Endorsements of my new book "Collider" |
I was pleased that these noted writers and scholars took the time to write such kind words about my new book Collider: The Search for the World's Smallest Particles"A gem. The prose sparkles, the des...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:05:00 GMT |
Debut on Google Video |
A few years ago I appeared on the History Channel program "Countdown to Armageddon," a report on religious vs. scientific ideas about the end of the world (I was one of the scientists interviewed). I...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:46:00 GMT |
The Scottish Roots of Poe's Tales |
There is an interesting BBC Radio Program about the Scottish roots of Poe's horrific tales:Scots Gothic: A Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe in Ayrshire
Posted by on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:38:00 GMT |
The Twittering Minister |
Imagine posting a message on a blog or on the microblogging site Twitter about a government official and having them respond directly back to you within an hour. That's what happened yesterday when w...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:27:00 GMT |
Living in a former Welsh Quaker Utopia |
It is well-known that Pennsylvania was founded by William
Penn, an English Quaker. Some of
the towns north of Philadelphia reflect this English Heritage with names such
as Southhampton, Bri...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:49:00 GMT |
National Doughnut Day |
Today is National Doughnut Day. It is a time to reflect on whether or not Homer's theory that the universe is doughnut-shaped is correct (see link below to video clip). Only time (and astronomical m...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:17:00 GMT |
Happy 80th Birthday Professor Peter Higgs! |
Peter Higgs, the eminent British physicist who co-proposed a mechanism for how particles in the universe acquired mass, turns 80 today. The Higgs mechanism supposes that the very early cosmos went th...
Posted by on Fri, 29 May 2009 06:58:00 GMT |
Turning a Page |
It was exciting yesterday to finish looking over the index of my new book: Collider: The Search for the World's Smallest Particles and then sending it off to the production editor. The next step is...
Posted by on Thu, 21 May 2009 05:45:00 GMT |
Better in Translation? |
Falko Hennig's translation of my Simpsons book (German title: Schule ist was fuer Versager, or "School is for Losers") continues to remain on sales lists. When he contacted me about the translation,...
Posted by on Tue, 19 May 2009 10:23:00 GMT |
Return of the Cat |
It is thrilling to witness the return of Cat Stevens, now Yusuf Islam, to the stage after a several decade absence. Remarkably, his voice and sense of musicality are still mainly intact, and he has a...
Posted by on Sat, 16 May 2009 09:11:00 GMT |
