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,...
A Mountain of Butts and One “What If”
Today I’m angry.
During my 10-minute drive to work this morning, I watched no less than three individuals flick their still-smoking cigarette butts out...
Silver Buckshot on the Orient Express: A 21st Century Solution for Conservation
Back a few years ago, I was invited to participate in two national conferences: a speaker at a conference hosted by George Mason University...
Curious Coincidences
Have you ever felt like the heavens have conspired against you? I have, and I’m not too happy about it. Let me provide you...
An Attitude of Wonder
Years ago, as a collector of antiquarian natural history books, I made a wonderful discovery in an old bookshop in Washington, DC. I found...
Life’s Wondrous Variety
One of my all-time favorite film scenes is from the 1991 adventure, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, starring Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman. In...
Of Golfers and Our Global Crisis: Pascal’s Wager Re-visited
Just before the December holiday break, I asked the students in my environmental studies course how many had kept up with the news from...