I was organizing my ebook collection in Calibre and realized, wow, I have read a lot of ebooks! For no particular reason, I appended a bunch of screen shots to show the whole list. I’ve purchased a few of them,… Continue Reading
There’s been a lot of press about OpenAI’s ChatGPT but I’ve been particularly interested in the chatter about its use in the medical field. I’ve been having some fun with it (see the last post about donuts) but haven’t asked… Continue Reading
A few times in my life, I’ve come up with an idea for an invention. But every single time, I discovered that someone was already working on it. Two of my “inventions” were in the news today. “Smart glass” is… Continue Reading
Ask your friends, “I want to know how much a liter of water weighs. Do you know the answer?” Some of your friends will say, “It’s one kilogram. Someone I trust told me that once.” Some will say, “I don’t… Continue Reading
This is going to be a lot longer than my usual posts, so buckle in for some science! When I was in school I knew that some of the stuff we were taught was wrong and it was widely acknowledged… Continue Reading
This is a great article, Beyond the Booster Shot from the New Yorker. It discusses evidence that several vaccines, especially live vaccines like BCG, oral polio, and Measles/Mumps/Rubella can provide a boost to the innate immune system to protect against… Continue Reading
A couple of weeks ago I saw the video below explaining how energy really moved through electrical wires. I felt like it broke my brain and told me that everything I learned about current and electromagnetic fields was oversimplified. All… Continue Reading
I’m pretty excited about the James Webb Space Telescope that’s launching in a week. It’s going to be parked a million miles away from Earth and search for exoplanets. But don’t take my word for it, listen to an astronomer… Continue Reading
My son and I are just about done reading the excellent physics book We Have No Idea. This is a great intro to the Big Questions facing the next generation of physicists. It covers dark matter, dark energy, the first… Continue Reading