear, it is common to us … Read more
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