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Muon Vision
Artist’s conception of cosmic rays. A charged particle from space hits the atmosphere and interacts with an air molecule, causing a shower of particles and interactions that gets bigger as it gets...
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Glaciers
I just read a great book about glaciers! There’s so much I want to sort through in here. The book is by Jorge Taillant, who is a glacier activist in Argentina. He was involved in the process of...
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Pluto and Planetary Pinball
Pluto is really far away. The spacecraft called New Horizons was launched back in 2006, and next month, it’ll finally get to Pluto. When it was launched, Pluto was officially a planet. Since then,...
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Vitamania
I really enjoyed this well-researched and well-written book by Catherine Price. If you’re looking for some amazing nutritional advice that will change your world and save your life, this isn’t it. Her...
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You may already be beating cancer
The news is full of stories about what’s bad for you. Plastic, food coloring, trans fats, sun exposure, lack of sun exposure, caffeine, sleeplessness, carbs. It’s nearly impossible to avoid all those...
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Mini Science: Fireworks Fun!
It’s fireworks season, and there’s no better way to get a visual tour of the period table of elements than a fireworks show! Little balls or cubes called stars are made of various elements called...
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The Optimistic Environmentalist
When you’re climbing a mountain, and the distance before you seems overwhelming, it’s helpful to look back at how far you’ve come already. This book serves as a reminder that environmental activists...
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Courting Disaster
Hidden in the July 4th holiday headlines this year was the fact that a 20-year-old woman in Washington state died from measles on July 3. In the US. An entirely preventable death. I’m heartsick over...
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Big Science
Ernest Lawrence, the nuclear bomb program, and accelerator science are all linked inextricably in history. Lawrence was a talented experimentalist, a gifted lab manager and talent scout, and a...
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Interviews with scientists on life and reality
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Klein’s account of his discussions with these leading natural and social scientists. I came out thinking that there was no real theme, just an account of scientists...
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