Monthly Archives: August 2016

Tunguska’s Kulik

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Ron Miksha

Leonid Kulik is probably another geologist you’ve never heard of. Well, it’s his birthday anyway, and here’s your chance to add a new name to your fact file, just in case you get that call from Jeopardy and the Remarkable … Continue reading →

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Oceans of magma, Moon formation and Earth’s ‘Year Zero’

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Ron Miksha

That the Moon formed and Earth’s geochemistry was reset by our planet’s collision with another, now vanished world, has become pretty much part of the geoscientific canon. It was but one of some unimaginably catastrophic events that possibly characterised the…

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Into Big Valley

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Ron Miksha

A few days ago, I lamented that the lovely town of Big Valley is blessed with a Creation Science Museum. The museum is a single-room curio shop with a fossilized Teddy Bear and not much more. It’s a disappointing destination … Continue reading →

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Creation Science Museum, Part 2

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Ron Miksha

If you ever wanted to visit a museum unencumbered by crowds and undistracted by children’s laughter, come to the Canadian Creation Science Museum in Big Valley, Alberta, Canada. It’s as quiet as a tomb.  I thoroughly enjoyed the solitude and … Continue reading →

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Creation Science Museum, Part 1

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Ron Miksha

Ken Ham’s latest monument to his beliefs has opened in Kentucky. The Ark Encounter is about an hour from his Creation Museum. Both are operated by Answers in Genesis, which is operated by the Australian immigrant. They both seek to … Continue reading →

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