Mike Strickler Geologist

A Search for Alien Life

Are we alone in the universe? Whether you are coming at this as a biologist, anthropologist, or religious scholar, this is a question which has occupied — and befuddled — thinking minds for centuries,...

Disinformation

This one will be short but hopefully very much to the point: The rampant disinformation regarding science really needs to stop. This may be true when we’re talking about climate change (or maybe not),...

Follow the money…

Sorry. This one may stray a bit from the earth sciences, but I have to ask: How ridiculous can we be? It reminds me of the early days of the railroad, when the gauge...

A Brave Man…

It’s all too rare to see true bravery in the face of catastrophe. A couple examples spring to mind: Jesus standing in the dock in front of Pontius Pilate, Davy Crockett at the Alamo,...