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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. -
Category Archives: General science
ResearchBlogging editor’s selections, post-Halloween edition: Godzilla slime molds, fossil ghost hippos and a Venice vampire
“Dr. SkySkull” selects several notable posts each week from a miscellany of ResearchBlogging.org categories. He blogs at Skulls in the Stars. It’s the day after Halloween, but I can’t resist sharing a few posts that are of a more creepy … Continue reading
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The Lady of the Lake… a scientific ghost story
Ghost stories are somewhat passé in our modern, technical world — many of the mysterious phenomena that used to fill people with fear in past eras have been demystified thanks to our better knowledge of science. The phantom lights in … Continue reading
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ResearchBlogging editor’s selections: eye jumping, Mesa Verde water control and Saudi Arabian volcanoes
“Dr. SkySkull” selects several notable posts each week from a miscellany of ResearchBlogging.org categories. He blogs at Skulls in the Stars. (I’m out of town at a meeting this week, and didn’t have as much time to read all the … Continue reading
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ResearchBlogging editor’s selections: Aboriginal astronomy, the CO2 climate knob, the pain files, and cannibal Tyrannosaur X2
“Dr. SkySkull” selects several notable posts each week from a miscellany of ResearchBlogging.org categories. He blogs at Skulls in the Stars. Sorry for a late batch of selections this week! There are more things in heaven and earth, cobber, than … Continue reading
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The Giant’s Shoulders #28 is out!
Jai Virdi has posted her special edition of The Giant’s Shoulders ‘Visuals & Representations’ at her blog From the Hands of Quacks. True to the theme, the carnival has a nice collection of pictures to delight and horrify! Thanks to Jai … Continue reading
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ResearchBlogging editor’s selections: the Nobel for graphene, the IgNobel for Peter, and science vs. the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
“Dr. SkySkull” selects several notable posts each week from a miscellany of ResearchBlogging.org categories. He blogs at Skulls in the Stars. Great, the physics Nobel prize for graphene! Now don’t overhype it… First up, Joerg Haber at All That Matters … Continue reading
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ResearchBlogging editor’s selections: cells of ice, heavy metal flowers, white dwarf v. neutron star, and the Ig Nobels!
“Dr. SkySkull” selects several notable posts each week from a miscellany of ResearchBlogging.org categories. He blogs at Skulls in the Stars. Was Ice the Original “Cell” in Early Earth? Though scientists have a reasonably good grasp on the evolution of … Continue reading
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ResearchBlogging editor’s selections: WEIRD evolution, pelican’s beak, and rainforest reactors
“Dr. SkySkull” selects several notable posts each week from a miscellany of ResearchBlogging.org categories. He blogs at Skulls in the Stars. Reflections on the WEIRD Evolution of Human Psychology. There are lots of psychology studies out there with interesting conclusions, … Continue reading
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ResearchBlogging editor’s selections: the Peruvian coffee paradox, galactic positioning, going green, the Alpine Fault, and hurricane plankton
“Dr. SkySkull” selects several notable posts each week from a miscellany of ResearchBlogging.org categories. He blogs at Skulls in the Stars. Peruvian Coffee: Matching Consumption With Production. Though Peru makes and exports awesome coffee around the world, locals primarily drink … Continue reading
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The Giant’s Shoulders #27 is out!
The Giant’s Shoulders #27 is up over at Entertaining Research, the third year in a row that Guru has hosted it there! He has put together a delectable assortment of tasty history of science posts; go check them out! (And … Continue reading
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