Quantumleap42

A blog by an astrophysicist mostly about things that have nothing to do with astrophysics.

Sunday, May 31, 2009

What I Like About the Earth: Part 1, Rain

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I like rain. It never ceases to amaze me that stuff will fall out of the sky and get things wet. Because I grew up in a desert I never saw m...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009

North Korea: Major Test for the UN and International Law

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The recent missile and nuclear tests carried out by North Korea present a major test for the efficacy and credibility of the United Nations ...

Some Movies That Don't Get As Much Recognition As They Should

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There are a great deal of movies out there. Some good, some bad, some somewhere in between. I have run across some movies that made me wonde...
Monday, May 18, 2009

Neighborly Inconvenience: Our Loss of Social Capital

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Yes it has been a while since I've posted anything, mostly due to tests, moving and other things. But I hope to keep writing the things ...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Spiritual Homelessness

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Because I have chosen to study physics I frequently am asked by people, "How do you reconcile what you study with your religion?" ...
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Sunday, April 19, 2009

Just How Small You Are: Part 2

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In my previous post I displayed a photo from NASA that showed a number of galaxies. I mentioned that there were hundreds, or even thousands ...
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Saturday, April 18, 2009

Just How Small You Are

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On my Google homepage I have the NASA Image of the Day and today's image struck me as particularly interesting. First, the image: Here ...
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I earned my PhD in physics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. My particular field of research is astrophysics and I like to study medium sized objects like galaxies, as opposed to stars (small), galaxy clusters (large) and the universe (very large).
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