So I Started Watching Numb3rs…
I was trained as a theoretical physicist, which is something that my current job in the aerospace industry somewhat belies. Last night, Netflix suggested that I start watching this show called Numb3rs....
View ArticleStudying for the MCAT: Day 16
Just over two weeks into studying for the MCAT and I’m just a bit more than a week behind. Part of that is because I was on the road for 7 days and got almost nothing done at all while I was gone....
View ArticlePardon Me, While I Nerd Out for a Moment
A few days ago, I received a text message from a friend of mine that works as a particle physicist. All it said was “Up, Strange, and Bottom”. I won’t divulge any additional information, so as to...
View ArticleWill I Miss Physics?
On my latest post, I received the following comment: This post sounds just like a physical science MCAT passage. Once I was done reading, I was expecting a series of questions. Ha! Ha! It is actually...
View ArticleAdvice to a High School Pre-Med
I was looking through my comments this afternoon and saw this. I had meant to write a brief response but got distracted with some other things. So, I figured that I would respond in a post. I’m in...
View ArticleFirst Round of Exams Already Upon Us
We had our first biochemistry exam yesterday and I think it went pretty well. For some reason, everyone really wanted to know how I’d solved the problems after the exam. I tend to hate post-exam...
View ArticleThat Neutrino Thang!
Edit: Here is a link to the results which were posted during the night. According to the mainstream media, some new discoveries at CERN seem to indicate that neutrinos can travel faster than light....
View ArticleAn Update on the Electronic Migration
This may actually wind up being two posts in one if I end up getting long-winded. Before I get into it, I want to say thanks to all my readers – I started this blog a bit over two years ago, a couple...
View ArticleRemember that Neutrino Discovery at CERN?
Several months ago, CERN announced that their neutrino experiments had shown that neutrinos might be traveling faster than the speed of light. I wrote about it at the time and mentioned that I didn’t...
View ArticlePictures of the Super Kamiokande Neutrino Detector
Here are a couple of pictures of the Super Kamiokande neutrino detector. My favorite one is the one on the side which shows the guys in the rowboat out in the middle of what looks like a lake. That...
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