Author Archives: Alex R. Howe

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About Alex R. Howe

I'm a full-time astrophysicist and a part-time science fiction writer.

Movie Review: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Alex R. Howe

Well, here it is: the end* of the Star Wars saga. Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker is the completion of the nine-film series George Lucas originally promised us in 1978. It took 41 years, selling the series to Disney, … Continue reading →

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Cosmology in the 1980s: The Dark Matter Flowchart

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Alex R. Howe

Last week, I wrote about Jim Peebles of Princeton receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics for his body of work in cosmology. However, there’s another cosmology-related essay I’ve been wanting to write for a long time. The Dark Matter Flowchart … Continue reading →

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Jim Peebles: Co-Winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Alex R. Howe

Today is one of the most important days of the year in my line of work: the Nobel Prize award ceremony. The Nobel Peace Prize probably gets the most attention (good and bad) of the six prizes from the public, … Continue reading →

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Frozen II’s Worrying Embrace of Pseudoscience

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Alex R. Howe

I wrote in my review that I thought Frozen II was a very well-made movie. However, there was one thing in the story that I strongly disliked and even found inappropriate for children in a weird way. (Not in the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Frozen II

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Alex R. Howe

Okay, I would have posted this review a week ago, but my computer actually died while I was at the movie, and I had to get a new one. But for those of you who haven’t gotten around to seeing … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Big Bang Theory

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Alex R. Howe

There’s a problem with the Big Bang theory. No, I’m not suggesting the Big Bang theory is wrong. There are a few scientists who dispute it*, but this post isn’t about that. And it isn’t about the TV show either.** … Continue reading →

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The Transit of Mercury Is Tomorrow

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Alex R. Howe

Hmm…what to write about? I finished my series on evolution…I have a couple other things I’m working on, but they aren’t ready yet…what’s in the news? Oh, there’s a transit of Mercury tomorrow. I guess that’s the biggest science news … Continue reading →

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The Evolution Debate: Creationist Rhetoric

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Alex R. Howe

I’ve pretty much gone through the arguments against evolution I planned to debunk in my various posts. (See the first post in this series here.) To be sure, there’s a lot more material out there, but I’ve addressed the specific … Continue reading →

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The Evolution Debate: Thermodynamics

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Alex R. Howe

I’m moving away from the main thrust of the creation-evolution debate in biology and geology to a topic that is still mentioned a lot, but is much more physics oriented: thermodynamics. One of the best ways that creationists could disprove … Continue reading →

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The Evolution Debate: The Flood and the Geologic Record

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Alex R. Howe

In the creation-evolution debate, you’ll often see creationists dismiss evidence for evolution after finding some fault with it, as they often do for transitional fossils. But something else you’ll see a lot is reexplaining evidence in a way that fits … Continue reading →

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