Monthly Archives: August 2014

Physics demonstrations: Faraday disk

Posted on August 27, 2014 by skullsinthestars

I’m prepping a new course to teach this semester: undergraduate Electromagnetism II!  I’m trying to put together some nice simple demos to illustrate principles in the class, and I’ll blog some of those that work and are interesting. When Michael … Continue reading →

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7 years of blogging!

Posted on August 16, 2014 by skullsinthestars

I’ve been rather busy with my academic duties lately and haven’t had much time to update my blog with new science and fiction posts.  Because of this, I almost completely missed the fact that August 14th marked the 7th anniversary … Continue reading →

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Fred Hoyle’s “The Black Cloud”

Posted on August 3, 2014 by skullsinthestars

I am utterly fascinated by active scientists who also write fiction, particularly science fiction.  There have been more of them than the average person realizes, including physicist Robert W. Wood, who co-wrote The Man Who Rocked the Earth (1915) and The Moon-Maker … Continue reading →

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