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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: Science news
Obama earns the crucial “Nobel Laureates in Science” demographic
Via ERV, I learn that a collection of 61 American Nobel Laureates in Science have gotten together to wholeheartedly endorse Barack Obama. Their “Open Letter to the American People” can be read here. It’s an impressive list. It is noted … Continue reading
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The Giant’s Shoulders #3 is up!
The third edition of The Giant’s Shoulders is up at Entertaining Research! It’s a smaller edition than the previous ones, but still has some very nice entries (mine included!). Thanks to Guru for putting it together! The next edition will … Continue reading
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4 days until The Giant’s Shoulders #3!
This is a reminder that there’s 4 days until The Giant’s Shoulders #3, to be held at Entertaining Research. Entries can be submitted, as always, through blogcarnival.com.
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LHC fires up!
From various sources in the science blogotopia, we learn that the LHC has been started for the first time! For those unfamiliar, the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) is designed to be the world’s largest particle accelerator, which will probe the … Continue reading
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15 days until The Giant’s Shoulders #3!
Labor Day is a day for the working citizen of the U.S. to relax… but not science bloggers! This is a reminder that there’s 15 days until The Giant’s Shoulders #3, to be held at Entertaining Research. Entries can be … Continue reading
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Any physics requests?
Ugh. I’ve been feeling a bit under the weather and unmotivated to blog for the past week. I’m thinking I may have come down with some mild illness that’s slowing me down (or maybe that illness is simply the start … Continue reading
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“Look, you fools. You’re in danger. Can’t you see? They’re after you. They’re after all of us. Our wives, our children, everyone. They’re here already. YOU’RE NEXT!”
This is just my way of saying Blake Stacey has been absorbed into scienceblogs.com, part of the Seed Media Group. He is now in the distinguished company of such great science blogs as Pharyngula, A Blog Around the Clock, and … Continue reading
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The Giant’s Shoulders #2 is up!
The second edition of The Giant’s Shoulders is up at The Lay Scientist! I’m delighted (and, quite frankly, a little relieved) to see that there are an excellent number of entries, and they’re… well, excellent! Thanks to Martin for putting … Continue reading
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3 days until The Giant’s Shoulders #2!
One last reminder: there’s only 3 days left to submit to The Giant’s Shoulders #2, to be held at The Lay Scientist, so if you’ve been meaning to write a classic science post and submit it, now would be a … Continue reading
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Another ‘invisibility cloak’ teaser!
Via several sources (Times Online, via HuffPost and AP, via Pharyngula), I see that there’s another pending high-profile release concerning ‘invisibility cloaks’. Though the physics behind them is accurate, the media is of course pushing rather hyperbolic headlines again: “Science … Continue reading
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