Monthly Archives: January 2017

Pepper’s last optical illusion: metempsychosis

Posted on January 22, 2017 by skullsinthestars

A month ago, I shared the lengthy, odd and sometimes dramatic history of the illusion commonly known as “Pepper’s ghost,” which I believe is more properly called the “Pepper-Dircks ghost.”  In researching this post, I uncovered a wealth of fascinating … Continue reading →

Posted in History of science, Optics | 1 Comment

Foundation’s Edge, Foundation and Earth, by Isaac Asimov

Posted on January 20, 2017 by skullsinthestars

Been rather preoccupied recently with life, but I finally have a moment to catch up on a bit of my book blogging, including discussing the “final” two books of Asimov’s classic Foundation series, namely, Foundation’s Edge (1982) and Foundation and … Continue reading →

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Twitter Weird Science Facts: Full Year and Final Volume!

Posted on January 2, 2017 by skullsinthestars

This is it — the last regular installment of my Twitter weird science facts! I’ve done a full year of weirdscifacts, averaging one fact per day for the entire year (though I’ve had to play catch up on missed days … Continue reading →

Posted in General science, Weirdscifacts | 3 Comments