Stars, Cells, and God
Episodes
Evolution by Design | Sun’s Fine-Tuned Migration
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and astrophysicist Hugh Ross as they discuss discoveries with theological and philosophical implications that po...
Cave Art and God’s Image
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and astronomer David Block as they discuss discoveries with theological and philosophical implications that poin...
Increased Wildfire Risk | Wonders of Planet Formation
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join astrophysicists Hugh Ross and Jeff Zweerink as they discuss discoveries with theological and philosophical implications that point to the reality...
Distant Galaxy and Creation | AI Coding Widens the Divide
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join astrophysicists Hugh Ross and Jeff Zweerink as they discuss discoveries with theological and philosophical implications that point to the reality...
DNA Expresses Design | Be Fruitful and Multiply
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and astrophysicist Jeff Zweerink as they discuss discoveries with theological and philosophical implications tha...
When the Hebrew Bible Meets Modern Physics
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join astrophysicist Hugh Ross and Rabbis Elie Feder and Aaron Zimmer as they discuss scientific features in Scripture that point to the reality of God...
Radionuclides and Life | Social Link to Obesity
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join astrophysicists Hugh Ross and Jeff Zweerink as they discuss discoveries with theological and philosophical implications that point to the reality...
A Scientific Case from Modern Physics—Does God Exist?
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join astrophysicist Jeff Zweerink and Rabbis Elie Feder and Aaron Zimmer as they discuss discoveries with theological and philosophical implications t...
Black Hole Stars and LRDs | Universe Not a Simulation
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join astrophysicists Hugh Ross and Jeff Zweerink as they discuss discoveries with theological and philosophical implications that point to the reality...
Neanderthal Extinction | Anxiety Study Shows Design
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and astrophysicist Jeff Zweerink as they discuss discoveries with theological and philosophical implications tha...
Neanderthal Crayons? | Revenge Is a Drug?
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and astrophysicist Jeff Zweerink as they discuss theological and philosophical implications that point to the re...
Your Beliefs and Science
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join astrophysicist Jeff Zweerink and Dr. Latha Christie, senior scientist with the government of India, as they discuss theological and philosophical...
Biodiversity and Creation | Life: Unlikely, Yet We Exist
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and astrophysicist Jeff Zweerink as they discuss new discoveries with theological and philosophical implications...
Genetics and Human Uniqueness | Solar System Disturbances Led to Life-Friendly Conditions on Earth
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and astrophysicist Hugh Ross as they discuss DNA survival in fossils and how mussels can help civilization. Thes...
What Archaeology Tells Us About the Bible
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and physicist and theologian John Bloom as they discuss archaeological finds with philosophical implications tha...
Personal Cooling and Global Warming | Using Technology Well
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join astrophysicists Hugh Ross and Jeff Zweerink as they discuss how emerging technologies bring human integrity and our responsibility to care for Go...
Why We Need to Go Beyond Evolution
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemists Fazale “Fuz” Rana and Sy Garte as they discuss how modern biology can strengthen faith rather than divide Christians. Disunity in...
Benefits of Fasting
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join astrophysicist Jeff Zweerink and professor of nutrition Dr. Jim Painter as they discuss the science and spiritual insights behind fasting. Fastin...
Gut Health and the Microbiome
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and professor of nutrition Dr. Jim Painter as they discuss how your diet shapes your body, mind, and spirit. Foo...
Why Macroevolution Doesn’t Work
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and senior consultant in rehabilitation medicine, Dr. Uditha Jayatunga, as they discuss one of evolution’s big...
Shoreline Wave Design | AI Advances Art Innovation
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join astrophysicists Hugh Ross and Jeff Zweerink as they discuss what ocean waves reveal about God’s design, and how artificial intelligence raises ...
How Spirit and Matter Interact
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and physics professor Eric Hedin as they discuss new scientific discoveries with theological and philosophical i...
The Myth and Legacy of Galileo
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and Christian apologist Steve Anonsen as they explore the real story of Galileo Galilei, beyond the myth of a l...
Neanderthal Brain Differences | Infant-Directed Communication
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and astrophysicist Hugh Ross as they discuss new discoveries with theological and philosophical implications tha...
Rapid Tibetan Plateau Uplift | AI: Efficiency vs. Learning
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join astrophysicists Hugh Ross and Jeff Zweerink as they discuss new discoveries with theological and philosophical implications that point to the rea...
Nanomedicine: Healing by Design
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemists Fazale “Fuz” Rana and Richard Gunasekera, research professor of nanomedicine and biochemistry at Biola University, as they discus...
“Dragon Man” and the Image of God | Earth Escaped Sputtering
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and astrophysicist Hugh Ross as they discuss new discoveries with theological and philosophical implications tha...
Cell Membrane Design | AI Disorders Help Humans
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and astrophysicist Jeff Zweerink as they discuss discoveries with theological and philosophical implications tha...
How Theistic Evolution Impacts One’s View of God’s Attributes
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and Christian philosopher and apologist Tricia Scribner, as they discuss theological and philosophical implicati...
Dark Photons? | AI and Emotional Intelligence
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join astrophysicists Hugh Ross and Jeff Zweerink as they discuss new discoveries with theological and philosophical implications that point to the rea...
Bioinspired Skin | Understanding Water on Mars
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join astrophysicists Hugh Ross and Jeff Zweerink as they discuss new discoveries with theological and philosophical implications that point to the rea...
Reading Science into the Bible
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When considering how science and the Bible integrate, we face the risk of reading scientific concepts into the text. Biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana ...
Human Eyes: Designed or Evolved?
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join astrophysicist Jeff Zweerink and ophthalmologist Andy Moyes as they discuss discoveries with theological and philosophical implications that poin...
Dinosaurs in Ancient Art | Deadly Magnetic Excursion
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and astrophysicist Hugh Ross as they discuss new discoveries with theological and philosophical implications tha...
Cave Art and God's Image | Life on Titan? How Much?
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and astrophysicist Jeff Zweerink as they discuss new discoveries with theological and philosophical implications...
Bioinspired Robotic Hand | Is Dark Energy Fine-Tuned?
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join astrophysicists Hugh Ross and Jeff Zweerink as they discuss new discoveries with theological and philosophical implications that point to the rea...
An Ordered Case for Design | Life on K2-18b Revisited
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and astrophysicist Hugh Ross as they discuss new discoveries with theological and philosophical implications tha...
Mice Created to Have Two Dads | What If We Are Alone?
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and astrophysicist Jeff Zweerink as they discuss new discoveries with theological and philosophical implications...
Human Language and God’s Image | Space Solar Power
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and astrophysicist Hugh Ross as they discuss discoveries with theological and philosophical implications that po...
Oxygen in Distant Galaxy | Earth’s Magnetic Field and Life
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join astrophysicists Hugh Ross and Jeff Zweerink as they discuss new discoveries with theological and philosophical implications pointing to the reali...
Comets: Evidence for Old or Young Earth?
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join astrophysicists Hugh Ross and Jeff Zweerink as they discuss new discoveries with theological and philosophical implications pointing to the reali...
Creation of Woolly Mice | Nature Exceeds Human Designs
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and astrophysicist Jeff Zweerink as they discuss new discoveries with theological and philosophical implications...
Human Uniqueness Confirmed | No Hard Steps to ETI?
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and astrophysicist Hugh Ross as they discuss discoveries with theological and philosophical implications pointin...
Do “Anti-Trans Laws” Increase Suicide Risk?
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and physician Steve Willing as they discuss discoveries with theological and philosophical implications pointing...
Oldest, Biggest Organism | Odd Cosmological Constant
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join astrophysicists Hugh Ross and Jeff Zweerink as they discuss discoveries with theological and philosophical implications pointing to the reality o...
Solution to the Origin of Life?
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemists Fazale “Fuz” Rana and Robert DiSilvestro as they discuss discoveries with theological and philosophical implications pointing to ...
Mutations and Earth’s Age | Little Red Dots vs. Big Bang?
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and astrophysicist Hugh Ross as they discuss new discoveries with theological and philosophical implications poi...
Chemical Signatures of ET? | Timescape Cosmology
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join astrophysicists Hugh Ross and Jeff Zweerink as they discuss new discoveries with theological and philosophical implications pointing to the reali...
Chromosome 2 Design | Bird Flight: Designed or Random
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and astrophysicist Jeff Zweerink as they discuss new discoveries with theological and philosophical implications...
Finding Cosmological Constraints | Tension in Cosmology
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join astrophysicists Hugh Ross and Jeff Zweerink as they discuss new discoveries with theological and philosophical implications pointing to the exi...
Detransitioning and Desisting
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and OB/GYN Christina Cirucci as they discuss regret, desisting, and detransitioning among people who receive gen...
Fossil DNA Supports a Young Earth? and Combating Pollutants
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and astrophysicist Hugh Ross as they discuss DNA survival in fossils and how mussels could help civilization. Th...
DNA Data Storage and Most Hunted Particle
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
DNA Data Storage In this episode, biochemist Fazale Rana discusses one of the latest advances in DNA data storage technology and explains how this ins...
Is Gender Reassignment Surgery Safe and Effective?
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, biochemist Fazale Rana and OB/GYN Christina Cirucci discuss the safety of gender-affirming care, including gender reassignment surger...
Fine-Tuning and the Multiverse
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fine-Tuning and the Multiverse Join Jeff Zweerink and Rabbis Elie Feder and Aaron Zimmer as they discuss new discoveries taking place at the frontiers...
Dark Matter Antarctica Experiment | News of the Day
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Hugh Ross in this breaking News of the Day episode of Stars, Cells, and God. Hugh interviews fellow RTB astrophysicist Jeff Zweerink while Jeff i...
Racism, Worldview, and Science
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jeff Zweerink in a conversation with authors Krista Bontrager and Monique Duson as they discuss their theological and philosophical journey towar...
Will AI Ever Be Like Us?
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Will AI Ever Be Like Us? In this episode, biochemist Fuz Rana and philosopher Kristen Davis explore the question, Will AI ever be like us? One of the ...
AI and the Genome and Earth's Past Temperature
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AI and the Genome In this episode, biochemist Fuz Rana describes recent insight from two investigators who make the case that genomes are generative A...
Winter Gatekeeper Hypothesis
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jeff Zweerink and Kevin Birdwell as they discuss new discoveries taking place at the frontiers of science that have theological and philosophical...
Nuclear Power and Climate Change
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nuclear Power and Climate Change One undeniable question accompanies any discussion about climate change: How much power do we need and what existing ...
No Sign of Dark Photons | News of the Day
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Hugh Ross in this breaking News of the Day episode of Stars, Cells, and God. Hugh describes a search for dark photons, a candidate for comprising...
Interview with Physician Raj Kumar Songa
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with Physician Raj Kumar Songa In this episode of Stars, Cells, and God, Hugh Ross interviews Raj Kumar Songa, a physician specializing in i...
A Medical Analysis of the Hallucination Hypothesis
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A Medical Analysis of the Hallucination Hypothesis Join Fazale “Fuz” Rana and Dr. Joe Bergeron as they discuss new discoveries taking place at the...
Aquinas's Fifth Way
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aquinas’s Fifth Way Join Jeff Zweerink and Kyle Keltz as they discuss new discoveries taking place at the frontiers of science that have theological...
New Comet Belt? | News of the Day
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Hugh Ross in this breaking News of the Day episode of Stars, Cells, and God. Hugh describes an analysis by an international team of 44 astronomer...
Intersex Conditions and Transgenderism
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Intersex Conditions and Transgenderism Are there only two sexes? Many people argue that intersex conditions are evidence that sex exists on a spectrum...
Does Light Tire and Does It Prove the Big Bang Wrong? | News of the Day
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Hugh Ross in this News of the Day episode of Stars, Cells, and God as he discusses a paper published by computer scientist Lior Shamir. Lior’s ...
The Cause of Gender Dysphoria
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Cause of Gender Dysphoria What causes gender dysphoria? Does gender dysphoria have genetic causes? Is it due to environmental factors? Does it occ...
Metal-Free Stars
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Metal-Free Stars Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team of 15 astronomers discovered a galaxy (RXJ2129-z8HeII) with a measured redshift t...
Infant Universe
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hugh and Brian discuss research on the polarization signals in the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR)—the radiation left over from the cos...
Snowball Events Timed for Advanced Life | News of the Day
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Hugh Ross in this breaking News of the Day episode of Stars, Cells, and God. Hugh describes the first accurate dating of the beginning and end of...
Transgenderism Through a Medical and Biblical Lens
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RTB president Fazale “Fuz” Rana and Dr. Steve Willing, a seasoned neuroradiologist, tackle the sensitive and pivotal topic of transgenderism throu...
Hubble Constant Tension Resolution | News of the Day
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Hugh Ross in this breaking News of the Day episode of Stars, Cells, and God. Hugh describes how the latest measurements of cosmic baryon acoustic...
Identity and Medical Ethics
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gender Identity and Medical Ethics There’s still much to explore regarding the ethical implications of gender identity and medical interventions. In...
Stabilizing Continents
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Himalayan Snow Warming Three physicists used data collected from 165 stations in the Himalayan-Tibetan region and a regional climate model to determi...
Lensed Supernovae Creation Data and Milky Way's Massive Black Hole
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lensed Supernovae Creation Data (Hugh): Links and Resources: The Hubble Constant from Strongly Lensed Supernovae with Standardizable Magnifications ...
Nature Inspired Design
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nature-Inspired Designs One of the most exciting areas of science and engineering is biomimetics and bioinspiration. Scientists and engineers working ...
A New Organelle? and Atmospheric Oxygenation
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A New Organelle? A team of life scientists has claimed to discover a new organelle (called a nitroplast) that fixes nitrogen. It looks like this organ...
Human Brain Tissue Controls Robot | News of the Day
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Fazale “Fuz” Rana in this breaking News of the Day episode of Stars, Cells, and God. Fuz reports on the work by a research team from Tianjin ...
Do Early Supermassive Black Holes Refute the Big Bang? | News of the Day
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Hugh Ross in this breaking News of the Day episode of Stars, Cells, and God. Hugh describes the discovery of four fully-formed supermassive black...
Smart Dams and Malicious AIs
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Smart Dams More than 58,000 dams that are built higher than 15 meters (50 feet) exist on nearly all the world’s rivers. Consequently, migratory fish...
Bolide Airbursts Trigger Recent Global Cooling Event | News of the Day
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Hugh Ross in this breaking News of the Day episode of Stars, Cells, and God. Hugh describes the discovery of microspherules and meltglass at thre...
Neanderthal with Down Syndrome | News of the Day
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Fazale “Fuz” Rana in this breaking News of the Day episode of Stars, Cells, and God. Fuz discusses work by a team of anthropologists from Spa...
Dark Matter Particles? | News of the Day
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Hugh Ross in this breaking News of the Day episode of Stars, Cells, and God. Hugh describes stars at our galaxy’s center showing their luminosi...
Do Primordial Black Holes Resolve Dark Matter Mystery? | News of the Day
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Hugh Ross in this breaking News of the Day episode of Stars, Cells, and God. Hugh describes a discovery that may resolve a long-standing mystery ...
Distant Galaxy and the Big Bang | News of the Day
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Hugh Ross in this breaking News of the Day episode of Stars, Cells, and God. Hugh describes the discovery of the most distant known galaxy and wh...
Biological Basis for Belief? and Woke at the University?
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Biological Basis for Belief? As human beings, our religious nature defines us. Treating it as a scientific question, many scientists wonder, how do we...
Interstellar Cloud Trigger for Civilization | News of the Day
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join astrophysicist Hugh Ross in this breaking News of the Day episode of Stars, Cells, and God. Hugh describes the discovery of the important role in...
Before the First Stars and The Universe: 28 GYr Old?
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before the First Stars A team of astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) “to boldly go where no man has gone before”: to obser...
Xenotransplant Success and "Big Ring" of Galaxies found
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Xenotransplant Success Worldwide, millions of people need organ transplants and many die while waiting. It is impossible to scale up human organ donat...
ERVs and Embryo Development and Just the Right Amount of Water
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
ERVs and Embryo Development For many people, the shared ERV (endogenous retrovirus) sequences in the human and great ape genomes evince common ancestr...
NOTD-001
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Fazale “Fuz” Rana in this breaking News of the Day episode of Stars, Cells, and God. Fuz offers a critical assessment of a recent article add...
Emerging AI Abilities or Not?
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AI Abilities Emerging or Not? One concern regarding the development of artificial intelligence (AI) relates to the emergence of unpredictable features...
Growing Human Organs in Pigs and Mitigating Air Pollution
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Growing Human Organs in Pigs In the fall of 2023, a team of researchers from China published the results of a proof-of-principle study that demonstrat...
CRISPR Update and Two Noteworthy AI Finds
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Fazale “Fuz” Rana and Jeff Zweerink as they discuss new discoveries taking place at the frontiers of science that have theological and philos...
God's Hand in Creation
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
God’s Hand in Creation In this special episode, we replay a recorded conversation between prominent astronomer Dr. David Block (professor emeritus o...
Perils of Space Travel and Drug Stability for Mars Mission
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jeff Zweerink and Steve Baertschi, president of Baertschi Consulting, as they discuss new discoveries taking place at the frontiers of science th...
A Distilled Doxology
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A Distilled Doxology In this special episode, Fazale “Fuz” Rana and Sy Garte discuss Garte’s new book, Science and Faith in Harmony. Garte’s a...
Crust Thickness and Life and Antimatter Feels Gravity
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Hugh Ross and Jeff Zweerink as they discuss new discoveries taking place at the frontiers of science that have theological and philosophical impl...