A few news cycles ago, everyone was discussing the Trump administration's cruel policy of separating migrant children from their parents (and then losing track of them, which cannot be anyone's ideal of efficient government). This is a serious issue which … Continue reading
Imagine an art historian whose life work is to study Picasso paintings. She analyses the minute flecks of paint on each work, to determine their composition. She also goes to conferences where people divide the paintings into different eras, and … Continue reading
This prayer is on my mind today. It is often wrongly attributed to St. Francis, but is clearly modern. When something like this is repeated by enough different people, it can start to sound like a cliché, but none of … Continue reading
Even though I haven't been blogging much recently, I've still been accumulating a large number of links, far too many for one sitting. I've noticed that they all seem to mostly belong to two categories: Science or Sin. So that … Continue reading
For the last several months I've been very busy with job interviews and I haven't had much time to actually think about Physics, let alone blog about it. Sorry to everyone whose comments I've neglected in the meantime, but I … Continue reading
