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"Uncertain Principles" features the miscellaneous ramblings of a physicist at a small liberal arts college. Physics, politics, pop culture, and occasional conversations with his dog.

You've read the blog, now try the book: How to Teach Physics to Your Dog will be published December 22nd by Scribner.

Chad Orzel "Prof. Orzel gives the impression of an everyday guy who just happens to have a vast but hidden knowledge of physics." (anonymous student evaluation comment)

Emmy, the Queen of Niskayuna Emmy is a German Shepherd mix, and the Queen of Niskayuna. She likes treats, walks, chasing bunnies, and quantum physics.

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DonorsChoose Wrap-Up

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This year's DonorsChoose Challenge entry came up just short of $8,000, at $7,976. Many thanks to everyone who donated. As promised during the challenge, I will be giving away one advance copy of the book (either a real copy when...

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DonorsChoose: The Final Days -or- You'll Get Your Puppet Show

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Last week, I promised to do a puppet show if my DonorsChoose challenge entry claimed more than 1% of the $200,000 that Hewlett-Packard is donating to this year's Social Media Challenge. If you're quick with arithmetic, you'll see that the...

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DonorsChoose: Win Hewlett-Packard's Money

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If the Uncertain Principles cut of Hewlett-Packard's donation exceeds $2,000, I will recreate the Bohr-Einstein debates, with puppets.

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DonorsChoose Poll: Big Incentives

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This year's DonorsChoose challenge has brought in a respectable $1,929 thus far, helping reach almost 1000 school kids. Thanks to all those who have donated thus far. We've been stuck at that level for a little while now, though, so...

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Many Worlds, Many Comics

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The Digital Cuttlefish looks at the Archie comics, and waxes poetic: Two paths play out in a comic book, When Archie walks down memory lane "The road not taken" is the hook; So now, the writers take a look And...

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DonorsChoose Payoff: Duality and Self-Promotion

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A response to a reader question, and a sample chapter of How to Teach Physics to Your Dog.

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DonorsChoose: Now That's a Noble Cause

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Help kids in need, get a chance at an advance copy of my book, and thumb your nose at PETA. It doesn't get more noble than that!

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Donors Choose 2009: Help Kids, Win Books

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Title pretty much says it all: donate to DonorsChoose, and you could win an advance copy of my book, among other things.

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Donors Choose 2009: What Would You Pay to See Me Do?

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I'm obviously not going to do anything illegal or immoral, but I'm willing to sacrifice a little dignity for a good cause. So, what can I offer to do that would get you to donate money to help school kids through DonorsChoose?

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The Law of Burger Attraction

Category: Physics with Emmy

I'm sitting at the dining room table eating lunch, when I get the feeling of being watched. I look around, and see the dog across the room, curled up on her pillows staring at me. She's quietly chanting to herself...

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