Category Archives: Personal

A gallery of my fantasy miniatures

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

Time for a little break from physics and fiction!  Though I haven’t been very active recently, for many years I was a hardcore gamer, playing both role-playing game and board games.  In fact, I credit much of my early aptitude … Continue reading →

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John Blackburn’s “Nothing but the Night”

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

I’m happy to announce that another of John Blackburn’s classic horror novels has been reprinted by Valancourt Books, and again it features an introduction by me — Nothing but the Night!   When a bus crashes that is carrying orphans … Continue reading →

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The Science Online 2013 official music video is out!

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

… and, like last year, I make a couple of silly appearances! A little background about the video from its creator, the awesome Dr. Bondar, can be read here.  In short, Science Online is a yearly conference for those science … Continue reading →

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John Blackburn’s “Bury Him Darkly” and “Broken Boy”

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

Part of why I love writing this blog is rediscovering classic weird fiction that has been lost through misadventure and misfortune.  Happily, others share this interest, and some of them are in an even better position to do something about … Continue reading →

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RIP Milo

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

I hate to have to do a post like this, but I don’t think I’ll be able to get peace of mind until I do.  Last week, we took in a trio of foster kitties — Trixie, Milo and Bailey … Continue reading →

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2012 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, from the street

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

This Thanksgiving, my wife and I went to New York City!  It’s been one of her dreams to visit NYC and attend the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade.  This was the first time I’ve ever been, despite having done my PhD in … Continue reading →

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A Tiny update!

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

Posting will be light (-er than usual) this week on account of the Thanksgiving holiday!  Before I went silent, however, I wanted to announce a bit of good news: the cat Tiny that my wife and I have been fostering … Continue reading →

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Foster kitty Tiny!

Posted on November 11, 2012 by

I’ve been rather overwhelmed with work, travel, and sick cats lately, so I haven’t had the time or energy to write significant science blog posts — this will change soon!  In the meantime, I thought I’d ask people to spread … Continue reading →

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My 5-year blogiversary!

Posted on August 14, 2012 by

I almost missed it!  It turns out today, August 14th, 2012, is the 5-year anniversary of the founding of this blog! I would have in fact missed my “blogiversary” entirely if Jason Goldman of The Thoughtful Animal hadn’t tweeted congratulations … Continue reading →

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My own little “Higgs”-related story

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

The physics community is in a near frenzy today with the expectation that, tomorrow at 9 am Geneva time, researchers at the Large Hadron Collider will announce the first significant evidence that they’ve discovered the “Higgs boson”, a fundamental particle … Continue reading →

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