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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.
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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.
"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: The Pip
We send SteelyKid to preschool at the Jewish Community Center in Schenectady, because when we looked at day care programs back in the day, they had the one we liked best. This is a mixed blessing in a number of...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 9:14 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Physics
And what happened then? Well, in Who-ville they say That the Grinch's small heart Grew three sizes that day. And then the true meaning Of Christmas came through And the Grinch found the strength Of ten Grinches, plus two...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 12:23 PM • 17 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Class Issues
Fred Clark has an idea for you: Start with the housekeeping staff at a Manhattan hotel. They've just learned that their next contract includes no raise, but doubles the employee share of the cost of health benefits. The Norma Rae...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 11:42 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Book Writing
I've been going through the manuscript for the book making up a list of glossary words (a frighteningly long list), and also noting miscellaneous pop-cultural references-- quotes, direct mentions, paraphrases, etc. I'm sure I've missed a few-- many of them...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 4:38 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Polls
Prompted by this and this, among other things, one of the critical questions of the modern age: Harry Potter is a: Magic is a classical phenomenon, no matter what you may have heard, so you can choose one and only...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 10:18 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Physics
If you look at the schedule of events for DAMOP next week, you will see that there is a movie showing scheduled for Tuesday night: Real Genius. This seems like an excellent excuse to run a poll: Real Genius is:survey...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 9:45 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Pop Culture
I got home very late last night after my talk in New Paltz, the cold that I've been developing for the last week has hit full strength, and I'm giving an exam this morning. So here's something completely silly: Which...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 10:15 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Pop Culture
As has been mentioned numerous other places, ESPN is backing a new Bill Simmons project, which basically sounds like a pop-culture blog network kind of thing, headlined by Simmons and Chuck Klosterman. I saw this a while ago (I think...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 9:38 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Humanities
It's time now to talk about two of the greatest mentor figures in the literature of the fantastic. You know their stories well, I'm sure, but the parallels between them are eerie: Both are gruff but kindly mentor figures who...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 10:45 AM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Polls
I don't think this one requires any explanation: Hello:customer surveys Staying up watching the Giants game last night was not conducive to getting anything useful done this morning....
Posted by Chad Orzel at 10:03 AM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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