Monthly Archives: August 2007

The Bird and the Dinosaur — a parable

Posted on August 19, 2007 by

Two men sat at a table working on a large jigsaw puzzle. After some effort, they succeeded in putting together a small collection of pieces into the image of an eye. “From the shape of the eye,” said the first … Continue reading →

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A ‘bizzare star’, an incomplete explanation

Posted on August 17, 2007 by

NASA just announced the discovery of a previously unnoticed astronomical phenomenon, a star exhibiting ‘comet-like’ behavior (H/T Personal Demon). This can be read about both on NASA’s web page as well as through CNN. A large star in its death … Continue reading →

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William Hope Hodgson’s The Night Land

Posted on August 16, 2007 by

There are a number of classic works of weird fantasy and horror which have been lost from the mainstream but are well worth a look. One of these is William Hope Hodgson’s The Night Land. Hodgson (1877-1918) was a colorful … Continue reading →

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The cult of (anti-)personality

Posted on August 15, 2007 by

A few years back, a friend of mine recommended the movie The Mothman Prophesies, which happens to star Richard Gere (more on that film in another post). Beyond really enjoying the film, I decided that I really liked Richard Gere … Continue reading →

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Educate or Bust

Posted on August 14, 2007 by

Welcome to my new weblog! The title of this post refers to the title of an unpublished Robert E. Howard story, and also sounds like a perfect way to describe my goals here. I’m a professor of physics who has … Continue reading →

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