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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Gravity - The Love Story I: Black Holes Are Not 'Universal' Drains

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This semester I am teaching a conceptual physics class at LSU that uses minimal mathematics to understand how the Universe works.  Yesterday...
Thursday, September 13, 2012

Q: If Light is Stretched/Compressed by a GW, Why Use Light Inside LIGO?

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Wow!  It's been a while since I've posted...  After the start of a new semester (I have 150 students in the class I am teaching at L...
Thursday, August 23, 2012

My New Jobs and Working in Academia

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THE NEW JOBS I've talked before about my current position as a postdoc (short for postdoctoral scholar/researcher/fellow/etc.).  This...
Friday, August 10, 2012

The Journey of a Gravitational Wave III: GWs Stretch Out

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What happens to a gravitational wave between when it is produced and when LIGO can detect it?  It turns out not much, which makes it a key ...
Thursday, July 26, 2012

The Journey of a Gravitational Wave II: GWs Get Bent

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What happens to a gravitational wave between when it is produced and when LIGO can detect it?  It turns out not much, which makes it a key ...
Thursday, July 12, 2012

The Journey of a Gravitational Wave I: GWs Cast No Shadows!

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What happens to a gravitational wave between when it is produced and when LIGO can detect it?  It turns out not much, which makes it a key n...
Thursday, July 5, 2012

What Is a Higgs Boson?, What Did CERN See?, and Why It's a Big Deal!

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This is my disclaimer - I AM NOT A PARTICLE PHYSICIST!   Therefore, this subject does not fall into my realm of expertise.  However, I do ha...