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Kecksies, by Marjorie Bowen

Posted on September 19, 2016

I suspect that most people are unaware of the pivotal role that publisher Arkham House played in the history of weird fiction.  Founded in 1939 by authors and H.P. Lovecraft fans August Derleth and Donald Wandrei, the original goal of … Continue reading →

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The Hunt for Vulcan, by Thomas Levenson

Posted on September 18, 2016

Some of the most interesting stories in the history of science are those where investigations take a wrong turn.  Scientific progress is filled with red herrings, failed assumptions, and wild guesses that rarely make it into the science textbooks.  When … Continue reading →

Posted in History of science, Physics | 2 Comments

Chuck Wendig’s Invasive

Posted on September 14, 2016

Insects have long been ready protagonists for horror and thriller fiction.  A few famous examples that come to mind are H.G. Wells’ 1903 story The Valley of Spiders and Carl Stephenson’s 1937 story Leiningen Versus the Ants. In the wild and terrifying … Continue reading →

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Light, by Kimberly Arcand and Megan Watzke

Posted on September 12, 2016

I have a lot of catching up to do in terms of popular science books, so I’ve recently been doing an intense amount of reading.  A lot of my focus has been on reading books by people I’m acquainted with … Continue reading →

Posted in Optics, Physics | 1 Comment

A personal note

Posted on September 10, 2016

Those who have been following me on this blog or on social media recently know that I’ve been under a lot of pressure lately and have had trouble focusing on writing, or work in general.  About 3 months ago, my … Continue reading →

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“Singular Optics” is available for pre-order!

Posted on September 8, 2016

Those who know me well know that I’ve been working hard for several years on a new optics textbook.  Well, I can finally say that it is available for pre-order on Amazon!  The book is Singular Optics, by me: Gregory … Continue reading →

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Twitter Weird Science Facts, Volume 13

Posted on September 3, 2016

Been a crazy few weeks for me, and I’ve barely had time to sit down, much less blog! But at last I’m going to catch up on compiling my Twitter #weirdscifacts!  Read below to find out what this tiny crab … Continue reading →

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