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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: Personal
Virtual Invisibility book event at Malaprops!!!
Some more book news: I will be doing a virtual book event about my book Invisibility: The History and Science of How Not to Be Seen on Wednesday, August 23 at 6:00 pm EST!!! The event is free but registration … Continue reading
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“Invisibility” reviewed at Nature!
My book Invisibility: The History and Science of How Not to Be Seen has been out for about 4 months now, and activity around it has settled down a lot. So it was a lovely surprise when my friend Liza … Continue reading
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Dead Reckonings #33 is available!
Just a short note to let folks know that issue number 33 of the horror and weird fiction periodical Dead Reckonings is now available, and it includes another review by me! If you enjoy reading reviews and commentary on horror … Continue reading
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A blog milestone and some book news!
So yesterday’s blog post marked a silly milestone: I posted 69 days in a row! Why 69? Because I thought it would be nice? More seriously, I was posting every day for a while as an excuse to promote my … Continue reading
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Some book news!
First of all, I got news that The New York Times may be running the review of my book on Invisibility in the Sunday, June 4th issue! Previously, the review appeared online way back in mid-April. This hasn’t been officially … Continue reading
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“Invisibility” on the Colin McEnroe Show!
I get to share another interview that I did about invisibility today, this time live on the Colin McEnroe Show on WNPR in Connecticut! It was a great conversation! It started with me talking about the science of invisibility, and … Continue reading
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A short musical interlude…
I’m still working on posting something to the blog every day for a certain number of days! Tonight, I’m a little exhausted and don’t have a lot of time to finish a new optics post, so I thought I’d share … Continue reading
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Me on the “6 Degrees of Cats” podcast!
Hey folks! I’ve appeared on yet another podcast! Fortunately, for those who are tired of me talking about invisibility, this one is about cats, and related to my previous book on Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics. I’m part of an … Continue reading
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Nonradiating orbital motions!
You know what I haven’t talked about much lately? My own research! Well, today is a great day for it, because a paper I wrote with my student Ray Abney just came out in Physical Review A, titled “Nonradiating orbital … Continue reading
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RIP Sasha, 2004-2023
I knew Sasha was special from the moment I saw her. She was not only an absolutely beautiful feline, but she somehow radiated a calmness and wisdom to me in general that I have rarely seen in cats. Sasha passed … Continue reading
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