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Physics, Politics, Pop Culture
"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: Academia
It's always kind of distressing to find something you agree with being said by people who also espouse views you find nutty, repulsive, or reprehensible. It doesn't make them any less right, but it makes it a little more difficult...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 9:41 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Politics
Here's a partial list of Important Events from my lifetime that I've heard at least one person use in a "I remember where I was when ______" type essay or discussion. Which of them do you remember that way?
Posted by Chad Orzel at 9:47 AM • 44 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Sports
Over at the Mid-Majority, Kyle Whelliston (formerly of espn.com) has a great essay on the "Sportz" phenomenon: Sports are great. Actual participation is awesome, but watching other people do sports can still be pretty good too. These days, people can...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 11:30 AM • 15 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogs
You sometimes hear people say that it's good to make a splash when embarking on a new media project. David Sloan Wilson has apparently taken this to heart, and tucks himself into a tight ball as he leaps off the...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 8:11 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Sports
I can't be a fan of baseball, for the same reason that I can't be a conservative Republican activist-- I don't have the mental circuitry necessary to passionately believe self-contradictory things.
Posted by Chad Orzel at 8:52 AM • 15 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Religion
Over at Physics and Physicists, ZapperZ notes a fairly useless interview with Guy Consolmagno, and suggests some alternative questions: 1. How old do you estimate the universe to be based not only on your observation, but also the consensus among...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 10:25 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Politics
The 2007 Nobel Peace Prize went to Al Gore and the IPCC. The 2008 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel went to Paul Krugman. And now, the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize goes to Barack Obama....
Posted by Chad Orzel at 7:07 AM • 20 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogs
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!
Posted by Chad Orzel at 8:39 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Religion
I've grown thoroughly disgusted with most of the science-vs-religion stuff in blogdom, mostly because my views on the matter are kind of moderate, and don't fit well with the rather extreme positions taken by most of the bloggers and commenters...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 8:15 AM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Books
This book is, in some ways, a complement to Unscientific America. Subtitled "Talking Substance in an Age of Style," this is a book talking about what scientists need to do to improve the communication of science to the general public....
Posted by Chad Orzel at 2:58 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
