Category Archives: Personal

Meeting Darlene and playing Jasmine: The Battle for the Mid-Realm!

Posted on November 20, 2019 by skullsinthestars

Life has had its ups and downs over the past few years, with a number of particularly painful downs. But every once in a while, something really lovely happens that reminds me that the world still has some surprises and … Continue reading →

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Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics, available now!!!

Posted on October 11, 2019 by skullsinthestars

Unexpectedly, it turns out that my new popular science book, Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics, has been released earlier than expected! Folks are already getting their copies in the mail! So if you’ve been waiting to order it until it … Continue reading →

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October reading: A Night in the Lonesome October

Posted on September 29, 2019 by skullsinthestars

So I semi-regularly blog about books on this site, and my usual strategy is to read the book and then write a blog post about it. For October, I’m going to be a little different! Over the month, I’m going … 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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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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Dr. SkySkull in China, Part 5: The Great Wall

Posted on August 21, 2019 by skullsinthestars

Part 5 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, and Part 4 can be read here. … Continue reading →

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Vortices in beams of light and vortex coronagraphy

Posted on July 22, 2019 by skullsinthestars

This past Friday, I was invited to give a talk at the monthly meeting of the Charlotte Amateur Astronomers Club, a lovely organization that has been around since 1954.  As a theoretical physicist, I am not that well-versed on astronomy … Continue reading →

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Dr. SkySkull in China, Part 4: the Shandong Museum

Posted on July 14, 2019 by skullsinthestars

Part 3 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, and Part 3 can be read here. On my first weekend in Jinan, … Continue reading →

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Dr. SkySkull in China, Part 3: Daming Lake

Posted on July 6, 2019 by skullsinthestars

Part 3 in a long series of posts about my month and a half in China. Part 1 can be read here, and Part 2 can be read here. On my first weekend in Jinan I hit two of the … Continue reading →

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Dr. SkySkull in China, Part 2: What I ate

Posted on July 1, 2019 by skullsinthestars

Part 2 in a long series of posts about my month and a half in China. Part 1 can be read here. Before I dive into a post of more history, culture and scenery of China, I thought I would … Continue reading →

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