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Effects of explosions on the ear (1887)

Posted on September 22, 2019 by skullsinthestars

Here’s another blog post inspired, in part, by my work on my upcoming book on Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics!  When we discuss our ideal impressions of science, we often imagine repeatedly doing laboratory experiments in which every variable is … Continue reading →

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Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics in Five Languages!

Posted on September 17, 2019 by skullsinthestars

Some exciting news to share: it turns out that my upcoming book on Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics will be translated into five languages so far!  In case you missed the lovely cover image before, here it is again, for … Continue reading →

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Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 8

Posted on September 15, 2019 by skullsinthestars

It’s a quiet night, and I’m feeling great, so here’s old school D&D, part 8! Chronomancer (1995), by Loren Coleman.  Chronomancer is one of the oddest AD&D supplements I’ve come across yet, and highlights how much TSR was willing to … Continue reading →

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Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 7

Posted on September 14, 2019 by skullsinthestars

Almost caught up on my old school Dungeons & Dragons posts from twitter!  So here’s part 7! UK4: When a Star Falls (1984), by Graeme Morris.  We start today with another of the UK-produced modules, which tend to have a … Continue reading →

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Dr. SkySkull in China, Part 6: The Temple of Heaven

Posted on September 14, 2019 by skullsinthestars

Part 6 in a long series of posts about my month and a half in China. Part 1 can be read here, Part 2 can be read here, Part 3 can be read here, Part 4 can be read here, and Part 5 can … Continue reading →

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Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 6

Posted on August 31, 2019 by skullsinthestars

Still doing the research on some new physics blog posts, but in the meantime, I have a lot of old school Dungeons & Dragons to catch up on! So before I share more science tricks, here’s part 6! CB1: Conan … Continue reading →

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Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 5

Posted on August 25, 2019 by skullsinthestars

Trying to keep my game of catch-up on old school D&D alive, so here’s part 5! WG5: Mordenkainen’s Fantastic Adventure (1984), by Robert J. Kuntz and Gary Gygax. This adventure is reeeeeally old school, even though it was published in … Continue reading →

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Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 4

Posted on August 25, 2019 by skullsinthestars

Time for another edition of Old School Dungeons & Dragons! I did soooooo many of these threads on twitter, I’m kinda amazed and appalled. Still have many to catch up on here… DDA1: Arena of Thyatis (1990), by John Nephew. … Continue reading →

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History of the Conservation of Energy: Booms, Blood, and Beer (Part 3)

Posted on August 24, 2019 by skullsinthestars

The final long-awaited conclusion of a trilogy of posts describing the history of the discovery of conservation of energy, inspired by my research on “Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics.” Part 1 can be read here, and part 2 can be … Continue reading →

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Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 3

Posted on August 21, 2019 by skullsinthestars

Working hard to make my old school D&D posts catch up to the ones I’ve done on twitter, which were a lot! Part 1 of Old School Dungeons & Dragons on the blog can be read here, and part 2 … Continue reading →

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