The Ancient Greeks developed an innovative culture; a society of thoughtful individuals engaged in persuasive argument, the first to discern that the world was a rational order, that the unique faculty of man – that of reason – allowed him to come to know it. This catalyzed an enormous outpouring of advancement in philosophy, mathematics, science as well as the arts, including painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and theater.

On September 19th, 1993, CNN’s 60 Minutes aired a piece by Morely Safer, a newsman who had regularly introduced American households to great masters from the past. For the entertainment of millions of viewers, Safer mocked contemporary art as “worthless junk.” It was America’s first mainstream moment casting doubt on the validity of contemporary art.

When 2020, when pandemic hit, Seattle was ground zero in the United States. Art exhibitions—as well as everything else—were cancelled. The world would never be the same. I had always wanted an architecture studio in town, and in 2021, I set out to scavenge a commercial space in Pioneer Square that could be used as both a studio and, perhaps informally, double as an art gallery to give space to artists to show work on First Thursday Art Walks.

This is a recording of a conversational talk to a fun local group, the Seattle Skeptics, who also hosted me for a talk several years ago after the publication of the first edition of the book. It is a good introduction for those new to the topic,.

The Winner of the 2025 Bennett Prize for Women Figurative Realist Painters Announced at the Muskegon Museum of Art (Full Aesthetic Review)

This segment explores activism in New York by figurative artists beginning in the 1950’s with the Reality Group, followed by the Figurative Art Alliance and the protest at the Whitney Museum.

On May 15, Steven Bennett and Elaine Schmidt announced the 2025 Bennett Prize winner at the Muskegon Museum of Art (MMA) in Michigan. Awarded every two years since 2019, and now in its fourth iteration, the prize offers $50,000 to a woman emerging as a figurative realist painter.

It has been 100 years since the invention of quantum mechanics. This episode is an introduction to classical theories of the atom, both prior to the invention of quantum mechanics, and subsequent work studying the problem of radiation of a classical particle. This led to Randell Mills's breakthrough model of the hydrogen atom which surpasses the ability of quantum theory to calculate the energy levels of atoms.

Fine art is something people believe in, a source of comfort, an object of love, and an autonomous realm within society, to be experienced with “contemplative detachment.” This is how we view art today. In Larry Shiner’s book The Invention of Art, we obtain a historical overview of the conceptualization of art through history,

I am happy to announce the release of the new edition of the book The End of Fire: Hydrino Energy and the Future of Physics now live in kindle and paperback edition. As I get started on the ambitious project of the audiobook recording, I am happy to share the first chapter!

(Podcast) Today we are going to talk about Big Bang theory, dark energy, and how Mills’s theory might resolve the modern crisis in cosmology.

When I was 18, I spent a summer on the island of Rhodes, Greece. Over 20 years later I fulfilled a dream to return for a tour of classical art and architecture. Instead of snapping selfies, I sat with a leather-bound sketchbook and a pile of watercolor markers and sketched.

My goal with my writing to achieve a friendly, natural sounding voice. This is how I would talk if I were in a relaxed conversation with a friend. Here are some conventions I use in my writing.

(Podcast) Today we are going to be talking to Professor Fred Hagen from the Delft University of Technology and learning about his discovery of an extraordinary and unique analytical signature in electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy that proves the existence of hydrino.

(Podcast) Today’s episode is a broad introduction to Randell Mills, the hydrino atom, and how the SunCell leverages hydrino power for energy production. Brent Ragsdale speaks with his guest, Brett Holverstott, author, blogger and podcaster.

(Podcast) A philosophical analysis of scientific realism in the context of quantum mechanics. Today I am going to articulate and defend a position in philosophy of science called scientific realism, which says that science is about finding truth.

In January of 2002, Ivan Massow had an attack of conscience. The Chairman of London’s Institute for Contemporary Arts (ICA) published an editorial, without advance warning to the board, blasting the art scene in Britain as “pretentious, self-indulgent, craftless tat.”

Rhodes smelled of dry grass and the sea. A steady lull of air swept quietly over the island from the Aegean. In May of 2002, I landed at Rhodes, Greece on a puddle jumper from Athens. After completing my first year of college, I was traveling overseas for the first time to help create a cultural revolution in the arts. I was 18 years old.

(Podcast) In this episode we learn about the missing matter in the universe and look at evidence that supports the theory that dark matter is hydrogen - but trapped in a special state.

(Podcast) In this episode we learn about mind-bending features of black holes, and peer inside with the aid of a new theory of particle physics and gravitation that reveals how a black hole might die.

(Podcast) In this episode we introduce a new hydrogen-based energy source that, after 30 years of R&D, is poised to end our reliance on fossil fuels and decarbonize the world economy, while triggering a second industrial revolution.

(Podcast) In this episode, we’ll be talking about mysteries surrounding the physics of the sun, and how hydrino chemistry might explain explosive events on the surface of the sun and the excessive temperatures of the sun’s atmosphere (corona).

(Podcast) In this episode, we’ll be talking about space travel at the speed of light - the kind of thing you see in Star Trek. For the first time, a new theory of “dark energy” shows us how we might actually build a warp drive. But, it won’t go faster than light speed.

A new book by artist Michael Newberry offers a platform for the figurative art movement to knock down the door of the art world.

How painter Michael Newberry rediscovered the role of color in creating the illusion of depth and space.

Jen Dale’s recent exhibition of figurative oil paintings at the Wolff Gallery in Portland, Oregon gives us a glimpse of the modern world with satire and soul.