I interrupt my regularly scheduled blogging for a sweet picture of the kitties at home:
They are stacked in inverse order of authority: Sasha on the lowest step, Sabrina up a step, and Simon on the landing. Zoe, as always, is nowhere near the other kitties.
The author of Skulls in the Stars is a professor of physics, specializing in optical science, at UNC Charlotte. The blog covers topics in physics and optics, the history of science, classic pulp fantasy and horror fiction, and the surprising intersections between these areas. 
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[…insert tired “Schrödinger’s cat” joke here…]