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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: 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: 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
Category: SF
The Principles proprietor is currently at WorldCon where the Hugo awards are given out. This year's winners are available (among many other places, I'm sure) at Patrick and Teresa Nielsen Hayden's blog. I wasn't a huge fan of Rainbows End...
Posted by Aaron Bergman at 1:50 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Music
Taking a break from all this physics, I thought I'd talk a little about music and some related mathematical coincidences. One of the fundamental concepts of music is that of consonance and dissonance. Consonant things sound nice when played together...
Posted by Aaron Bergman at 11:20 AM • 22 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Astronomy
If you're on the west coast tonight and are willing to stay up late or wake up early, you have the chance to see the Aurigid meteor shower. This shower is fairly unique because it arises from a comet with...
Posted by Aaron Bergman at 9:39 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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