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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.
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Emmy is a German Shepherd mix, and the Queen of Niskayuna. She likes treats, walks, chasing bunnies, and quantum physics.
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: 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: 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: Blogs
Josh Rosenau is thinking from California about the role of analogy and metaphor in arguments. This follows from a series of posts arguing with Jerry Coyne et al. about the usual science vs. religion stuff. The analogy thing comes in...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 8:54 AM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogs
Theorem: The worthiness of a blog post on a political or social topic is inversely proportional to the number of times derisive nicknames are used to refer to the author's opponents....
Posted by Chad Orzel at 5:05 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Physics
How fast must God have been moving for the six days of creation to last 13.7 billion years?
Posted by Chad Orzel at 9:43 AM • 26 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Academia
A new study finds that religious students are more likely to attend college, and that majoring in science does not affect religious practice in college.
Posted by Chad Orzel at 8:18 AM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Sports
I am a fan of the New York Giants. I believe that they can win every game they play. I hope that they will win every game that they play. I get emotionally involved in their games to such a...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 12:15 PM • 39 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Steelykid!
A reading from the Book of Genesis: 1 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. 2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 8:04 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Religion
Chris Mooney has an explanation of the "accommodationist" position that deserves better than to be buried in a Links Dump: I don't see a need to pry into how each individual is dealing with these complicated and personal matters of...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 8:48 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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