Downcast Eyes
2014-04-08 – If you see me with downcast eyes, let me assure you that it is only temporary. The problem is my new glasses. I wear progressive lenses. The top […]
Tag Archives: Science
Cuckoo for Chicken Pox
2014-03-23 – I remember a time before many of the vaccines we rely on today were available. Now, I was a little boy, so I don’t remember any scientific details. […]
A Cache of Science Fair Boards
2014-03-09 – My wife Kit was cleaning out a closet yesterday and found a pile of science fair and history fair projects. The glue has dried out and the pieces […]
Cathedrals of Scent
2014-02-09 – My friend Chris posted an interesting article on Facebook: “What’s the Point If We Can’t Have Fun?” by David Graeber. The article contrasts one utilitarian view of evolutionary […]
Evolution Wins on Field Goals
2014-02-06 – When one team goes out to play baseball and the opponent is playing basketball, you might have a hard time saying who won. One team wins on […]
Groundhog Day
2014-02-02 – I shoveled snow again yesterday. Friday they were predicting as much as a foot of snow, but I shoveled, maybe, four inches. When I heard the forecast yesterday, […]
Indeterminacy of Guilt: Schrödinger’s Knox
2014-01-30 – If you know only the tiniest bit of quantum mechanics (a quantum of quantum mechanics or Q2M), you’ve surely heard of Schrödinger’s box. Schrödinger’s box is a […]
Eight Days a Week
2014-01-14 – If I understand my Roman calendar (which I may not), tomorrow is the Ides of January. Long months have the Ides on the 15th of the month. […]
Stocks Fall—OMG!
2013-01-02 – The first day of trading in 2014 saw stocks fall 135 points. The apocalypse is upon us. After all, stocks haven’t fallen on the first day of trading […]
The Sound of the Second Law of Thermodynamics
2013-12-29 – I can hear the second law of thermodynamics. You didn’t think it made a sound, did you? You thought that entropy is silent, didn’t you? Well it’s not. […]
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