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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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ResearchBlogging editor's selections: snails do it anti-chirally, the Tasmanian fish mystery, and an amateur impact hypothesis
“Dr. SkySkull” selects several notable posts each week from a miscellany of ResearchBlogging.org categories. He blogs at Skulls in the Stars. Late posting of editor’s selections this week — life’s events, including an emergency vet trip with a sick kitty … Continue reading
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The Giant's Shoulders #26, "Fools, failures and frauds" edition, is out!
Hear ye, hear ye — the 26th edition of The Giant’s Shoulders, labeled the “Fools, failures and frauds” special edition, is available for perusal at Neurotic Physiology! In this edition of the carnival we take a special look at those … Continue reading
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Tolman goes silly for similitude! (1914)
This post is for the special “fools, failures and frauds” edition of The Giant’s Shoulders. The early 20th century was clearly an exciting time to be a physicist. In 1905, Einstein published his special theory of relativity, radically revising human … Continue reading
Posted in ... the Hell?, History of science, Physics, [PhysicalScience]
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The Scientist and the Anarchist – Part II
The following guest post by Eric Michael Johnson is part of the Primate Diaries in Exile blog tour. You can follow other stops on this tour through his RSS feed or at the #PDEx hashtag on Twitter. If this is … Continue reading
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Weird science facts, April 11-April 24
The Twitter #weirdscifacts from April 11 – April 24 are below the fold!
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Right-wing refutations of relativity really, really wrong!
Back when I first started my blog, I spent a lot more time dealing with crazy people who are convinced that Einstein’s theories of relativity are wrong (see here, here and here). More recently, I haven’t spent a lot of … Continue reading
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ResearchBlogging editor's selections: Chemistry extravaganza!
“Dr. SkySkull” selects several notable posts each week from a miscellany of ResearchBlogging.org categories. He blogs at Skulls in the Stars. This week’s set of editor’s selections is a “chemistry extravaganza”! The posts that jumped out at me were heavily … Continue reading
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Manly Wade Wellman’s Who Fears the Devil?
For those who are new to Skulls in the Stars, my other major topic — other than science — is “weird fiction”, often but not exclusively of the late 1800s/early 1900s. “Weird fiction” is a term that broadly describes any … Continue reading
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Archives are up!
I put in a little extra time this evening and managed to figure out how to transfer my blog archives over to the new site here! Everything seems to be present and accounted for, though I may have to check … Continue reading
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Primate Diaries in exile!
This seems like a good time to remind folks about Eric Michael Johnson’s “Primate Diaries in Exile” tour! Since leaving Scienceblogs in the wake of PepsiGate, Eric has been “touring” various blogs and providing guest posts. He’s set up a … Continue reading
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