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2008 Web Cast Archives
July - December

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• Discoveries
  • Early Earth Marred by Acid Rain (Hugh Ross and Fuz Rana)
  • In this first episode, Hugh Ross and Fuz Rana comment on a report that the early Earth was marred by acid rain. What does that mean for naturalistic origin–of–life models or for RTB's creation model?
  • Resource
    • Origins of Life by Fazale Rana and Hugh Ross
  • Astronomers Find Batch of “Super–Earths” (Hugh Ross)
  • >From time to time, you’ll hear about new planets that have been discovered and whether they can harbor life. In the next podcast Hugh Ross responds to a discovery that astronomers have found a batch of “Super–Earths.”
  • Resources
    • The Creator and the Cosmos, 3rd ed. by Hugh Ross
    • Rare Earth, by Peter Ward and Donald Brownlee
  • Poll: Creationism, Intelligent Design Still Taught in U.S. Classrooms (Jeff Zweerink)
  • A recent poll found that creationism and intelligent design are still taught in U.S. classrooms, despite a setback from a 2005 court ruling. Is that a good thing? Jeff Zweerink talks about it in the next episode.
  • Humans Almost Became Extinct 70,000 years ago (Fuz Rana)
  • Did Humans Almost Become Extinct 70,000 years ago? That's what one study suggests. What does that mean for evolutionary or creation models? Fuz Rana lays it out in the next edition of Science News Flash.
  • Resources
    • Who Was Adam? by Fazale Rana and Hugh Ross
    • Origins of Life by Fazale Rana and Hugh Ross
  • Einstein Letter Calls Bible “Pretty Childish” (Hugh Ross)
  • When someone of the stature of Albert Einstein refers to the Bible as a “pretty childish” book, it gets people's attention. That’s what some biographers claim he said, and Hugh Ross comments on the report in this podcast.
  • Resource
    • The Creator and the Cosmos, 3rd ed. by Hugh Ross
  • Astronauts Say There Must Be Life in Space (Jeff Zweerink)
  • An astronaut returned from space recently and said that there must be life in space. Is there hard evidence to back the claim? What does life require? Jeff Zweerink discusses it on this next episode.
  • Resources
    • Rare Earth by Peter Ward and Donald Brownlee
    • The Creator and the Cosmos, 3rd ed. by Hugh Ross
  • Researchers Create Human–Animal Hybrid Embryos (Fuz Rana)
  • Many people get nervous when they hear reports that scientists have created human–animal hybrid embryos. Is that dangerous? Are humans playing God? Fuz Rana analyzes the report on Science News Flash
  • Mysterious Phoenix Lights a UFO Hoax (Jeff Zweerink)
  • OK, so the mysterious lights over Phoenix recently turned out to be a guy having some fun in his backyard. But has Earth been visited by alien beings? Many people think so. Jeff Zweerink analyzes the possibility on this podcast..
  • Resource
    • Lights in the Sky and Little Green Men by Hugh Ross, Kenneth Samples & Mark Clark
  • Organism Lives 10 Times as Long after Genetic Tinkering (Fuz Rana)
  • Can human life expectancy be significantly increased? If so, how? And does such research lend credence for the long human life spans recorded in Genesis? Fuz Rana discusses the implications on this episode.
  • Resource
    • Who Was Adam? by Fuz Rana and Hugh Ross

• Discoveries
  • Natural clutches analogous to human-designed motors
  • Kris M. Blair et al., “A Molecular Clutch Disables Flagella in the Bacillus subtilis Biofilm,” Science 320 (June 20, 2008): 1636–38
  • Resource
    • The Cell’s Design by Fazale Rana
  • Appendix: bad design or good?
  • R. Randal Bollinger et al., “Biofilms in the Large Bowel Suggest an Apparent Function of the Human Vermiform Appendix,” Journal of Theoretical Biology 249 (2007): 826–31.
  • G. B. D. Scott, “The Primate Caecum and Appendix Vermiforms: A Comparative Study”, Journal of Anatomy 131 (1980): 549–63.
  • Resource
    • The Cell’s Design by Fazale Rana
• Call–in questions
  • Joe and Damien from Bismarck, ND:
    • Has time changed since the beginning of the universe?
  • Jay from Avon, FL:
    • Why do some organisms, such as marsupials, occupy specific locations (biogeographic distribution)?
    • Did the Creator repopulate geographically after extinction events?
  • Daniel from Anaheim, CA:
    • Can RTB comment on two lines of evidence cited as proof of evolution (Darwin’s finches, salamanders) in a high school science film?
  • Roger from Portland, ME:
    • Can biological convergence occur given the evolutionary mechanisms thought responsible for repeated patterns?
  • Richard from Denver, CO:
    • How do evolutionists account for the diversity of life on Earth?
• E–mail questions
  • Fuz responded to several inquiries regarding discoveries reported on Science News Flash
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