As you may or may not be aware, we are once again in the middle of a DonorsChoose fundraiser to support public school students and teachers. The good news is, the Uncertain Principles entry for the 2010 Challenge is in second place among ScienceBlogs blogs with $373 in donations thus far; the bad news it… Continue reading How to Teach Physics to [Your Pet’s Name Here] (DonorsChoose Challege 2010)
Category: Books
Short Story Club: “No Time Like the Present” by Carol Emshwiller
This week’s short story club entry is Carol Emshwiller’s “No Time Like the Present,” a sort of timeless time-travel story. It’s narrated by a teenage girl in an unnamed town somewhere in the US whose town sees a sudden influx of tall blond people who behave very oddly. While it’s pretty obvious to the reader… Continue reading Short Story Club: “No Time Like the Present” by Carol Emshwiller
How to Teach Physics With How to Teach Physics to Your Dog
Emmy and I are in Buffalo today, after a long drive last night, made longer by the NY Thruway authorities decidin to randomly sprinkle lane closures along the westbound portion of I-90. They also made the sadistic move of putting on the “tune to this radio station for information” flashers before the big back-up, and… Continue reading How to Teach Physics With How to Teach Physics to Your Dog
The Astrophysics of Bedtime Stories
SteelyKid is a big fan of the classic children’s book Goodnight Moon, which, if you haven’t spent the last sixty-odd years in a cave, you probably know features a bunny saying goodnight to a variety of objects in a great, green room. The attentive toddler will find a lot to look at in the pictures–… Continue reading The Astrophysics of Bedtime Stories
Short Story Club: “Miguel and the Viatura” by Eric Gregory
I missed last week’s installment of Short Story Club while traveling, but want to get caught up again with this week’s story, “Miguel and the Viatura.” I’m not sure this will be posted in time to get into the discussion post, but we’ll see. The title character, Miguel, lives in a future city that is… Continue reading Short Story Club: “Miguel and the Viatura” by Eric Gregory
How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your UK Dog
Between travel and general work craziness, I completely forgot to note that the UK version of How to Teach Physics to Your Dog has gone on sale: The title for this edition is How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog, and the vanity search keeps turning up mentions to it in the Guardian Bookshop,… Continue reading How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your UK Dog
What Every Dog Should Know About Quantum Physics
A quick check-in from Tuscaloosa, where we’re getting ready to head out for the football tailgating. While I’ve got a minute, though, here are the slides from my public lecture, via SlideShare: What Every Dog Should Know About Quantum Physics View more presentations from Chad Orzel. These are probably less comprehensible that some of my… Continue reading What Every Dog Should Know About Quantum Physics
How to Teach Physics to Your Dog in the South
I am in Alabama at the moment, the temporary owner of a ginormous Ford SUV and a hotel room that even I think is a little more air-conditioned than strictly necessary. Which means that it’s time for the How to Teach Physics to Your Dog mini-tour of the Southland. On Wednesday, I’ll be driving to… Continue reading How to Teach Physics to Your Dog in the South
Short Story Club: “Second Journey of the Magus” by Ian R MacLeod
I’m way, way behind the discussion of this week’s story, but having read it, I thought I’d post a couple of comments. This will be short, because there isn’t a lot to say. This is a sort of alternate Christianity story, a story in which Jesus gave in to the temptations offered by the devil… Continue reading Short Story Club: “Second Journey of the Magus” by Ian R MacLeod
How to Teach Physics to Your Dog in the South
One of the things I’ve been stressed about lately is next week, when I’m making a trip to the South, specifically Georgia and Alabama. As I mentioned here earlier, the original inspiration was a get-together with friends from college for the Florida-Alabama football game next Saturday, but it seems a shame to go all that… Continue reading How to Teach Physics to Your Dog in the South