Content by Brian Roper

Open letter to Gov. McDonnell

February 18, 2010

Look beyond your horoscope to learn the history of astrology

January 28, 2010

Do you believe that horoscopes apply to you or anyone and reliably predict anything that will happen in someone's life?

Religious belief based on faith, theory based on fact

November 12, 2009

A common misconception in the public debate between evolutionary theory and Intelligent Design/Creationism is to call evolutionary theory "just a theory."

'Worshiped' doesn't describe treatment of great minds

October 21, 2009

I am not quite sure of my fellow columnist Vincent Guida's point in his column, "People should consider what or whom they think of as God" (CT, Oct. 21).

Column: Darwin's ideas still widely used in biological theory

October 7, 2009

Despite evolutionary theory having moved well beyond what Charles Darwin initially put down as a theory in "The Origin of Species" and his subsequent works, many of his principles still hold foundations for the current unifying theory of biology. As the 1

Column: Alternative medicine can be dangerous for children

September 18, 2009

Every so often, a story appears about a family whose child has passed away.

Column: Beating a scientifically dead horse

September 3, 2009

If someone told you, "Gravity does not exist," or "Germs are not the main cause of disease," hopefully you would avoid such a silly person.