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9 hours ago
At Casa Free-Ride, our science fair discussions take an unexpected turn: Younger offspring: I want to do a science fair project, too. Elder offspring: Hey, second graders don't have to do science fair projects! …
Tagged: kids and science
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The Gravity of the Situation [Built on Facts]11 hours ago I see that bailout is working wonderfully. Of course if it hadn't passed and the stock market had behaved identically, we be hearing that we were fools not to pass the bailout. And they would be wrong. Yes, I know God … |
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Geological analogies of the tectonic kind [Highly Allochthonous]Oct 9, 2008 Callan asks: What are some of your favorite analogies for explaining geological concepts to other people? Teaching through analogy - explaining new concepts to people by referring to things that they know or … Tagged: tectonics |
Oct 9, 2008
In the spirit of the previous post, I thought I would provide a short list of the reasons why I am happy to be a physicist in the area of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics. Like nearly anyone who hung on …
Tagged: physics
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Greatest Physicists #6 - Ernest Rutherford [Built on Facts]Oct 9, 2008 #6 - Ernest Rutherford The New Zealand physicist Ernest Rutherford was an incubator of genius, and a genius himself. His position on this list is probably a little unorthodox as he wasn't a very flashy scientist and … Tagged: greatest physicists |