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Omega=Centauri
Photo: Omega Centauri, X-ray:, by NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI/AURA; IR:NASA/JPL/Caltech; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N.

Dark Matter and Intelligent Design: A Prediction

Let’s look at some of the remarkable features of dark matter, already discovered by observations in astronomy and cosmology. Read More ›
Europa
Photo credit: NASA / Jet Propulsion Lab-Caltech / SETI Institute, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Two Poems for Europa, Jupiter’s Lifeless Moon

Ms. Limón’s poem doesn't quite capture the aliveness of Earth and the likely deadness of Europa. So, here's one that better reflects these themes. Read More ›
black hole
Image: An artist imagines a black hole, by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center; background, ESA/Gaia/DPAC.

Were We Made to Make Black Holes?

I want to compare our book with a 2020 paper by Jeffery Shainline of the National Institutes of Standards and Technology. Read More ›
rainbow
Photo credit: Ted.ns, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Beauty and Our Privileged Planet

As Jay Richards and I argue in our book, nature seems designed in such a way that the most habitable places are the best places to do science. Read More ›
eclipse
Photo: Total solar eclipse, 2024, by NASA/Keegan Barber.

Fine-Tuning Is the Solution to the Mystery of the Constants

In his discussion of the constants in 1985, physicist Richard Feynman described the great challenge and mystery the constants pose to a final theory, Read More ›
Ringsandthings
Photo credit: Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, I. Chilingari.

Three Ways to Formulate the Fine-Tuning Argument: An Introduction

At the heart of fundamental physics are the laws of nature. These laws govern the interactions between fundamental particles. Read More ›
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Photo: Earth as seen from the Moon, by NASA.

What Can We Infer About the Source of Life?

If I may, I would submit that a familial relationship exists between the author of life and what has been made. Read More ›
sunlight
Photo credit: Darren Bockman, via Unsplash.

The Wonder of Sunlight: Appreciating the Remarkable Coincidences that Make Life Possible

It is easy to imagine a plethora of scenarios where, if our universe were just slightly different, photosynthesis could not take place. Read More ›
Gliese 12b
Image: Gliese 12b (artist's imagining), via NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (Caltech-IPAC), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Interstellar Travel: Fantasy or Destiny?

Borrowing from science fiction, one of the more intriguing possibilities for interstellar travel involves nullifying the inertia of the entire spaceship. Read More ›
alien life
Photo credit: Dino Reichmuth on Unsplash.

The Conviction that ET Is Out There Survives Every Setback

The usual practice in science would rule out mundane explanations first. But clearly, that is a road not taken. Read More ›

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