Tomie De PaolaChildren’s book author Tomie De Paola died five years ago last Sunday. I fondly recall reading De Paola’s books to my daughters Stephanie…10h ago10h ago
The Rest of the Story 5Bill grew up in Schenectady, New York, the youngest of four children. While a child he became interested in science because of his…Mar 28Mar 28
The Three Stooges of ScienceWhat we are seeing now is the destruction and vilification of American science. We in America are making a mockery of what science means…Mar 27Mar 27
Dipole-Dipole InteractionOne strength of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology is its many homework problems. The problems stress (but perhaps not enough)…Mar 21Mar 21
A “Sinister” GoalLast Monday the Secretary of the Department of Energy, Chris Wright, called the effort to achieve net zero carbon emissions a “sinister…Mar 16Mar 16
The First Measurement of the MagnetocardiogramA couple years ago, I published a review article titled “ Biomagnetism: The First Sixty Years.” I wrote about that article before in this…Mar 14Mar 14
The Lysenko AffairIn The Eighth Day of Creation: The Makers of the Revolution in Biology, Horace Freeland Judson describes the Lysenko affair, when a…Mar 13Mar 13
Einstein and FauciI subscribe to Timothy Snyder’s newsletter, and today there was a guest essay by Laurie Winer. Part of it discussed how Albert Einstein…Mar 13Mar 13
Why I Stand Up for ScienceYesterday was the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington DC. Although I wasn’t there, I support this effort. There is currently a…Mar 8Mar 8
Einstein and SmoluchowskiIn Chapter 4 of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology, Russ Hobbie and I discuss the Einstein relationship between diffusion and…Mar 7Mar 7