A physicist has suggested doubling the accepted age of the universe in order to resolve ‘strong’ tensions between the Big Bang and observations from the James Webb Space Telescope.^1,2 A ScienceDaily news article summarized the motivation for this proposal:

Click here for the abstract and availability of a secular, peer-reviewed article that summarizes the state of affairs among scientists who grapple with the mounting evidence for what appears to be original, sometimes still-soft biomaterials in fossils including dinosaur blood vessels

On March 24, 2020, we ran a news article about how warmer weather appeared to hamper COVID-19 infections.¹ New evidence could indicate that high altitudes might limit the spread of the disease as well.

Lawmakers are at it again as they vote on the latest stimulus bill. This potential “relief” might bring you some much-needed peace, or perhaps you think another bailout is far from what the struggling economy needs. Regardless of what side of the fence you’re on, it’s hard to debate the fact that Americans care about the issue at hand.

Are people growing weary of scientific experts giving them contradictory instructions for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic? It seems that there may be an increasing willingness by politicians and ordinary citizens alike to question the reliability of scientific pronouncements by experts—at least by those addressing this pandemic.