Notes Toward “Weird Quantum Phenomenon”

I’m teaching our sophomore-level modern physics course this term, which goes by the title “Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, and Their Applications.” The first mid-term was a couple of weeks ago, on Relativity (special, not general), and the second mid-term is tomorrow, on Quantum Mechanics, and then we get three weeks of applications (basically, whatever topics out […]

You’ll Have No Idea How Fast I’m Moving

The preliminary Boskone program has been posted, and I’ll soon be adding another tag with a “Participant” ribbon to my Wall of Name. (I have a big collection of nametags from various meetings hanging on a wall in my office.) Excerpts of the schedule will appear below the fold, with scattered commentary, for those who […]

That Was the Year That Was?

The 2006 Locus Reader’s Poll is now up, with a convenient on-line ballot for you to vote for your favorite books and stories of the year. For those not in the know, Locus is sort of the trade magazine of the science fiction field, publishing extensive reviews, and also all manner of publishing news and […]

Choose Your Own Con Panel

Kate and I will once again be attending Boskone in a couple of weeks, and for the second year running, I’ll be on a handful of panels. I had a great time as a panelist last year, so I volunteered again, and I’ve been looking forward to finding out what I’ll be on. I got […]