During an embryo’s development, a piece of the still-growing brain branches off to form the retina, a sliver of tissue in the back of the eye. This makes the retina, which is composed of several layers of neurons, a piece of the central nervous system. As evidence builds that changes in the brain can manifest… Continue reading Eye Tests May Help Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease
Democrats Are Now the ‘Cool Kids’ Table’
“How come the suburbs used to be so Republican, and now they’re Democrat?” I’ve lived in Chester County in suburban Philadelphia since 1995. I was raised in South Philly and started out in politics campaigning for President Ronald Reagan. If I had a dime for every time I’ve been asked this question, I could afford… Continue reading Democrats Are Now the ‘Cool Kids’ Table’
See What the End Shall Be: A Homily For Palm Sunday
The Passion, which we read in the liturgy for Palm Sunday, is too long to comment on in detail, so we will only examine a portion of it here. It may be of some value to examine the problems associated with the more moderate range of personalities involved. The usual villains (the Temple leaders, Judas,… Continue reading See What the End Shall Be: A Homily For Palm Sunday
The British Oscars Face Backlash Because All Winners Were White
Authored by Rajan Laad via AmericanThinker.com, Recently, the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards received praise because their nominees fulfilled the diversity criteria. The BBC reported that performers belonging to ethnic minorities were almost 40% of acting nominees. Back in 2016 “diversity and inclusion criteria” were introduced into the eligibility requirements for the 2019 Film… Continue reading The British Oscars Face Backlash Because All Winners Were White
Vampire Suicide and More Weird Questions
Podcast: Download MYS253: It’s time for another set of weird questions posed by Cy Kellet of Catholic Answers to Jimmy Akin, including this time: whether time travel interferes with God’s plans; could an alien 2,000 light years away see Jesus on Earth; the origin of coal and the Great Flood; ghost hunting TV shows; and… Continue reading Vampire Suicide and More Weird Questions
The U.S. Still Calls the Shots Over OPEC, But Few Know Why
The price of a barrel of oil was around $25 when the 21st century began, and had been as low as $10 in 1998. In the 1980s, oil more than once dipped to $8/barrel. Stop and think about those prices for a second, and ask yourself what happened. And in asking yourself what happened, consider… Continue reading The U.S. Still Calls the Shots Over OPEC, But Few Know Why
Sandcastle Engineering: A Geotechnical Engineer Explains How Water, Air and Sand Create Solid Structures
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. If you want to understand why some sandcastles are tall and have intricate structures while others are nearly shapeless lumps of sand, it helps to have a background in geotechnical engineering. As a geotechnical engineering educator myself, I use sandcastles… Continue reading Sandcastle Engineering: A Geotechnical Engineer Explains How Water, Air and Sand Create Solid Structures
Singularity of Focus – SpiritualDirection.com
Today salvation has come to this house. (Luke 19:9) The time has arrived; Holy Week begins. For too many years I merely saw Easter as a relief from fasting and abstaining while I rushed to the freezer to thaw out my favorite chocolate candies! But as the Holy Spirit opens the eyes of the soul… Continue reading Singularity of Focus – SpiritualDirection.com
Culling Of Spanish ‘Zombies’ Sends European Bankruptcies Soaring To 8-Year-Highs
Q4 2022 saw European businesses filing for bankruptcy at the fastest pace in at least eight years The number of bankruptcy declarations increased during all four quarters of 2022. As The FT reports, there was a particularly sharp increase in Spanish bankruptcy filings, which more than doubled in the second half of last year after… Continue reading Culling Of Spanish ‘Zombies’ Sends European Bankruptcies Soaring To 8-Year-Highs
Rainmaker Charles Hatfield (San Diego Flood!)
Podcast: Download MYS242: In 1915, during a particularly bad drought, San Diego hired rainmaker Charles Hatfield, who gave them more than they bargained for. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli get to know Hatfield, how he tried to make it rain, and what happened in San Diego. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow… Continue reading Rainmaker Charles Hatfield (San Diego Flood!)