Posted by: ozymandias1 on: March 9, 2010
Yes, yes, yes, yes! Just read this online article from Simon Jenkins in the Guardian I devour popular science, finding its history and its wonder a constant delight. . . . It is a mystery how so many science teachers can be so bad at their jobs that most children of my acquaintance cannot wait [...]
Posted by: ozymandias1 on: February 3, 2009
I’m suspect it may not have been part of his overall plan, but the death of John Updike coincided (can I say ‘nicely’?) with our class on Neutrinos. There are some strange particles out there, but not many as strange as the neutrino. Here’s what the syllabus has to say on neutrinos: If momentum is [...]