Short essays on ethics by Joel Marks. Friday, December 03, 2010. November 2, 2010, page A6. The reporter herself referred to the cruelty to which the kitten had been subjected.

Monday, September 04, 2006. Stones and Fish Falling from the Sky. SOME SALIENT FACTS AND SURMISES. There are various proposals .

Reflections on the cosmos and the scientific study thereof by Joel Marks. Tuesday, November 26, 2013. A Comet with Our Name on It? Published in the Connecticut Post. On November 25, 2013. But comets are not just pretty sights and photo ops. We now know from scientific inquiry what our medieval ancestors feared from superstition, namely, that a comet in the sky can be the harbinger of disaster. It may very well have been a comet that killed off the dinosaurs. The same could happen to us.

Friday, December 20, 2013. Eight Years Old and Counting. Originally published in Philosophy Now magazine, issue no. Optics plus physiology, you say? Perhaps. I also simply indulged in the wonder of it, so in a way I positively did not want it to be explained! Over time the .

Monday, November 17, 2008. Atheism by any other Name. New God or No God that is the question. More precisely, can the belief is such a God provide the sorts of solace and meaning and inspiration that a belief in the old God did? For any benefits accorded by the actual existence of the old God have .

A monthly guide for stargazers by Joel Marks. Friday, January 27, 2006. Star Notes or Highlights of the High Lights. The following posts are from my stint as the Star Notes columnist for the. For a couple of years. I took a new departure, emphasizing naked-eye observing in an urban setting.

Short essays on astronomy by Joel Marks. Monday, November 29, 2010. This is one of three websites containing short essays I have written about astronomy. The present site describes and explains various astronomical phenomena and events. Which takes a more theoretical look at the subject,. A compilation of stargazing columns that appeared monthly for a couple of years in the. And here is a list of all. Of my publications on astronomy.

Blogging about my attempts to write something half-decent. Tuesday, 1 December, 2009. Not so good is the why.

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