What Do I Know?

 The Wiz was not high on my todo list.  It wasn't even on my todo list.  But when invited to accompany my daughter and granddaughter to ...

A spectacularly clear day when we left this morning for the Griffith Park Observatory.  The freeway was fairly empty and we made great time...

The other day I posted an LA Times list of science events or projects that would likely be in the news in 2019.   Science Magazine has also...

It's been, this is somewhat shocking to me, 30 years since my Dad died.  But today is his birthday and I celebrated by going for a swim ...

Anchorage has been sunny and hot.  For Anchorage that means 75˚F or more.  It's gotten into the low 80s some days this week - depends wh...

I wasn't sure what to do with this piece on diamonds.  It was interesting - both because of what it said and because it exposed a gap in...

As people look toward 2017 with relief that 2016 will be over, I have several thoughts. First, a lot of people probably think 2016 was gr...

First I got this Tweet from AuroraNotify Kp 5 forecast tonight, looking good!!!  https://t.co/ADMTUxALm9   pic.twitter.com/5bKPH8m4rX — ...

Well, almost a month. It seemed to me, though I'd never actually looked it up, that Easter and Passover were generally pretty close to...

Do you know how many humans are currently in space and where they are from?  How Many People Are In Space Right Now? tells you the current ...

I slept the first part of the flight up from Seattle. Then I looked out the window and wondered at the slight glow of a cloud. Could it be...

I can't recall reading any science fiction since I read Neal Stephenson's Diamond Age and then Snow Crash. Both those book...

It's been clear so Anchorage folks should be able to see the Perseids tonight. (I just checked outside and clear is gone.)  I've bee...

There's been a lot of bad mouthing of 'scientists' these days, mostly by some politicians who don't like what scientists are...

I'd been hearing the stories, but wondering if Alaska would have a good view and how to watch without burning my eyeballs. It's bee...