A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson It takes some courage to pick up this tome. It’s BIG. If you take the plunge, you’ll discover it’s very well researched, very readable, and very informative. The cosmology and physics are presented simply and clearly. The historical developments in such areas as geology, paleontology, archaeology,…
Ein schwieriges Wort für Drittklässler! Das aktuelle NMG-Thema – Amfibien? Amphibbien? Amphibien? – beinhaltete einige Rechtschreib-Herausfordungen. Und was soll Metamorfose? Mettamorphose? Metamorphose? bedeuten? Viel interessanter ist es, wenn man die Sache anpacken kann. Und genau das durften die Kinder am 5. Juni tun. Das Allerbeste: Die Exkursion fand am späten Abend statt!
The Trump generation – including me – won’t be around when London and Houston sink. Along with Jakarta, Manila, Shanghai and half of the Netherlands. Nor when the last wild polar bear and Atlantic puffin has died because of habitat loss. And the Greta generation have time to adapt to the changing climate without too…
I recently attended a lecture (in German) by Hans-Ruedi Stadelmann, a retired astrophysicist cum theologian, on the subject of ‘A contemporary image of God?’
A Facebook friend (# 1) shared this image from the AtheistRepublic, adding the caption: “Controversy alert! (But I’ll still listen if you disagree. 😂)”. After several other comments, one from me triggered the following exchange: Me: I’m a scientist who can’t quite manage to stretch my faith to believe there’s no God behind this wondrous world. # 1: See,…
This book discusses many aspects of the common tension between scientists and believers, with some vivid illustrations but no hard and fast answers. It is written in a chatty style, appropriate and intelligible for teenagers, though perhaps a bit patronising and on one occasion moralising. Laing comes across as honest and open, respecting opposing views….
Der berühmte Sicherheitsexperte Bruce Schneier behauptet in einem Nebensatz seines Artikels Memo to the Next President, dass die USA unter einem Mangel an Naturwissenschaftler leidet, weil “science isn’t valued in a country full of creationists”. Also, es gibt in Amerika zu viele, die an einen Schöpfer-Gott glauben, und solche Leute betreiben keine Naturwissenschaft.