David McCullough (1933-2022)

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I have been wanting to write about David McCullough who passed away recently and whose writings I always enjoyed. McCullough was admittedly ...

Book review: "The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age", by Steve Olson

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In the history of the Manhattan Project, Los Alamos has always been the star, and Hanford and Oak Ridge where plutonium and uranium respecti...

The root of diverse evil

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It wasn’t very long ago that I was rather enamored with the  New Atheist  movement, of which the most prominent proponent was Richard Dawkin...
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Book review: "Unraveling the Double Helix: The Lost Heroes of DNA", by Gareth Williams.

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Newton rightly decried that science progresses by standing on the shoulders of giants. But his often-quoted statement applies even more broa...

Brian Greene and John Preskill on Steven Weinberg

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There's a very nice tribute to Steven Weinberg by Brian Greene and John Preskill that I came across recently that is worth watching. We...

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away

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For a brief period earlier this week, social media and the world at large seemed to stop squabbling about politics and culture and united in...

Book Review: "The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, From the Shadows of the Dinosaurs to US", by Steve Brusatte

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A terrific book by Edinburgh paleontologist Steve Brusatte on the rise of the mammals. Engaging, personal and packed with simple explanation...

Book Review: "Don't Tell Me I Can't: An Ambitious Homeschooler's Journey", by Cole Summers (Kevin Cooper)

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I finished this book with a profound sense of loss combined with an inspired feeling of admiration for what young people can do. Cole Summe...
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Should a scientist have "faith"?

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Scientists like to think that they are objective and unbiased, driven by hard facts and evidence-based inquiry. They are proud of saying tha...