Podcasts about celestial bodies

Vermutlich hätte niemand mehr wirklich damit gerechnet das ROUTINE, ein Spiel welches vor 12(!) Jahren erstmalig angekündigt wurde, seinen Release im Jahr 2025 feiern wird.Satte drei Engine-Wechsel später knallt uns Entwickler Lunar Software feinsten Analog-Horror um Ohren und Augen, in welchem wir die obskuren Geheimnisse einer verwaisten Mondstation im Jahr 1979 lüften.ROUTINE spricht dabei selbstsicher ein Ziel Publikum an, welches keine scheu davor hat sich in Spiele und ihre Welt einzuarbeiten.Der Mangel an Hinweisen und die leichte Anlehnung an Stalker-Horror wie Amnesia mag nicht jedem gefallen, aber kein anderes Spiel hat es2025 geschafft diese spezielle Art von Horror, Unwohlsein und Faszination zu vermitteln wie ROUTINE.Warum sich den Titel kein Fan von Sci-Fi Horror entgehen lassen darf, ergründen wir gemeinsam mit Dauergast Michael Cherdchupan (Frightening).Diese Folge ist eine Crossover-Episode mit Insert Moin und kann in beiden Podcast-Feeds gehört werden!Du willst mehr von den Jungs? Kein Problem! Unterstütze uns doch gern auf STEADY und sicher dir exklusive Podcasts, oder komm gerne auf unserem DISCORD vorbei!Hier gehts zum Merch Shop!Hier gehts zur Homepage!Benny auf Twitter!Benny auf Instagram!Benny auf Twitch!Bennys weitere Podcasts: GAIN Insight!Björn auf Twitter!Björn auf YouTube!Björn auf Twitch!Björns Podcast: Speckast

Welcome back to another episode of Realm Forge. Today, we are focusing on a single Kingdom, the first Kingdom of our Fantasy World, Omen, a world ruled by Celestial Bodies and their Signs, which foretell the future. We talk about the problems and challenges this world poses to the kingdom and what living in this world must be like.For this episode, we are using: https://lamemage.itch.io/kingdom by Ben RobbinsCheck here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.doubledm.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/doubledm.bsky.socialhttps://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=de⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/doubledm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comOur Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Background Music is: "Teller of the Tales" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bongani Bingwa speaks to Artistic Director Dane Hurst about Joburg Ballet’s Spring Season of Dance, running 3–12 October at Joburg Theatre, showcasing a blend of classical favourites and bold new works in three productions: SANDT Spring Gala, Celestial Bodies, and First Light. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station. Bongani makes sense of the news, interviews the key newsmakers of the day, and holds those in power to account on your behalf. The team bring you all you need to know to start your day Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa broadcast on 702: https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/36edSLV or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/zEcM35T Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we have another episode of our worldbuilding Show, Realm Forge, for you! And this time we are talking about the crucial parts of Omen, It's Celestial Bodies and the Religions and Cults that revolve around them. We discuss some of the many celestial bodies in the sky and what they represent, who they are and what they do. And then we focus on the people on Omen that worship and fear these bodies in the sky that dictate their life.We are using two games in this episode and you can check out both of them right here:https://possible-worlds-games.itch.io/suphttps://mousewifegames.itch.io/fallible-godCheck here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.doubledm.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/doubledm.bsky.socialhttps://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=de⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/doubledm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comOur Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 agosto: la notte delle stelle cadenti. #onderoad la vive a modo suo. Nella puntata di domenica 10 agosto, Eleonora Confalonieri (divulgatrice scientifica - staff LOfficina del Planetario - Civico Planetario di Milano) ci racconta cosa c'è oltre la leggenda delle "lacrime celesti" di San Lorenzo. The Smoke Orchestra ci regala alcuni brani tratti da "Celestial Bodies", un lavoro di funky astrale... a cura di Claudio Agostoni.

What is the difference between an asteroid, a comet, and a meteor?

Sarah went to Vail Pride and is getting very emotional about her LGBTQ journey, the self-doubt she's grappled with, and her goal of self-acceptance. We explore why we're often hardest on ourselves and more accepting of others. Sarah talks about a study on rule followers, and we speculate about why people follow rules even when no one would know if they broke it. We discuss why procrastination can be about avoiding feelings that make us uncomfortable rather than the task itself. Sarah's plant stealing lifestyle continues, and she is having guilt about some *leaves* she picked up off the ground. We debate whether private companies should be allowed to "own" celestial bodies.Our Favorite Bits19:26 - Recent study finds that people might be more honest than we thought30:33 - "Someone's having a good time". Sarah's weird interaction at Pride.34:57 - Sarah's story update on the plants41:54 - The moon might be worth TRILLIONS!!!42:35 - EDITOR's PICK - Literally, a lightning clip.46:06 - Moon treasure continued48:16 - Funny discussion about men and the inventions that killed them52:29 - Back to the moon thing again. What the heck are we supposed to do?!01:01:29 - Researchers in China developed a retinal prosthesis to help restore visionThank you for being a Brainiac! Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.comConnect with us on social media:BCP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braincandypodcastSusie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susiemeisterSarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imsarahriceBCP on X: https://www.x.com/braincandypodSponsors:Get $10 off your first month's subscription and free shipping when you go to https://nutrafol.com and enter the promo code BRAINCANDYThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off their first month at https://betterhelp.com/braincandyFor an extra 25% off your order and a special gift, head to https://pacagen.com/braincandySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome back to the Realm Forge, our TTRPG Worldbuilding show, and today we dive right back into our World of Omen, a World dominated by Celestial Bodies that hail good and back News for those Mortals that live below. Today, we focus a bit on creating landmasses and layouts. How do we do that? We use the Game CartographYou can find the game Cartograph right here: https://the-ravensridge-press.itch.io/cartograph-atlas-edition a world-building game created by Ravensridge Press using only a few dice and a blank sheet of paper!Check here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.doubledm.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/DoubleDMpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=de⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/doubledm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comOur Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Background Music is: "Teller of the Tales" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jess Paul joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the opening of “Celestial Bodies” at North Fork Art Collective and amidst her mixed media exhibit at Greenport Harbor Brewing Company in Greenport featuring Poloroid emulsion lifts and poetry.Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

Alan Bull joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM amidst his Uncommon Artist Residency at Sound View Greenport and ahead of his “Nocturne” solo show opening at North Fork Art Collective in conjunction with “Celestial Bodies” at historic Fiedler Gallery on March 7 Listen to the playlist on Apple Music

On this episode of The Weekly Scroll Podcast, we sit down with Charlotte Laskowski and Binary Star to talk about their Itch.io record-breaking project CELESTIAL BODIES, a game about humanity's long struggle to colonize the universe, and what will become of them. In Celestial Bodies you play lamplighters: a once-reverent name for the union of pilot and mech, flesh and steel, serving a home-ship. Save the Kickstarter page here: https://www.binarystar.games/celestial Find Celestial Bodies Titan Edition here: https://selkie.itch.io/celestial-bodies Find Charlotte here: https://fragrant.garden/about/ Find Binary Star here: https://binarystar.games/ All our links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/theweeklyscroll⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@theweeklyscroll⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Live Streams on Twitch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.weekly.scroll⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyscroll.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The easiest way to discuss this psalm is to be told that this psalm is all about worship. It is a broad invitation to all of creation to worship God. And the key word here is the word praise. Now praising God means that you acknowledge both who he is and what He has done, and you extol him as Lord over all, recognizing that he is sovereign. To donate please visit us at: https://loveisrael.org/donate/ Checks may be sent to: LoveIsrael.org 6355 N Courtenay Parkway Merritt Island, FL 32953 Feel free to download our MyBibleStudy App on telephone https://get.theapp.co/yjjq we don't know how long we can post the teachings on YT https://www.instagram.com/mybiblestudyofficial/

The easiest way to discuss this psalm is to be told that this psalm is all about worship. It is a broad invitation to all of creation to worship God. And the key word here is the word praise. Now praising God means that you acknowledge both who he is and what He has done, and you extol him as Lord over all, recognizing that he is sovereign. To donate please visit us at: https://loveisrael.org/donate/ Checks may be sent to: LoveIsrael.org 6355 N Courtenay Parkway Merritt Island, FL 32953 Feel free to download our MyBibleStudy App on telephone https://get.theapp.co/yjjq we don't know how long we can post the teachings on YT https://www.instagram.com/mybiblestudyofficial/

This week the Buddies discuss foods that are a pain to eat, the biological layout of rock candy monsters, the secret World Wars 3 (shhh, don't tell) and list off all the types of swords they know. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Marvel's Blood Hunt event (comics), X-Men From the Ashes Digital Comic Issue #22 (comic), Music League (activity), Factorio Space Age (video game) Contact us: Facebook X Email Youtube

This week, the guys explore celestial bodies, also known as heavenly bodies, which are naturally occurring physical entities, associations, or structures that exist within the observable universe. They speak to the moon's mysterious influence on Earth, including the correlation between the moon cycle and crime rates, their favorite planets and the occult significance of each, a strange case of fungus on Venus, and more! Listen as we connect the dots between the celestial and the earthly, revealing the hidden threads that bind them together.

The earth is not flat. Just sayin'.

We're taking a trip to outer space!

How do airless celestial bodies move and evolve over time? How do these changes affect our solar system? Dr. Kerry Donaldson Hanna, a planetary geologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Central Florida, sits down to enlighten us.  Dr. Donaldson Hanna holds a BS in Space Sciences and a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences. Her research focuses on planetary bodies in our solar system that lack atmospheres, such as the Moon, Mercury, and asteroids. By studying these airless bodies, she aims to uncover their formation processes – thereby illuminating many of the universe's mysteries… Jump in now to explore: What our extensive knowledge of the Moon consists of.  How tectonic activity on Earth differs from other bodies in our solar system.  The most recent and exciting lunar geological discoveries. What looking at the population of asteroids can tell us about our solar system's origins. If you're fascinated by our solar system, this episode is a must-listen! Want to learn more about Dr. Donaldson Hanna and her work? Click here now. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/38oMlMr

In this episode, we dive into the captivating world of cosmic geology with Dr. Kerri Donaldson Hanna, a planetary geologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Central Florida. From our Moon to asteroids, Dr. Donaldson Hanna's work centers around airless celestial bodies – or any planetary body in our solar system without an atmosphere. Dr. Donaldson Hanna's research methods are as fascinating as the celestial bodies she studies. She delves into the mysteries of airless bodies through telescopic observations, analysis and interpretation of both telescopic and spacecraft data, and even conducts laboratory measurements using remote sensing data.  Her expertise has been invaluable to various NASA missions, including her roles as a Co-Investigator on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment and a Participating Scientist on OSIRIS-REx. Join us now to learn more about:  What our research about the Moon tells us about its formation.  Insights into the tectonic activity of the Moon and Mars.  Planets within our solar system that are geologically active.  Don't miss the chance to delve deeper into the world of cosmic geology and learn more about the brilliant mind behind it all. Click here now to discover more about Dr. Donaldson Hanna and her exciting work! Take advantage of a 5% discount on Ekster accessories by using the code FINDINGGENIUS. Enhance your style and functionality with premium accessories. Visit bit.ly/3uiVX9R to explore latest collection. Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C

You can learn a lot about culture by how it looks at what makes a good story and a good story structure. In Western culture right now, we tend to think of stories as three acts (a beginning, middle, and end with the bulk being in the middle), and with a protagonist or hero or main character (whatever you want to call it) who drives the story forward. So, it's sometimes good to remember that there are other ways of making story and other cultures where the bulk might not be in the middle or the main character might not be so proactive. Story reflects who we are as a people. Nobody keys into this as much as Robert McKee, who is quite the guru of screenwriting and story. There are three of his maxims, explained by No Film School that really show that. Those are: "Your protagonist needs to be the one who makes the decision that brings about the climactic action. "Is your protagonist driving the story forward? Are their actions and choices putting the story into focus and kicking it into gear? Make sure they are active, and not just along for the ride. Give them something to do. "Desire in your character is key. "What does your character want? We talk about goals on here a lot. They need to have a goal, but also the reasoning behind it. That's where desires come in. I want to solve the case to make the city safer. I want to bring all my friends back from Thanos' snap. Give them something tangible and obvious. "Character payoffs should always be emotional unless you have a special reason. "Think about not only what happens inside your story but how these moments affect people internally. Does someone let a character down, or crush their heart with a rejection? Is there a way to hook that into the goal and show how things evolve within them? What do these emotional hurdles do to them or cause them to do? Let emotion guide the way." For literature in our time, right now, and our culture, those are three big keys to making stories that will be purchased and will resonate with readers. How does that reflect with our life though, right? DOG TIP FOR LIFE You've got to make things happen. Be the hero of your own story and make your people have emotional rewards when they give you what you want. COOL WRITING EXERCISE This is from Robert McKee and his book, Story: "Lean back and ask, 'What would it be like to live my character's life hour by hour, day by day?' In vivid detail sketch how your characters shop, make love, pray — scenes that may or may not find their way into your story, but draw you into your imagined world until it feels like déjà vu. "While memory gives us whole chunks of life, imagination takes fragments, slivers of dream, and chips of experience that seem unrelated, then seeks their hidden connections and merges them into a whole. Having found these links and envisioned the scenes, write them down. A working imagination is research." PLACE TO SUBMIT The Bath Novel Award 2024 £5,000 international writing prize SHOUT OUT! The music we've clipped and shortened in this podcast is awesome and is made available through the Creative Commons License. Here's a link to that and the artist's website. Who is this artist and what is this song? It's “Summer Spliff” by Broke For Free. WE HAVE EXTRA CONTENT ALL ABOUT LIVING HAPPY OVER HERE! It's pretty awesome. We have a podcast, LOVING THE STRANGE, which we stream biweekly live on Carrie's Facebook and Twitter and YouTube on Fridays. Her Facebook and Twitter handles are all carriejonesbooks or carriejonesbook. But she also has extra cool content focused on writing tips here. Carrie is reading one of her raw poems every once in awhile on CARRIE DOES POEMS. And there you go! Whew! That's a lot! Subscribe LINKS TO LEARN MORE:

It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Chris and Jan join us to talk about how you can best experience the upcoming solar eclipse in Nova Scotia, and what other celestial adventures you should put on your calendar for this year.

Lots happening this week in WRTW Land (which is about 25.6km away from Barbie Land). March is Women's History Month. March 8th is International Women's Day. Marilyn and Rhea both finally watched Barbie (yes, THAT Barbie, which is up for some Oscars later this week). They also just finished watching season 2 of the hit Netflix show AlRawabi School for Girls. They have so many thoughts on all of the above (especially Rhea)...but can they share them all in one episode? Well folks, they do it, because they are what? Women. International women. In this episode of Who Run the Time, Marilyn and Rhea put on their “scathing critic” hats and break down the nonsense, western origins of International Women's Day. They then look at how Barbie and AlRawabi fit this year's IWD theme, “Inspire Inclusion,” and share examples of comedians, journalists, and authors who they feel do a good job of telling authentic stories representing women today. Live from Casa Home de Ken (sic), it's WRTW's International Women's Day episode!Marilyn's recommendations:“An Unlasting Home” by Mai Al-Nakib.“Celestial Bodies” by Jokha Alharthi.“Against a Loveless World” by Susan Abulhawa.“The Day Nina Simone Stopped Singing” by Darina Al Joundi.Rhea's recommendations:Lebanese comedian Shaden.Jordanian journalist Sara Obeidat. Check out our episode with Sara about how the media covers Palestine.Lebanese journalist Lina Mounzer.Lebanese journalist Dalal Mawad. Check out Dalal's book, “All She Lost: The Explosion in Lebanon, the Collapse of a Nation and the Women who Survive.”Check out Spotify's AlRawabi School for Girls Official Playlist!Read more about this year's International Women's Day theme “Inspire Inclusion” here.Who Run the Time is a spinoff of Who Run the World, a production of Reyzin Media. Hosted by Rhea Chedid and Marilyn Zakhour. Produced by Ahmed Ashour. Follow Who Run the World on Instagram and Tik Tok at @whoruntheworldpod.

Another heaping portion of all things brutal and heavy. Gorge yourself on new jamz from Spectral Voice, Balkan, Altered Dead, Dodsrit, Daevar, and Vemod; bloat your weak and fragile insides on gig features for Riot City, Escuela Grind, Dodheimsgard, and Beherit; vomit on the 20th anniversary for Cannibal Corpse's "The Wretched Spawn" A disgusting morsel for even the most discerning heavy metal radio connoisseur..

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Prof. Stephen Kane is a Professor of Planetary Astrophysics in the Departments of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Riverside. His research interests lie in planetary habitability, astrobiology, exoplanets, and planetary science. He is the Director of the Planetary Research Laboratory. Kane grew up in the Australian outback viewing a night sky that left an imprint on him so much so that his interest in astronomy led him to his future career. After attending the University of Tasmania and obtaining his PHD, Kane attended his postdoctoral at the University of St. Andrews and also, the University of Florida. After graduating, the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute beckoned he became a research scientist. He also held the position of professor at San Francisco State University.Websites stephenkane.net astro.ucr.edu/members/faculty/kaneBooks Venus as Nearby Exoplanetary Laboratory (research paper, PDF)

Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  

Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  

Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  

Host | Matthew S WilliamsOn ITSPmagazine  

We're almost done with celestial bodies! Michelle and Bri get real for their rawest episode to date. Reminder "I am healed , I am healing" -MMM

This week we will give you the must knows about these three spesific planets and the magic you can unlock from them! #goestojupitertogetmorestupider

This series learn how to harness your power, and spell-cast with the planets and zodiac seasons! 

This episode we're talking about The Moving and Management of Books! We all own a lot of books. And we've all made big moves! We talk about when we leave books behind, how we choose the ones we keep, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards Media We Mentioned Wonderland, vol. 6 by Yugo Ishikawa Links, Articles, and Things Count Duckula (Wikipedia) Ero guro (Wikipedia) 28 Family Sagas by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here. Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi An Unlasting Home by Mai Al-Nakib Salt Houses by Hala Alyan The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card America Is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison Things We Lost to the Water by Eric Nguyen The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai Evening is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow Cane River by Lalita Tademy The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan Daughters of the New Year by E.M. Tran The Strangers by Katherena Vermette Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, April 4th when we'll be discussing the genre of Domestic Thrillers! Then on Tuesday, April 18th we'll be giving our Spring 2023 Media Update!

Jenn and Vanessa discuss scary books, stories about friendships, LGBTQ+ resources, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For a full list of questions, visit our website. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. FEEDBACK The Paper Chase by John Jay Osborn Jr. Common Goal by Rachel Reid BOOKS DISCUSSED The Black Phone by Joe Hill  Ju-On by Kei Ohishi Seeing Gender by Iris Gottlieb Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini My Broken Language by Quiara Alegría Hudes (cw: animal death, mentions of disordered eating, child abuse, and addiction) Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi, translated by Marilyn Booth (cw: child abuse, slavery, child death, intimate partner violence) How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz (cw: homophobia, partner abuse) Witches of New York by Ami McKay (cw: witch-hunt related violence) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are several treaties that manage what countries — and companies — can do in outer space. Some of them are more useful than others.

There are several treaties that manage what countries — and companies — can do in outer space. Some of them are more useful than others.

Celestial Bodies (Jokha Alharthi) - Scots Reading By Alistair Heather by VisitScotland

Late arrival Celeste Harvestmoon, human Warlock, makes her grand entrance into Iskar Academy, just in time to participate in a challenge with Moss, Lark, and Charr. Tonight is the night of the Lunar Eclipse Blood Moon and the school is up to something. ------------------------------- All across the Eastern Continent, HEROES are born every day.  While most people exhibit mundane characteristics, a small segment of the population show the talent for learning skills and abilities that seem impossible. While these hero-touched children sometimes manifest gifts young, it's only through THE EXAM, a mandatory exam for all youth across the Continent to test their ability to manifest these talents. Upon receiving their results, students are instructed to choose one of a half-dozen highly revered Academies devoted to their further education.  ------------------------------- EVER WANT TO PLAY IN A DISCORD RPG GAME? D4 Adventures may be a full stream, but that doesn't mean the world of Iskar Academy is only for us. Join us on our Discord channel, devoted to chat about the game, characters and play your own character in a text-RP version of the world. Interact with the players and share ideas that may make it into our next session! https://discord.gg/DxjZZbXD4k  WATCH US LIVE ON TWITCH EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 6:30pm EST Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/D4_Adventures

New York-based sound healing artist Lisa Marie Darling crafts meditational soundscapes to foster emotional and energetic reconnection. Through a cappella vocalization and experimental, looped melody formation, Lisa creates otherworldly compositions to aid in identifying and unlocking fossilized trauma and grief. To date, she has released three albums—Darling Lullabies (2014), Canciones De Cuna (2017), and Into The Deep (2022). Her latest album presents a guided journey through inner emotional landscapes, integrating the vital healing energies of the celestial bodies of Earth, Sedna, Venus, Saturn, Mercury, and the moons of Mars, Jupiter, and Neptune. Listeners will be led into a calming space where surrender, meditation, reflection, and contemplation feel safe, possible, and sacred.Today, Lisa shares her background and why she began doing the sound work including the four major life events that led her to the work including her mystical experiences and her life's challenges. We begin talking about lullabies and their potent ability to heal and reduce pain and suffering not only babies, but also during palliative care. We then get to listen to some of the soundscapes, and she talks about how they came to be through her connection to astrology and planetary energies. We end our conversation talking about Lisa's advocacy work to reduce sound pollution that was infiltrating her living space.To experience the magic firsthand, you can join one of Lisa's livestream Soundscape Journey events via the free Insight Timer meditation app. You can also find her music on Spotify, Bandcamp, SoundCloud, and YouTube or follow Darling on Instagram and TikTok. If you are interested in hosting a live Soundscape Journey event in the Hudson Valley area, you can contact Lisa directly and you can learn more about her work and all of her online and in-person offerings via www.lisamariedarling.com.Finally, you can learn more about the Headstone Gallery event in which Lisa's Soundscapes will be a part of coming opening June 4th over here.And here's your Forever Conscious Moon report for the upcoming New Moon!Today's show was engineered by Ian Seda of Radio Kingston.Our show music is from Shana Falana !!! She's playing OPUS 40 this Friday!Feel free to email me, say hello: she@iwantwhatshehas.org** Please: SUBSCRIBE to the pod and leave a REVIEW wherever you are listening, it helps other users FIND IThttp://iwantwhatshehas.org/podcastITUNES | SPOTIFY | STITCHERITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-want-what-she-has/id1451648361?mt=2SPOTIFY:https://open.spotify.com/show/77pmJwS2q9vTywz7Uhiyff?si=G2eYCjLjT3KltgdfA6XXCASTITCHER: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/she-wants/i-want-what-she-has?refid=stpr'Follow:INSTAGRAM * https://www.instagram.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast/FACEBOOK * https://www.facebook.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcastTWITTER * https://twitter.com/wantwhatshehas

Our next award-winner is Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi, winner of the International Booker Prize. Check out photos of Oman in NYT. Next book is Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, as picked by our Patreon. Get two months for the price of one at Libro.fm with code 'bookstorepod' at checkout.  Website | Patreon

We read Pulitzer Prize-winning novel So Big by Edna Ferber. Beautiful cabbages! Midwest farmers! Rich Chicagoans!  Next book is Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi. Get two months for the price of one at Libro.fm with code 'bookstorepod' at checkout.  Website | Patreon

Hi, food nerds! We hope you enjoy this week's episode where Nick makes Omani food from Jokha Alharthi's 2010 novel (published in English in 2018) Celestial Bodies. The dishes this week include Omani halwa (jelly sweets), khubz ragtag (flatbread with honey and butter), chicken broth, and qahwa (coffee). Nick also shares a little bit from his research on Zanzibar, Oman, and the history of slavery and abolition in the Al Busaidi empire around the Indian Ocean.If you would like to suggest a meal (or beverage) from a work of literature for a future deep dive, send an email with the dish's name, title of the literary work, and the author's name to literallydelishpod@gmail.com. Keep listening to hear more of your favorite foods from books featured on Literally Delicious!To see recipes and pictures from today's episode follow us on Instagram @literallydelishpod!Sources: For information on slavery in East Africa:Alpers, E. (2003). Flight to freedom: Escape from slavery among bonded africans in the Indian Ocean world, c.1750–1962. Slavery and Abolition, 24(2), 51-68, DOI: 10.1080/01440390308559155For information about Oman post-1975:Hirji, Z. (2007). Relating Muscat to Mombasa: Spatial tropes in the kinship narratives of an extended family network in Oman. Anthropology of the Middle East, 2(1), 55-69.For information on global dates markets and their impact on slavery in Oman:Hopper, M. S. (2013). Slaves of one master: Globalization and the African diaspora in Arabia in the age of empire. In R. Harms, B.K Freamon, & D.W. Blight (Eds.), Indian Ocean slavery in the age of abolition (pp. 223-240). Yale University Press.For information about the history of slavery in Omani and Zanzibari literature:O'Dell, E. J. (2020). Yesterday is not gone: Memories of slavery in Zanzibar and Oman in memoirs, fiction, and film. Journal of Global Slavery, 5, 357-401.Recipes:Halwa - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noXT3er74dUKhubz Ragag - https://www.saveur.com/omani-egg-cheese-sandwich-recipe/

Celestial Bodies in Chaos is a social justice spoken word piece that navigates sorrow-filled events and history in a quiet moment of communion with the grand beauty of nature, a story-telling that weaves the cosmos, lives, and death together.

In this episode, we dive deep into the knowledge of Numerology. We talk: life path numbers, life destiny numbers, personal year cycles and how we can discover ourselves through numerology! Listen intently to this one, loves, it's mind-blowing. In addition to her work as a singer/songwriter, Kaitlyn is also a best-selling author through Penguin Randomhouse, releasing her first book; You Are Cosmic Code: Essential Numerology in 2020. The book has received critical acclaim in Bustle, The Daily Mail and led to an appearance on UK's This Morning this past year and is available for sale at Urban Outfitters nationwide. Kaitlyn is also the creator of the oracle deck, Celestial Bodies which she worked on alongside famed tarot artist Serpentfire. Time Stamps 3:00 How Kaitlyn predicted Mel's current love 7:05 About life path and life destiny numbers 15:54 How numerology entered Kaitlyn's life 17:35 Planning your numerology numbers for the next generation 20:27 What Universal Year we are currently in 26:21 What is a “Personal Year” and what do they represent? 30:05 What are is a “Life Path Number" and what does each one represent? 32:12 Where does numerology come from and the skepticism around it 41:27 Kailtyn's numbers and how they relate to her career in music 45:51 Angel Numbers vs. Numerology 51:59 Kailtyn's numerology reports 57:07 Mel's 3 questions Want behind-the-scenes audio and video footage? Then be sure to join my monthly membership for your soul, The Goddess Collective. Goddess Collective members unlock access to extra “after the cut” content from each and every interview I host. During this segment of the podcast (which is recorded only for Collective members, and hosted inside the Collective website), questions that are submitted by the Goddesses are answered by podcast guests. The Goddess Collective also includes: A monthly workshop and workbook Fortnightly moonology readings A monthly Aphrodite Circle group coaching call hosted by yours truly Bonus interviews Interviews with guest experts An invitation into a members-only exclusive Facebook community, and Instant access to all the content that came before, and so much more… …all for $67. Click here to join, and access all my guest's behind-the-scenes footage: https://bit.ly/3uweOvD Mentioned in this episode: Subscribe to my free weekly newsletter, Intimates with Melissa: https://bit.ly/3BtCzXg You Are Cosmic Code by Kaitlyn Kaerhart Kaitlyn's Numerology Reports Kaitlyn's Instagram Kaitlyn's music

Jokha Alharthi burst to sudden international literary stardom in 2019, when her second novel, Sayyidat al-Qamr (tr. Marilyn Booth as Celestial Bodies), won the International Booker. The novel, touted as the “first by an Omani woman to be translated to English,” has since appeared in languages around the world. More novels by Omani women, including Bushra Khalfan's The Garden, are forthcoming in English translation, and Alharthi's Narinja (also tr. Booth, as Bitter Orange Tree)will appear in May 2022. In this episode, we talk Omani literature, history, translation, and the extraordinary Bitter Orange Tree. Show Notes Six Languages, Six Covers: Celestial Bodies Around the World On Turning ‘Sayyidat al-Qamr' into ‘Celestial Bodies' and the Tyranny of the New New Yorker review: An Omani Novel Exposes Marriage and Its Miseries Excerpt of Celestial Bodies on WWB: London Excerpt of Bitter Orange Tree on Carnegie Foundation website: Al-Rahma Interview with Jokha Alharthi More at Alharthi's website, jokha.com Our episode on Sonallah Ibrahim's novel Warda, also set in Oman.

This week Steff, Gareth, Ricky and Milo explore our solar system, why Roberto Carlos is shiiiiite, what apps we couldn't live without and...oh, that's right, there was a spot of football to discuss too! Cue glee, joy, spaniels, whiskey and the Conte machine in full flight-mode. Come ON!!!Website: https://thegameisaboutglory.co.uk/Twitter: https://twitter.com/GameIsGloryPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegameisaboutglory/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is the 10th episode in our series examining the impact Christianity has had on history & culture. Today we consider the impact the Faith has had on science.This subject is near & dear to me because when I first went to college in the mid-70's, I was studying to be a geologist. I'd always been fascinated by science and loved to collect rocks, so decided geology would be my field. I took many classes on the trajectory of one day working in the field as a geological engineer.I was only a nominal believer in those days and when I first entered college saw no incompatibility between evolution and Christianity. It seemed obvious to my then uninformed mind that God had created everything, then used evolution as the way to push things along. I now realize my ideas were what has come to be known as theistic evolution.One of my professors, who was herself an agnostic, was also a fastidious scientist. What I mean is, she hadn't imbibed the ideology of scientism with its uncritical loyalty to evolution. Though she admitted a loose belief in it, it was only, she said, because no other theory came any closer to explaining the evidence. She rejected the idea of divine creation, but had a hard time buying in to the evolutionary explanation for life. Her reason was that the theory didn't square with the evidence. She caught significant grief for this position from the other professors who were lock-step loyal to Darwin. In a conversation with another student in class one day, she acknowledged that while she didn't personally believe it, in terms of origins, there could be a supreme being who was creator of the physical universe and that if there was, such a being would likely be the Author of Life. She went further and admitted that there was no evidence she was aware of that made that possibility untenable. It's just that as a scientist, she had no evidence for such a being's existence so had to remain an agnostic.For me, the point was, here was a true scientist who admitted there were deep scientific problems with the theory of evolution. She fiercely argued against raising the theory of evolution to a scientific certainty. It angered her when evolution was used as a presumptive ground for science.It took a few years, but I eventually came around to her view, then went further and today, based on the evidence, consider evolution a preposterous position.I give all that background because of the intensity of debate today, kicked up by what are called the New Atheists. Evolutionists all, they set science in opposition to all religious faith. In doing so, they set reason on the side of science, and then say that leaves un-reason or irrationality in the side of faith. This is false proposition but one that has effectively come to dominate the public discussion. The new Atheists make it seem as though every scientist worth the title is an atheists while there are no educated or genuinely worthy intellects in the Faith camp. That also is a grievous misdirection since some of the world's greatest minds & most prolific scientists either believe in God, the Bible, or at least acknowledge the likelihood of a divine being.A little history reveals that modern science owes its very existence to men & women of faith. The renowned philosopher of science, Alfred North Whitehead, said “Faith in the possibility of science, [coming before] the development of modern scientific theory, is[derived from] medieval theology."' Lynn White, historian of medieval science, wrote, "The [medieval] monk was an intellectual ancestor of the scientist." The German physicist Ernst Mach remarked, "Every unbiased mind must admit that the age in which the chief development of the science of mechanics took place was an age of predominantly theological cast."Crediting Christianity with the arrival of science may sound surprising to many. But why is that? The answer goes back to Andrew Dickson White, who in 1896 published A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom. Ever since then, along with the growth of secularism, college & university professors have accepted White's argument that Christianity is an enemy of science. It unthinkable to many that Christianity could have fostered the arrival of science.There are differences between Christianity and pagan religion. One is that Christianity, with its heritage in Judaism, has always insisted that there's only one God, Who is a rational being. Without this presupposition, there would be no science. The origin of science, said Alfred North Whitehead, required Christianity's “insistence on the rationality of God."If God is a rational being, then human beings, who are made in His image, also employ rational processes to study and investigate the world in which they live. That idea moved Christian philosophers to link rationality with the empirical, inductive method. Robert Grosseteste was one of these philosophers who in the 13th C went further and began to apply this idea practically. A Franciscan bishop and the first chancellor of Oxford University, he was the first to propose the inductive, experimental method, an approach to knowledge that was advocated by his student Roger Bacon, another Franciscan monk, who asserted that “All things must be verified by experience.” Bacon was a devout believer in the truthfulness of Scripture, and being empirically minded, he saw the Bible in the light of sound reason and as verifiable by experience. Another natural philosopher & Franciscan monk, was William of Occam in the 14th C. Like Bacon, Occam said knowledge needed to be derived inductively.300 years later another Bacon, first name  Francis this time, gave further momentum to the inductive method by recording his experimental results. He's been called "the creator of scientific induction."' In the context of rationality, he stressed careful observation of phenomena and collecting information systematically in order to understand nature's secrets. His scientific interests did not deter him from devoting time to theology. He wrote treatises on the Psalms and prayer.By introducing the inductive empirical method guided by rational procedures, Roger Bacon, William Occam, and Francis Bacon departed from the ancient Greek perspective of Aristotle. Aristotelianism had a stranglehold on the world for 1500 years. It held that knowledge was only acquired thru the deductive processes of the mind; the inductive method, which required manual activity, was taboo. Remember  as we saw in  a previous episode, physical activity was only for slaves, not for thinkers & freemen. Complete confidence in the deductive method was the only way for the Aristotelian to arrive at knowledge. This view was held by Christian monks, natural philosophers, and theologians until the arrival of Grosseteste, the Bacons & Occam. Even after these empirically-minded thinkers introduced their ideas, a majority of the scholastic world continued to adhere to Aristotle's approach.Another major presupposition of Christianity is that God, who created the world, is separate and distinct from it. Greek philosophy saw the gods and nature as intertwined. For example, the planets were thought to have an inner intelligence that caused them to move. This pantheistic view of planetary movement was first challenged in the 14th C by Jean Buridan, a Christian philosopher at the University of Paris.The Biblical & Christian perspective, which sees God and nature as distinctively separate entities, makes science possible. As has been said, Science could never have come into being among the animists of Asia or Africa because they would never have experimented on the natural world, since everything—stones, trees, animals & everything, contains the spirits of gods & ancestors.Men like Grosseteste, Buridan, the Bacons, Occam, and Nicholas of Oresme, and later Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo, saw themselves as merely trying to understand the world God had created and over which He told mankind in Gen 1:28 to have "dominion". This paradigm shift is another example of Christianity's wholesome impact on the world.Belief in the rationality of God not only led to the inductive method but also to the conclusion that the universe is governed by rationally discoverable laws. This assumption is vitally important to scientific research, because in a pagan world, with gods engaged in jealous, irrational behavior, any systematic investigation of such a world was futile. Only in Christian thought, with the existence of a single God, the Creator and Governor of the universe, Who functions in an orderly and predictable manner, is it possible for science to exist and operate.From the 13th to the 18th C  every major scientist  explained his motivations in religious terms. But if you examined a science textbook for the local public school you'd never know. Virtually all references to the Christian beliefs of early scientists are omitted. This is unfortunate because these convictions often played a dominant role in their work.One early cutting-edge concept was "Occam's razor", named in honor of William of Occam. This idea had a tremendous influence on the development of modern science. Simply put, it's the scientific principle that says what can be done or explained with the fewest assumptions should be used. This means that a scientist needs to ‘shave off' all excess assumptions. The idea first arose with Peter of Spain but Occam finessed it into usable form. Modern scientists use this principle in theorizing and explaining research findings.As was common with virtually all medieval natural philosophy, Occam didn't confine himself just to scientific matters. He also wrote 2 theological treatises, 1 dealing with the Lord's Supper and the other with the body of Christ. Both works had a positive influence on Martin Luther.Most people think of Leonardo da Vinci as a great artist and painter, but he was also a scientific genius. He analyzed and theorized in the areas of botany, optics, physics, hydraulics, and aeronautics, but his greatest benefit to science lies in the study of human physiology. By dissecting cadavers, which he often did at night because such activity was forbidden, he produced meticulous drawings of human anatomy. His drawings and comments, when collected in one massive volume, present a complete course of anatomical study. This was a major breakthrough because before this time and for some time after, physicians had little knowledge of the human body. They were dependent on the writings of the Greek physician Galen whose propositions on human physiology were in large measure drawn from animals like dogs and monkeys. Leonardo's anatomical observations led him to question the belief that air passed from the lungs to the heart. He used a pump to test this hypothesis and found it was impossible to force air into the heart from the lungs.Lest anyone think Leonardo's scientific theories and drawings of the human anatomy were divorced from his religious convictions, it's well to recall his other activities. His paintings—The Baptism of Christ, The Last Supper, and The Resurrection of Christ—are enduring reminders of his Christian beliefs.The anatomical work of Leonardo was not forgotten. The man who followed in his footsteps was Andreas Vesalius, who lived from 1514 to 64. At 22, he began teaching at the University of Padua. In 1543 he published his famous work, Fabric of the Human Body. The book mentions over 200 errors in Galen's physiology. The errors were found as a result of his dissecting cadavers he obtained illegally.When Vesalius exposed Galen's errors, he received no praise or commendation. His contemporaries, like his former teacher Sylvius, still wedded to Greek medicine, called him a "madman." Others saw him as "a clever, dangerous free-thinker of medicine." There's little doubt of his faith in God. On one occasion he said, "We are driven to wonder at the handiwork of the Almighty." He was never condemned as a heretic, as some anti-church critics have implied, for at the time of his death he had an offer waiting for him to teach at the University of Padua, where he first began his career. Today he's known as the father of human anatomy.Where would the study of genetics be today had the world not been blessed with the birth of the Augustinian monk Gregor Johann Mendel? As often stated in science textbooks, it was his working on cross-pollinating garden peas that led to the concept of genes and the discovery of his 3 laws: the law of segregation, the law of independent assortment, and the law of dominance. Mendel spent most of his adult life in the monastery at Bruno, Moravia. Though Mendel is used by secularists to explain genetics & evolution, he rejected Darwin's theory.4 names loom large in the textbooks of astronomy: Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, & Galileo. The undeniable fact is, these men were devout Christians. Their faith influenced their scientific work, though this fact is conspicuously omitted in most science texts.Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland, in 1473. While still a child, his father died, and he was sent to his mother's brother, a Catholic priest, who reared him. He earned a doctor's degree and was trained as a physician. His uncle had him study theology, which resulted in his becoming a canon at Frauenburg Cathedral in East Prussia. History knows him best for having introduced the heliocentric theory that says the Earth orbits the sun, not the other way around. During the Middle Ages it was suggested the Earth might be in motion, but nobody had worked out the details. Copernicus did, and therein lies his greatness.Copernicus received a printed copy of his masterwork Concerning the Revolutions of the Celestial Bodies on his deathbed in 1543. He'd hesitated to publish his work earlier, not because he feared the charge of heresy, as has often been asserted without any documentation, but because he wanted to avoid the ridicule of other scientists, who were strongly tied to Aristotle and Ptolemy. It was Copernicus' Christian friends, especially Georg Rheticus and Andreas Osiander, 2 Lutherans, who persuaded him to publish.Although Copernicus remained a moderately loyal son of the Roman Catholic Church, it was his Lutheran friends that made his publication possible. That information is surprising to many people, including university students, because most only hear that Christian theologians condemned Copernicus's work. For instance, critics like to cite Luther, who supposedly called Copernicus a fool. John W. Montgomery has shown this frequently cited remark lacks support.When Tycho Brahe died in 1601, Johannes Kepler succeeded him in Prague under an imperial appointment by Emperor Rudolph II. Kepler, who'd studied for 3 years to become a Lutheran pastor, turned to astronomy after he was assigned to teach mathematics in Graz, Austria, in 1594. Unlike Brahe, who never accepted the heliocentric theory, Kepler did. In fact Kepler, not Copernicus, deserves the real credit for the helio-centric theory. Copernicus thought the sun was the center of the universe. Kepler realized & proved the sun was merely the center of our solar system.Kepler's mathematical calculations proved wrong the old Aristotelian theory that said the planets orbited in perfect circles, an assumption Copernicus continued to hold. This led Kepler to hypothesize and empirically verify that planets had elliptical paths around the sun.Kepler was the first to define weight as the mutual attraction between 2 bodies, an insight Isaac Newton used later in formulating the law of gravity. Kepler was the first to explain that tides were caused by the moon.Many of Kepler's achievements came while enduring great personal suffering. Some of his hardships were a direct result of his Lutheran convictions, which cost him his position in Graz, where the Catholic Archduke of Hapsburg expelled him in 1598. Another time he was fined for burying his 2nd child according to Lutheran funeral rites. His salary was often in arrears, even in Prague, where he had an imperial appointment. He lost his position there in 1612 when his benefactor the Emperor was forced to abdicate. He was plagued with digestive problems, gall bladder ailments, skin rashes, piles, and sores on his feet that healed badly because of his hemophilia. Childhood smallpox left him with defective eyesight and crippled hands. Even death was no stranger to him. His first wife died, as well as several of his children. A number of times he was forced to move from one city to another, sometimes even from one country to another. Often he had no money to support his family because those who contracted him failed to pay.Whether in fame or pain, Kepler's faith remained unshaken. In his first publication he showed his Christian conviction at the book's conclusion where he gave all honor and praise to God. Stressed and overworked as he often was, he would sometimes fall asleep without having said his evening prayers. When this happened, it bothered him so much that the first thing he'd do next morning was to repent. Moments before he died, an attending Lutheran pastor asked him where he placed his faith. Calmly, he replied, "Solely and alone in the work of our redeemer Jesus Christ." Those were the final words of the man who earlier in his life had written that he only tried "thinking God's thoughts after him." He was still in that mindset when, four months before he died, he penned his own epitaph: “I used to measure the heavens, Now I must measure the earth. Though sky-bound was my spirit, My earthly body rests here."We'll end this podcast with a brief review of the 17th C, scientist Galileo. Like Kepler, a contemporary of his, Galileo searched and described the heavenly bodies. He was the first to use the telescope to study the skies, although he didn't invent it. That credit goes to Johann Lippershey, who first revealed his invention in 1608 at a fair in Frankfurt. With the telescope, Galileo discovered that the moon's surface had valleys and mountains, that the moon had no light of its own but merely reflected it from the sun, that the Milky Way was composed of millions of stars, that Jupiter had 4 bright satellites, and that the sun had spots. Galileo also determined, contrary to Aristotelian belief, that heavy objects did not fall faster than light ones.Unfortunately, Galileo's observations were not well received by his Roman Catholic superiors, who considered Aristotle's view—not that of the Bible—as the final word of truth. Even letting Pope Paul V look through the telescope at his discoveries did not help his cause. His masterpiece, A Dialogue on the Two Principal Systems of the World, resulted in a summons before the Inquisition, where he was compelled to deny his belief in the Copernican theory and sentenced to an indefinite prison term. For some reason the sentence was never carried out. In fact, 4 years later he published Dialogues on the Two New Sciences. This work helped Isaac Newton formulate his 3 laws of motion.Galileo was less pro-Copernican than Kepler, with whom he often disagreed. He largely ignored Kepler's discoveries because he was still interested in keeping the Ptolemaic theory alive. He also criticized Kepler's idea of the moon affecting tides.The mystery is - If he was less pro-Copernican than Kepler—why did he get into trouble with the theologians who placed his books on the Index of forbidden books? The answer was because he was Roman Catholic, while Kepler was Lutheran.When modern critics condemn the Church & Christianity for its resistance to the Copernican theory, it must be noted and underscored that it was not the entire church that did so. Both Lutherans & Calvinists supported the Copernican theory.And it needs to be stated clearly that the reason the Roman Church proscribed Galileo's work was precisely because they adhered to the scientific ideas of the day which were dominated by the Aristotelianism. Their opposition to Galileo wasn't out of a strict adherence to the Bible – but to the current scientific thought. I say it again - It was errant science, or what we might call scientism that opposed Galileo. This is the mistake the Church can make today – when it allows itself to adopt the politically correct line of contemporary thought; the majority opinion – what the so-called experts hold to – today; but history has shown, is exchanged for something else tomorrow.Listen: History proves that while scientific theories come and go, God's Word prevails.And that brings us to the end of The Change series. Next week we'll return to our narrative timeline of church history.