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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: Book Writing
So, the big How to Teach Physics to Your Dog Photoshop contest concluded on Friday. We got five really good entries, and the judges (me and Kate) had a hard time reaching a decision. After long deliberation, though, we've come...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 2:21 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Physics Books
It's hard to go more than a couple of days without seeing another "imminent death of publishing" article somewhere, predicting the ultimate triumph of ebooks, There's one category of books that I expect to remain safe for the foreseeable future,...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 11:12 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Steelykid!
One of the books in SteelyKid's regular rotation of books to read at naptime and bedtime is this book about a girl visiting characters from fairy tales to ask them what makes somebody happy ever after. It's not the greatest,...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 11:05 AM • 25 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: SF
The 2010 Hugo Award Winners were announced on Sunday night. Of course, this being a science fiction award, it's only appropriate that they be announced from THE FUTURE, so the results were available early this morning, US time. It turns...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 7:21 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Books
Nobody who likes both SF and the graphing of odd things as much as I do could possibly fail to link to Orbit's charts of fantasy art. These include the frequency plot of various elements seen at right, a comparison...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 10:59 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Publicity
At last weekend's Hidden Dimensions event, Brian Greene had a graphic of a Calabi-Yau object (it wasn't this one, but it's the same idea). He put this up several times, but never actually explained what the hell it was supposed...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 9:33 AM • 16 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Physics
Since I was going to be down here anyway to sign books at the World Science Festival Street Fair, Kate and I decided to catch one of the Saturday events at the Festival. It was hard to choose, but we...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 11:37 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Charity
Several items in the general category of charitable activity: Kate is running the Con or Bust auction again this year, with proceeds going to support people of color interested in attending SFF cons, principally Wiscon. Bidding is open through Saturday...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 10:14 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Personal
Kate has a court appearance in New York tomorrow, and we're making a long weekend of it. I'm typing this from my parents' house, where I'm dropping SteelyKid off for some quality time with Grandma and Grandpa, and tomorrow, I'm...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 8:03 PM • 22 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Pop Culture
Eric Whiteacre's Virtual Choir, made up of dozens of indivual YouTube videos.
Posted by Chad Orzel at 10:26 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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