H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D.

H. Bruce Rinker III, Ph.D. : In Memoriam

Bruce Rinker III, Ph.D., scientist, veteran science educator, conservationist, and explorer, passed to the Beyond on Sunday, January 7, 2024, at King’s Daughters Health and Rehabilitation Center in Staunton,...

H. BRUCE RINKER: Words That I’ve Lived By

During one of my morning meditation practices this week, I reflected on some of the...

H. BRUCE RINKER,P.h.D.: During These High Holy Days

This time of the year is filled annually with noisy festivals and twinkling lights, and...

H. Bruce Rinker: Oneing with the Lotus

As a scientist, I am intrigued by seemingly archaic words that regain a contemporary relevance...

H. BRUCE RINKER: Trump’s New Clothes

“The Emperor Has No Clothes” was a folktale published in 1837 by Hans Christian Anderson,...

H. Bruce Rinker: A Novel Infection

(Associated Fake News Press); 1 April 2020,1200. Did you hear the dreadful news that medical authorities have their first unconfirmed case of a viral infection...

H. BRUCE RINKER: Pandering For Christ

One of my Grandmothers was the daughter of a fundamentalist preacher who believed and practiced a literal interpretation of the Bible (King James, version,...

H. BRUCE RINKER: The Politics of Paranoia

I am the son of a long-line of Virginia farmers and hunters who believe that our children should be taught the proper use of...

H. BRUCE RINKER: The Reign of T-Rump

I call the current occupant of The White House: T-Rump, with an added emphasis on his fossilized stances on environmental health, his cold-blooded response...

H. BRUCE RINKER: A Delegation of Ostriches

These days, our three branches of Government seem rife with ostriches. Whenever it’s politically expedient, their members flock to the nearest sand box to stab...

H. BRUCE RINKER: Does One Count?

Galileo (1564-16-42) declared “Mathematics the language of science.” For us modern day scientists, that language is based on statements of statistical significance and probability. Scientific...