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Thoughts on physics, politics, and pop culture, by a physics professor at a small liberal arts college, plus occasional conversations with his dog.
You've read the blog, now try the books! How to Teach Physics to Your Dog is published by Scribner, and available wherever books are sold. How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog is published by Basic Books and will be available 2/28/2012, as foretold by the Maya.
"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.
"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 is a German Shepherd mix, and the Queen of Niskayuna. She likes treats, walks, chasing bunnies, and quantum physics.
Category: Guest Bloggers
Many thanks to Aaron and Nathan, my guest bloggers over the past few weeks-- they did a great job, and if anything probably raised the tone around here. If you've got an academic job opening, and aren't afraid of those...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 6:48 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Aaron
Well, Chad's back, and I guess that means that this guest-blogging stint has come to an end (free! I'm free!). I want to thank Chad again for the opportunity to play in his sandbox for a few weeks. I didn't...
Posted by Aaron Bergman at 11:49 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Astronomy
I remember the last time I saw the milky way. I was at my aunt's house in the foothills of the Sierras, and late at night the dense river of stars emerges. But that is still not the true milky...
Posted by Aaron Bergman at 6:40 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Guest Bloggers
Ah, what loyal citizen of California doesn't remember singing the state song, I Love You, California, every morning. Or was it saying the Pledge...my memory's hazy. The reason I bring up state songs is not to bring up the ill-fated...
Posted by Nathan at 3:06 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Guest Bloggers
I should probably sneak in a few posts before Chad gets back. It's been a hectic week, as the time came for my current experiment (as it does for all experiments) where one stops futzing around trying to make things...
Posted by Nathan at 11:29 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Academia
Now that I'm back in College Station, it's time to start getting applications ready for the great job search. I don't know how it is in other fields, but in math/physics, this generally involves three to four letters of recommendation,...
Posted by Aaron Bergman at 4:01 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Experiment
Steinn reports that the NRC has made its recommendations for NASA's Beyond Einstein program. The winners appear to be LISA, a gravity wave observatory, and JDEM, a competition of dark energy focussed satellites. Steinn has lots of links to the...
Posted by Aaron Bergman at 5:05 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Technology
Well, I'm back in Texas and just in time for Steve Jobs to introduce new toys I can't afford. At the risk of turning Chad's blog into an Apple advertisement, every time I pass an Apple store, it takes significant...
Posted by Aaron Bergman at 2:22 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Guest Bloggers
Happy Labor Day to everyone. I'll be traveling back to Texas, so no blog for me for a day or so....
Posted by Aaron Bergman at 12:15 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Football
Because my team, the Forty Niners, aren't. Neither apparently is Michigan. On the other hand, my co-guest blogger is surely happy....
Posted by Aaron Bergman at 11:33 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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