I’m going to be at an amusement park tomorrow, for a meeting of the APS’s Committee on Informing the Public, which oversees the APS outreach program. Why an amusement park? Because a common outreach-type program is to do a Physics Day at an amusement park and talk about the physics of roller coasters and the… Continue reading Physics Android Apps?
Month: July 2011
Links for 2011-07-04
The Virtuosi: Coriolis Effect on a Home Run “I like baseball. Well, technically, I like laying on the couch for three hours half-awake eating potato chips and mumbling obscenities at the television. But let’s not split hairs here. Anyway, out of curiosity and in partial atonement for the sins of my past [1] I would… Continue reading Links for 2011-07-04
Hello, Llama
Between the holiday weekend and finally getting to concentrate on book edits, there hasn’t been much time for blogging recently. So here’s another SteelyKid-at-the-Bronx-Zoo picture for filler: As I said when I posted this to google+, this practically demands a caption. Unfortunately, I haven’t come up with anything better than “…same thing we do every… Continue reading Hello, Llama
Links for 2011-07-02
YouTube – âªSlightly less than two drinks (cut from That Mitchell and Webb Look S04E04)â¬â “You must never drink any more than slightly less than two drinks. Beyond that state of mildly intoxicated perfection lies drunken madness, 3rd pints, kebabs, and destruction.” (tags: booze silly comedy video youtube culture) The Slacktiverse: Faith and Hope, 20%… Continue reading Links for 2011-07-02
What’s So Interesting About Quantum Phenomena?
Third of the five research categories within DAMOP that I talked about is Quantum Phenomena. This is a little bit of a catch-all, as there are a few different things going on in this area. They are all unified, though, by the fact that they end up making quantum mechanical effects manifest in some way,… Continue reading What’s So Interesting About Quantum Phenomena?
Links for 2011-07-01
Confessions of a Community College Dean: Spiked Cities “Having followed [Richard] Florida on twitter for a while, I’ve noticed that his position goes beyond noting creative clusters. There’s a general pro-urban, anti-suburban flavor to his thought. Add a few bike paths and a vibrant gay community, and you’ve pretty much found his recipe for growth.… Continue reading Links for 2011-07-01