Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Armenian cosmic ray science

Interesting arcitle with pictures in the NYT about an old cosmic ray detector in Armenia maintained by a skeleton crew.

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Death of journalism?

I'd imagine most, if not all, readers of this blog recognize the name Dennis Overbye and therefore might find this somewhat personal story interesting.

Have there really been no leaks on how much Karpernick got from the NFL in his settlement? I'm hoping more than 8 digits (in USD).

Friday, July 06, 2018

Spiders fly via electrostatics

Interesting article on the spiders' ability to detect electric field and use it to propel themselves in air.