There’s Fame, and then There’s Fame
The goal of most university faculty is to publish their research in a peer reviewed journal. This brings notice among their peers, sometimes fame and sometimes just a nod. Rarely, in the complex...
View ArticleEternal Life on Earth and in the Universe
I’m pretty sure I’ll never write my autobiography and I’m almost just as sure no one will write my biography unless I’m missing something. I’ve written thousands of stories in 38 years as a science...
View ArticleCool Images, Big Potential: Startup Uses Lasers to Create 3D Imagery
A laser that creates a three-dimensional picture of a bee’s head may sound like an experiment being conducted in Dr. Evil’s super-secret volcano base, but this technology is blossoming right here at...
View ArticleI Love Pennsylvania: Notes from the National Association of Science Writers...
I am so glad to be back in Pennsylvania. Oh, don’t get me wrong, the folks at the University of Florida did a great job at hosting the National Association of Science Writers annual conference, which...
View ArticleRaptor in residence
I don’t like birds. They creep me out. Sparrows and chickadees and all those tiny birds that peck around when you’re eating your lunch outside. From a distance I don’t mind them — in fact, I think...
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