Intro Let’s talk about global warming. Those that know me know it’s one of my passions. Put simply, I think it’s the most important thing happening in the world right now. Why’s that? Because no other problem threatens us so deeply and definitely. No other major problem effects not only us but all other species as well. And no other … Read More

The following is an edited and much expanded version of a TEDx talk I gave at the Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee on September 16th, 2017. A video of the original can be accessed here. This isn’t going to be some tirade against the relationship between politics and truth, although there is plenty to talk about there. Rather, I’d like … Read More

I’m a scientifically literate guy. I’m well aware of the statistics of how unlikely it is that we Earthlings are the only forms of intelligent life in the galaxy, let alone universe.  Essentially, the argument is that if there is any likelihood that life can spontaneously come into existence (and there is, otherwise we wouldn’t be here), then is is incomprehensibly … Read More