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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. -
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12 days until The Giant’s Shoulders #13!
This July 4th, if you’re celebrating the history of the United States, why not celebrate some history of science as well? There’s 12 days left until the deadline for The Giant’s Shoulders #13, which is the first anniversary edition of … Continue reading
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The Giant’s Shoulders #12 is up!
The twelfth edition of The Giant’s Shoulders is up at Thoughts from gut bacteria! Thanks to ecoli for assembling it, and on such short notice! Ecoli is also offering a $20 gift certificate for the most popular entry, so don’t … Continue reading
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10 days until The Giant’s Shoulders #12!
Just a friendly reminder/request, as always: there’s 10 days left until the 12th edition of The Giant’s Shoulders! I seem to be unable to reach the originally scheduled host of the carnival for this month, so ecoli over at Thoughts … Continue reading
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An appeal for The Giant’s Shoulders posts!
I posted this notice over at The Giant’s Shoulders today: Hi folks, Over the past couple of months, the number of submissions to The Giant’s Shoulders has been a little light. Entries have been great, but it would be nice … Continue reading
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“The X-Change Files” is up and running!
There’s a new science blog out there: The X-Change Files, which is the official blog for the Science & Entertainment Exchange. What, you may ask, is the Science & Entertainment Exchange? From their website, The Science & Entertainment Exchange is … Continue reading
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The Giant’s Shoulders #11 is up!
The eleventh edition of The Giant’s Shoulders is up at Curving Normality! Many thanks to Rense for assembling it! The deadline for the next edition is June 15th, and it will be hosted at The Secret of Newton.
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Two days until The Giant’s Shoulders #11!
Here’s one last reminder that the deadline for The Giant’s Shoulders #11, to be held at Curving Normality, will be here in 2 days! Entries can be submitted through blogcarnival.com or directly to the host blog, as usual!
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13 days until The Giant’s Shoulders #11!
This is your regularly scheduled reminder that the deadline for The Giant’s Shoulders #11, to be held at Curving Normality, will be here in 13 days! Entries can be submitted through blogcarnival.com or directly to the host blog, as usual!
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The Giant’s Shoulders #10 is up!
The tenth edition of The Giant’s Shoulders is up at Stochastic Scribbles! Thanks to Yoo for assembling it! The next edition will appear on May 16th at Curving Normality.
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The Italian earthquake, predictions, and selective perception
In the wake of the truly horrific Italian earthquake on Monday come reports that an Italian seismologist predicted an impending major event but his warnings were ignored. From the NYT Blog, A local news Web site in the region where … Continue reading
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