Bob Park’s What’s New: November 14, 2025No, Bob Park — the physicist who wrote the What’s New newsletter for years — did not write this. Instead, I am imagining what Park would…4d ago4d ago
Mark Hallett (1943–2025)Readers of this blog may remember neurologist Mark Hallett, who I featured three years ago in a post about his retirement from the National…4d ago4d ago
Bob Park’s What’s New: November 7, 2025No, Bob Park — the physicist who wrote the What’s New newsletter for years — did not write this. Instead, I am imagining what Park would…Nov 7Nov 7
The Pardee and Riley Experiment and the Discovery of mRNAToday I want to discuss an experiment that led to the discovery of messenger RNA (mRNA). Why did I choose to focus on one specific…Nov 7A response icon1Nov 7A response icon1
Believing the Endlessly Repeated Lie More than the TruthFighting against the Republican War on Science can be wearying. Sometimes I just need a break. So I read Life on the Mississippi, by Rinker…Nov 4Nov 4
Bob Park’s What’s New: October 31, 2025No, Bob Park — the physicist who wrote the What’s New newsletter for years — did not write this. Instead, I am imagining what Park would…Oct 31Oct 31
Madison Spach (1926–2025)Madison Stockton Spach died recently. An Instagram post by the account for the Duke Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship statedOct 31Oct 31
Bob Park’s What’s New: October 24, 2025No, Bob Park — the physicist who wrote the What’s New newsletter for years — did not write this. Instead, I am imagining what Park would…Oct 24Oct 24
Science Under SiegeI recently finished reading Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces That Threaten Our World, by Michael Mann and…Oct 24Oct 24
Bob Park’s What’s New: October 17, 2025No, Bob Park — the physicist who wrote the What’s New newsletter for years — did not write this. Instead, I am imagining what Park would…Oct 17Oct 17