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2021

Slan, by A.E. van Vogtoriginal ↗
17 Nov 2021
The Shadow of the Beast, by Robert E. Howardoriginal ↗
16 Nov 2021
Old School Dungeons and Dragons: Part 22original ↗
14 Nov 2021
The Sea Demons, by Victor Rousseauoriginal ↗
12 Nov 2021
The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz, by Jules Verneoriginal ↗
11 Nov 2021
James Clerk Maxwell – Vampyre poet?original ↗
3 Nov 2021
Halloween Treats 2021: Invisibility editionoriginal ↗
31 Oct 2021
Fake Book Titles Extravaganza, Part 5!original ↗
24 Oct 2021
The oldest cat selfie? (1904)original ↗
13 Oct 2021
A vintage math puzzle!original ↗
3 Oct 2021
A short hiatusoriginal ↗
24 Aug 2021
A short blogiversary note!original ↗
18 Aug 2021
Old School Dungeons and Dragons: Part 21original ↗
14 Jul 2021
Sinister Barrier, by Eric Frank Russelloriginal ↗
22 Jun 2021
H.G. Wells insults the entire human race (1924)original ↗
2 Jun 2021
The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories, Volume 1original ↗
24 Apr 2021
Me on This Week in Science!original ↗
23 Apr 2021
Old School Dungeons and Dragons: Part 20original ↗
19 Apr 2021
Personally Speaking… about Falling Felines!original ↗
19 Mar 2021
Old School Dungeons and Dragons: Part 19original ↗
6 Feb 2021
Row, row row your boat, James Clerk Maxwell (1841)original ↗
23 Jan 2021

2020

Thomas Young sees the light (1800)original ↗
23 Dec 2020
Some photos of the conjunction!original ↗
23 Dec 2020
Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 18original ↗
3 Dec 2020
Superoscillations: imaging beyond the limits of diffractionoriginal ↗
22 Nov 2020
Some of my favorite horror video games!original ↗
11 Nov 2020
Halloween Treats 2020!original ↗
31 Oct 2020
I am now an OSA Fellow!original ↗
9 Oct 2020
Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 17original ↗
29 Aug 2020
Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 16original ↗
28 Aug 2020
Disappearance at Devil’s Rock by Paul Tremblayoriginal ↗
26 Aug 2020
Presentation on “Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics!”original ↗
10 Jul 2020
Presentation tonight on “Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics!”original ↗
9 Jul 2020
Fake Book Titles Extravaganza #4!original ↗
4 Jul 2020
Jasmine: Journey Into Power coloring bookoriginal ↗
12 Jun 2020
Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 15original ↗
25 May 2020
The Anniversary of the Laser at Cambridge University Press – Part 2!original ↗
1 May 2020
The Anniversary of the Laser at Cambridge University Press – Part 1!original ↗
29 Apr 2020
The first news report of the laser (1960)original ↗
19 Apr 2020
Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 14original ↗
8 Apr 2020
Forgotten Milestones in the History of Optics: video!original ↗
29 Mar 2020
How Not To Be Seen: the video!original ↗
22 Mar 2020
Vortices in beams of light and vortex coronagraphy video!original ↗
20 Mar 2020
Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 13original ↗
12 Mar 2020
Ruby Payne-Scott and the mystery of sunspotsoriginal ↗
10 Mar 2020
Book signing at Malaprop’s Bookstore in Asheville on March 18th!original ↗
12 Feb 2020
The Influence, by Ramsey Campbelloriginal ↗
11 Feb 2020
Visualizing the geometric phase of light!original ↗
6 Feb 2020
Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 12original ↗
24 Jan 2020
Fake Book Titles Extravaganza #3!original ↗
21 Jan 2020
About a cat flip video!original ↗
19 Jan 2020
A few more Falling Felines bits of news!original ↗
8 Jan 2020
Falling Felines at BBC Science Focus!original ↗
7 Jan 2020
A decade of history of science!original ↗
1 Jan 2020

2019

Spoiler-filled The Rise of Skywalker thoughts…original ↗
30 Dec 2019
A chat with H.G. Wells (1897)!original ↗
7 Dec 2019
Meeting Darlene and playing Jasmine: The Battle for the Mid-Realm!original ↗
21 Nov 2019
The Third Grave, by David Caseoriginal ↗
18 Nov 2019
Edweard Muybridge’s grand achievement (1873)original ↗
7 Nov 2019
A Night in the Lonesome October, by Roger Zelaznyoriginal ↗
6 Nov 2019
Gallery of classic horror illustrations!original ↗
26 Oct 2019
Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 11original ↗
23 Oct 2019
Halloween Treats 2019original ↗
17 Oct 2019
Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics, available now!!!original ↗
12 Oct 2019
Haunted Houses from Valancourt Books!original ↗
9 Oct 2019
Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 10original ↗
2 Oct 2019
October reading: A Night in the Lonesome Octoberoriginal ↗
29 Sept 2019
What a Scientific Englishman thinks of Scientific Americans (1874)original ↗
26 Sept 2019
Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 9original ↗
23 Sept 2019
Effects of explosions on the ear (1887)original ↗
22 Sept 2019
Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics in Five Languages!original ↗
17 Sept 2019
Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 8original ↗
16 Sept 2019
Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 7original ↗
14 Sept 2019
Dr. SkySkull in China, Part 6: The Temple of Heavenoriginal ↗
14 Sept 2019
Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 6original ↗
31 Aug 2019
Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 5original ↗
26 Aug 2019
Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 4original ↗
25 Aug 2019
History of the Conservation of Energy: Booms, Blood, and Beer (Part 3)original ↗
25 Aug 2019
Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 3original ↗
22 Aug 2019
Dr. SkySkull in China, Part 5: The Great Walloriginal ↗
21 Aug 2019
Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 2original ↗
21 Aug 2019
Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Part 1original ↗
19 Aug 2019
A curious mathematical identityoriginal ↗
19 Aug 2019
The Last, by Hanna Jamesonoriginal ↗
2 Aug 2019
Vortices in beams of light and vortex coronagraphyoriginal ↗
22 Jul 2019
Dr. SkySkull in China, Part 4: the Shandong Museumoriginal ↗
14 Jul 2019
Dr. SkySkull in China, Part 3: Daming Lakeoriginal ↗
6 Jul 2019
Dr. SkySkull in China, Part 2: What I ateoriginal ↗
2 Jul 2019
Dr. SkySkull in China, Part 1: Baotu Springoriginal ↗
30 Jun 2019
A small announcement: I’m adventuring in China!original ↗
17 May 2019
Crookes and the puzzle of his radiometeroriginal ↗
10 Apr 2019
An Ode to the “Tomb of Horrors”original ↗
8 Apr 2019
Available for pre-order: Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics!original ↗
25 Mar 2019
Fake Book Titles Extravaganza #2!original ↗
17 Mar 2019
A visit to Orchids by Hausermannoriginal ↗
16 Mar 2019
The Dragon Corps, by Natalie Greyoriginal ↗
13 Feb 2019
Last night’s “Super Blood Moon”: a photo essayoriginal ↗
22 Jan 2019
The City and the Stars, by Arthur C. Clarkeoriginal ↗
15 Jan 2019

2018

Fake Book Titles Extravaganza!original ↗
30 Dec 2018
History of the Conservation of Energy: Booms, Blood, and Beer (Part 2)original ↗
29 Dec 2018
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