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[fixed] If Clocks Run Faster on the Moon, Why Does a Day Last a Whole Month?
[The first version of this for some reason didn’t include the link to the story! Apologies for that!] As a joke setup, that needs some work. Anyway, my...
If Clocks Run Faster on the Moon, Why Does a Day Last a Whole Month?
As a joke setup, that needs some work. Anyway, my latest for AGU Eos actually uses my expertise as a physicist trained in the theory of relativity! In brief,...
The Physics of Crowds
As an American science journalist — and someone who simply cares about human rights — I am distressed beyond words about the results of last week’s national...
On Christopher Columbus and Genetic Nationalism
Before getting into the topic of today’s newsletter, I wanted to thank everyone who donated after my last message! A few people unsubscribed, because...
Decision Point
Though I haven’t been anything close to regular about sending newsletters, I’ve been doing this for a while now. So, I wanted to talk through where we are...
It was either The Police or Soundgarden
September is shaping up to be extraordinarily busy even by my standards, so this (long overdue) newsletter installment will be to the point. First up: my...
Saving the planet from space rocks with radar
I have only one new publication scheduled this month, but it’s a big one: a feature article for AGU Eos about using radar to help defend Earth from hazardous...
Let This Radicalize You
“Let this radicalize you rather than lead you to despair.” -Mariame Kaba Honestly, things in general are not good right now, both in the United States where...
Hot Sun, Cold Ice
The newsletter silence lately has been because I have been working on no fewer than seven major pieces over the past months. One fell through, but two of...
Gary-mandering and Feline MAYHEM
I learned a few years ago that we all pronounce "gerrymandering" wrong. We say it like "Jerry", but 19th century Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry...
Ice Clouds and a New Cat
I know which bit of this newsletter is gonna grab your attention, so I'll keep the sciency bit brief. Turbulence Giveth, Turbulence Taketh Away High-altitude...
What Do Journalists Owe Our Communities
I know, it has been some time since my last newsletter. Life and health problems have intervened. However, I'm sitting here on a Sunday afternoon writing...
Past Tense, Present Tension
It's premature to wrap up 2023 just yet, but even with a month to go, I can declare it to have been one of the most difficult since becoming a full-time...
This Topic Was Inevitable
This Thursday is Thanksgiving in the United States, so it's an abbreviated work-week in which I must nevertheless pack a full normal amount of work. As a...
Mars, Wildebeest Math, and Vultures
Dear Dormice and Mad Hatters, I guess this is issue 3, so I'm keeping this thing going. As it sometimes happens, after a drought two new articles published...
Science, Human Rights, and Responsibility
One of my biggest science-writing influences is the late evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002). He had the enviable position of writing a...
Welcome to the Bowler Hat Science newsletter!
Welcome to my second attempt at a newsletter! My hope is to send two of these every month, consisting of up to three parts: Summaries and possible further...