This week, I wrote about the latest results from the XENON100 experiment for New Scientist, and it's not promising news for the DAMA collaboration. No …
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[Note: The following is adapted/updated from a 2006 blog post — because Jell-O never goes out of style.] One of my favorite scenes in the …
This semester, I'm teaching a class I haven't taught before: Writing Research Papers (I know: why didn't my students learn that in high school? That's …
The Spousal Unit gave a mind-bendingly good — and incredibly persuasive — talk on Sunday to the Caltech Skeptics Society on "Particles and People," outlining …
Back from Dragon*Con, with my very own case of "con crud" — clearly I am paying the price for not bringing my personal supply of …
Dragon*Con is nigh, and I'll be heading out to Atlanta next Thursday to participate in several panels over that weekend, including one on "The Science …
In honor of "Pepsipocalypse," and my own inordinate fondness for Diet Coke (which I share with Bora!, as evidenced by the photo at the end …
Entropy is a harsh mistress. Three years ago, when I moved to Los Angeles, I bought the first car I'd owned in 20 years: a …
We are diehard fans of Nick and Nora Charles here at the cocktail party, for obvious reasons: check out the science-themed cocktails in our sidebar. …
A very happy, albeit jet-lagged Thanksgiving to you all. Major apologies for not getting this up earlier, but it represents my first attempt at vlogging …
