Category Archives: Personal

All of you might be tired of hearing about my book at this point, but here’s another bit of fun news related to it: I joined Alie Ward on her great podcast Ologies to talk about “Invisible Photology,” aka invisibility! … Continue reading →

The invisibility articles continue from me! I was really honored in recent months to be asked by the editors of Psyche Magazine, from Aeon Publishing, to write an article speculating on why the concept of invisibility has intrigued people so … Continue reading →

Another bit of invisibility book related news! My university did a short feature about my invisibility book and about invisibility physics in general; if you’re interested in taking a look, check out this link. Thanks to Lynn Roberson for this … Continue reading →

So I’ve mentioned before that my book was picked as a “must read” book for the Next Big Idea Club, and I have more news — my audio “Book Bites” for the NBIC are now available to listen to and … Continue reading →

This was exciting — a couple of weeks ago, I went on StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson and Negin Farsad to talk about the physics of invisibility! You can listen to the audio for free at this link; if you … Continue reading →

Just wanted to post a quick note that my book on Invisibility now has a New York Times book review! It seems… not bad? 🙂 A short sample of the review: Gbur, a professor of physics and optical science at … Continue reading →

With the book out, my endless advertising blitz has begun! Let me lead off with a blog post that I wrote for my publisher, Yale University Press: How Many Ways Can We Be Invisible? In the post, I talk about … Continue reading →

Today is the official publication day for my latest non-fiction popular science book, Invisibility: The History and Science of How Not to Be Seen! As the title indicates, this is a look at the intersection of science and invisibility throughout … Continue reading →

I learned about this a few weeks ago, but forgot to post about it here! My upcoming book on Invisibility was selected as a “must-read book” for April 2023 for The Next Big Idea Club! The Next Big Idea Club … Continue reading →

I just wanted to post a short note to say that I’ve received the first copy of my book on the history and science of invisibility, and it looks great! I’m very excited for people to get a chance to … Continue reading →