My inventions
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
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Scientists
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
Taxonomy
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
Boosting the Innate Immune System
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
Science Experiments
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
James Webb Space Telescope
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
We Have No Idea
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