| Published: May 3, 2010 – 8:45 am
I got to test drive the new BMW 7 series Hybrid car. That’s right; Bavarian Motor Works has gotten into hybrid business, at last. To my thinking, it’s still late 20th Century technology. But, it is a luxurious car. It has a luxurious ride. If this part of the BMW Company gets excited and more Read More >
| Published: April 22, 2010 – 8:07 am
Today, we celebrate our remarkable home planet. It has just the right balance of heat and light to create seasons, and more importantly, to have water as a solid, a gas, and especially as a liquid. Water is what makes the chemistry of living things possible. It really is amazing. The Earth is just the Read More >
| Published: March 23, 2010 – 3:45 pm
With Baseball’s opening day just weeks away, I could hear the crack of another broken bat– even over the radio static. During a recent Dodger Ranger preseason game, the announcers spent a minute or two discussing the trouble with broken bat shrapnel heading toward the heads of infielders. I’ve looked into this; we could keep Read More >
| Published: March 17, 2010 – 8:42 am
This week, I’m in Philadelphia for the U.S. National Science Teachers Convention. O, it’s a wild old party. There will be dinosaurs, rocks, and rockets; balloons, halogens, snakes, planets, and plutoids. I’ll be speaking on Thursday. This year, as Vice President of the Planetary Society, I’ll be describing and celebrating our Lightsail® solar sail project. Read More >
| Published: March 8, 2010 – 1:45 pm
Greetings People of Science, I’ll be in Portland, Oregon this Thursday, March 11 to talk about volcanoes. Set aside a little time and come on down (or up from the Columbia) to First Congregational Church, 1126 SW Park Avenue. My talk starts at 7:00 pm. Like so many of you, I am a big fan Read More >
