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Science Foo Camp 2008: Chapter 1 – The Wiki & What I Missed
[I’ve made one previous SciFoo post, in anticipation (and trepidation) of the approaching weekend.] Where to begin? How to capture the essence of such an overwhelming experience? Nature! O’Reilly! The...
View ArticleThe Galactomatic-1000 (TM) Basement Universe
…Basement Universes aren’t just for basements any more! The Galactomatic-1000 comes with an attractive imitation wood-grain negative-matter case that makes it perfectly at home in your den or family...
View ArticleYear of Science – January – Why is the sky blue?
If you don’t already know, let me be the first to tell you: 2009 is the Year of Science! It’s the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species and the 200th anniversary of the birth...
View ArticleMike Brotherton and the Science Comedian
Mike Brotherton has a really nice blog post about me. Mike is a science fiction writer who also happens to be an associate professor at the University of Wyoming in the department of Physics and...
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Astronomy in Science Fiction
When I attended the University of Texas, in Austin, back in the last century, I took a few astronomy classes and the most interesting one was called “Astronomy in Science Fiction.” Through the fog of...
View ArticleYear of Science – JetBlue and Cell Phones
In conjunction with the COPUS Project’s Year of Science – and the March theme of Physics and Technology – I offer up a bit of humor on bad website usability on the Jet Blue website and also a couple...
View ArticleHelium – So Long and Thanks for all the Balloons!
Somehow this didn’t make it into the blog earlier – our Time.com video about helium. A flight in a zeppelin, a visit with the Balloon Lady, and the end of an era?… Related Post: Science Comedian Riffs...
View ArticleWonderfest
Sunday, November 7, 2010. Once again I am thrilled to be performing at Wonderfest – the Bay Area’s long-running festival of science. This is their 12th annual event – and my third time participating....
View ArticleBad Science in Star Wars
FORA.tv has a short video of me performing at the recent Wonderfest science festival in Berkeley. I’m talking about bad science in science fiction movies, and the example in the clip is a classic...
View ArticleGuest hosting Dr. Kiki’s Science Hour with Greg Gbur
For the next few weeks I will be guest host of Dr. Kiki’s Science Hour on Leo Laporte’s TWiT network. Dr. Kiki is out on maternity leave, having just given birth to a beautiful baby boy 20 days ago!...
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