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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.
"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: Blogs
The Corporate Masters are considering some steps to take ScienceBlogs more in a community/ social network/ Web 3.14/ whatever direction, and have asked us our opinions of various potential features. I have opinions on the subject, but they're ultimately less...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 10:50 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: PNAS
I'm going to be off at Worldcon for the next several days, but fear not, the blog will still be active. I have scheduled non-academic scientist interviews to post every weekday while I'm gone. There are two posts each for...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 8:46 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: PNAS
The Project for Non-Academic Science posts have been very well received, and I continue to get a steady trickle of new volunteers. I'm going to slow the rate of posting these a little bit, as the recent posting rate has...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 9:52 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Maintenance
ScienceBlogs is getting some back-end work done this evening, with yet another server/ MT upgrade. This is intended to help with the frequent timeout problems that bloggers and commenters have been having. Opinions differ as to whether this will fix...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 6:19 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Maintenance
A big thunderstorm last night took out the DSL at Chateau Steelypips (and most of the 518 area code, it seems), and service is still out. So, if you're wondering why I haven't had any online presence since 5pm or...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 9:27 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogs
I'm headed out of own for the weekend to play golf and re-live the past with some friends from college. If all goes well, I should be in Chicago by the time this posts. I wouldn't want to leave you...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 9:04 AM • 45 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogs
The recurrent timeout problem in the comments has been dragging on and on, but I'm not sure how much of a problem it is for you, the end user, as opposed to me, the guy who has to endure six...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 9:19 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Maintenance
Entry text is now in an ugly font, which can only mean that the upgrade was successful. Consider this an open thread for suggestions of feature that ought to be added now that we've modernized the back end.
Posted by Chad Orzel at 9:20 AM • 15 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Maintenance
A big storm has coated everything in the vicinity of Chateau Steelypips with a quarter-inch of ice. Trees are coming down all over the place (a big limb smashed the gate to our back yard), and the power is out...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 11:41 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Maintenance
Next Thursday is Thanksgiving, and the impending holiday and associated travel has thrown our schedules all out of whack. I'm making myself crazy trying to maintain the usual posting schedule while still meeting work and family responsibilities. Thus, for at...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 9:06 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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