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May 6, 20154 min read
The Other Half of History
At the Wednesday, May 6, 2015, gathering of the Rotary Club of South Bend, I was the guest speaker, at which I addressed local...
Apr 2, 20152 min read
Space Station Buzzes by Planets
April 6 The ISS rises in the the southwest around 8:46 p.m. EDT. It peaks in brightness (mag.= -3.4) around 8:49:20 p.m., right when...
Mar 20, 20152 min read
Training at Yerkes
I envision the day when a kid from a middle school in South Bend can go online and access a research-grade telescope to capture and...
Mar 3, 20153 min read
Celestial Predictions for South Bend
After 150 orbits around the sun, the City of South Bend will celebrate its sesquicentennial on May 22, 2015. What will the celestial...
Feb 23, 20152 min read
Zooming in on a Chimney
Science enthusiasts shared their passions and projects at Discover...Science, a February highlight of South Bend's 150th birthday party. ...
Feb 12, 20152 min read
Preview of the May Sky
Here's a preview of the past. Imagine the night sky when South Bend was founded. A starry night, one hundred fifty years ago. Back...
Feb 11, 20151 min read
Discover...Science for Non-Scientists
Each month during South Bend's 150th birthday, a theme draws attention to different aspects of the city's past, present, and future. In...
Jan 29, 20151 min read
Eltanin at Science Alive
Visitors to 2015 Science Alive at the St. Joseph County Public Library on February 7 can make a simple starfinder to locate South Bend's...
Jan 12, 20154 min read
Science With Balloons
At a recent South Bend Science Cafe that addressed the spectra of lights, I was bound to the main rule for presenters--you can show no...
Dec 16, 20141 min read
Two Photons Walk Into a Bar...
Got a snazzy "light" punchline? Please send me your zingers and we'll announce the best replies at South Bend Science Cafe on Monday,...