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Sunday, March 8, 2026

First possible signs of other life on exoplanets...

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  In my classes, over the past two weeks, the topic of other life in the universe became a topic everyone is interested in. Students asked f...
Sunday, March 1, 2026

Still figuring out Special Relativity 120 years after its publication! Science never stops learning

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 In my classes, we get into length contraction when it comes to  Einstein's special theory of relativity . When objects move, their leng...
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Project potential: Study how effective humans are at finding reality vs deep fakes

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 A  recent study found that AI algorithms identify Deep Fake images quite a bit better than humans.  Humans identified them basically at 50%...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

MIT algorithm shows surprising result - it takes less data to find optimal solutions to certain problems

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 For more complex types of problem solving, such as different types of operations type problems like supply chain management, or electrical ...

Computational science - Example of how AI is having an impact

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 Advanced AI's have been used in high-level science research for some time, long before it became a thing with the public. If you want t...
Thursday, January 1, 2026

Time for Top 10 lists of Science stories

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 I'll only list one here, but take your favorite science site or magazine, and it's bound to have the editors' picks for the top...
Sunday, November 30, 2025

A favorite quote - and it's relevant to the present

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 One of my favorite quotes comes from the legendary physicist Richard Feynman:  "Just because you know the name of something, does not ...