Category Archives: Personal

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

Posted on September 14, 2019 by

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

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

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

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

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

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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Dr. SkySkull in China, Part 1: Baotu Spring

Posted on June 30, 2019 by

So I’m back home after my epic month and a half trip to China! It was a really lovely experience: my hosts were incredibly kind and generous, I got to see and do a lot of things that I’ve only … Continue reading →

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A small announcement: I’m adventuring in China!

Posted on May 16, 2019 by

Hi all, I just wanted to apologize for being rather quiet with posting lately, as work has been incredibly busy! Alas, things probably won’t pick up for another month, yet, as I am currently spending a month and a half … Continue reading →

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Available for pre-order: Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics!

Posted on March 25, 2019 by

Big news from about my upcoming book, Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics: we have a release date — October 22nd — and a cover!!! Furthermore, and perhaps most important, the book is now available for pre-order! You can order it … Continue reading →

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A visit to Orchids by Hausermann

Posted on March 15, 2019 by

I haven’t written a blog post for over a month, so I thought I should stop in and do something!  I’ve had quite a few ups and downs in life over that month, as well as some travel and a … Continue reading →

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