How to balance science and faith.
WHATS IN THIS BLOG: • My talk on Fracking and Global Warming at Oral Roberts University. • The faith of a neurobiologist. • Tensions he sees between science and faith. • Deciding to marry – science or faith? • Netflix challenge of the week. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PREAMBLE: I’m giving a talk this coming week called Fracking … More “How to balance science and faith.”
Oil and Gas Boom may boost New Mexico’s lifestyle ranking.
WHATS IN THIS BLOG: • The Delaware basin. • How much oil? • Budget surplus. • Will the shale oil boom improve New Mexico living conditions? • What about wind and solar?
THE SAN JUAN BASIN. We’ve always had the mighty San Juan basin, in the northwest of the state, but that’s been predominantly a … More “Oil and Gas Boom may boost New Mexico’s lifestyle ranking.”
Six white boomers
Kim McGrath invited me to talk to her first-graders about Christmas in Australia. So with my rabbit trap, boomerang, and didgeridoo, I turned up in December 2018 at her first-grade class at Independence Elementary school in Kansas. Six-year olds!
I can make a noise with the didgeridoo, and the kiddos found this entertaining.
Miss McGrath … More “Six white boomers”
Record heatwave in Australia
TEXT FROM AUSTRALIA.“Heat wave in eastern Australia. 71 wildfires in New South Wales and Victoria. It’s a bit different to your part of the world in … More “Record heatwave in Australia”
Grandpa loses house to fire.
My birthday is January 7. A few years ago I didn’t have a party and there was no-one to celebrate with. I went to the grocery store to buy some Chicken Teriyaki frozen dinner for my lonely pity-party.
In one of the aisles, I saw a man in a wheelchair trying to reach down and … More “Grandpa loses house to fire.”
A cute new children’s book by Kim McGrath.
Kim Pollock McGrath is my step-daughter who lives in Independence, Kansas. This is an inspiring story about how God intervened – around the time of her sister’s tragic death – and Kim became an author.
Kim is an elementary school teacher. For many years, she wanted to write a children’s book. Lots of ideas came … More “A cute new children’s book by Kim McGrath.”
The God-Letter…What Einstein believed about God.
WHATS IN THIS BLOG: • Einstein is a hero to me. • TV series called Genius. • The God Einstein believed in. • Richard Dawkins missed out. • Einstein defined happiness. • The full God-letter.
ALBERT EINSTEIN IS A HERO TO ME. Always has been. E = mc2 and all that. I was trained as … More “The God-Letter…What Einstein believed about God.”
Is it a mouse or a rabbit or a mini-kangaroo? No — it’s a bilby.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BILBY, although I lived in Australia for 28 years. But I wish…
There used to be two species of bilby. The lesser bilby became extinct in the 1950s. The greater bilby is an endangered species.
The following is copied from an article in BBC News. See the link HERE:
A … More “Is it a mouse or a rabbit or a mini-kangaroo? No — it’s a bilby.”
Climate Change: Part 6. Deadly serious now.
WHATS IN THIS BLOG: • Wildfires in California. • Greenhouse gases reach new high. • New US government report – what does President Trump think?
There is a reason for Part 6 in this series on Climate Change. I am concerned that the world is on the cusp of a pretty big crisis. And I … More “Climate Change: Part 6. Deadly serious now.”
Immunotherapy – the end of cancer?
WHATS IN THIS BLOG: • What is the immune system and immunotherapy? • How many successful immunotherapy drugs? • Judy Perkins’ amazing cure.
WHAT IS IMMUNOTHERAPY? The immune system is designed to mount an offense against unwanted intrusions in the body: bacteria, viruses, cancer cells.
Cancer however is tricky. Malignant cancer cells develop from normal … More “Immunotherapy – the end of cancer?”