Physics education research, electronic materials, and the musings of Christopher Moore, Ph.D.
Aug 31st, 2006
Here is a funny article about one man and his grassroots campaign to re-elect Pluto to the family of planets. “Take a look at the campaign signs in Erik’s yard,” a friend advised Bill Brent. “Is it a local issue,” Brent asked, “or national?” Actually, he was told, it’s kind of universal. Erik Kilk is [...]
Aug 25th, 2006
NFL teams are currently battling it out in pre-season games, and college teams are gearing up for the beginning of the season. The NFL Regular Season starts 9/7/2006 and ends with Super Bowl on 2/4/2007. That makes this the perfect time to ask football coaches for a job. That’s right. Every football team needs a [...]
Aug 24th, 2006
Only a few days ago I wrote about how Pluto’s status as a planet was not only solidified, but that three other planets were added to the solar system. Well … Capping years of intense debate, astronomers resolved Thursday to demote Pluto in a wholesale redefinition of planethood that is being billed as a victory [...]
Aug 20th, 2006
William Shatner has been gaining in popularity for some reason. Most people I talk to agree that he is a terrible actor. But he was also Captain Kirk. So whether you love him or hate him you have to accept that his imprint will be large and loud in Science Fiction for many years to [...]
Aug 16th, 2006
Electromagnetic radiation (or light) sometimes behaves as a particle and sometimes it behaves as a wave. The same observations are made with regular particles like electrons. This apparent contradiction has led many to question the foundation of modern science, specifically quantum theory. How can something be A in one instance and be B in another? [...]
Millions of textbooks across the globe currently report the existence of 9 planets. But it appears that the International Astronomical Union has decided that actually defining the term “planet” is a good idea and plan on doing it at their annual general assembly later this month. The problem? The (as of now) popular proposal of [...]