... I also asked the boom'ster to correct my numerous grammatical errors and bad sentence structure. Apparently, he wants more money if I want him to do that....
Great work, booom0r. Very cool. I concur: "So you want to be a physicist..." is a nice series. It isn't easy to find resources like that. I wish I had...
I agree, too! I wish I had something like it when I was starting out. The book "A PhD is not Enough" is also helpful, but it, too, came out a little to late...
Hi Scott, Are you referring to "A Ph.D. Is Not Enough: A Guide to Survival in Science" by Peter J. Feibelman? It sounds quite interesting, how specific is it...
Thanks for all the wonderful response to the series. And yes, what Scott and Tom said was exactly the reason why I did it, since I had the same response. I...
Here is the list of Top Physics Stories of 2005 as compiled by AIP's Physics News Update. How many did you miss? http://www.aip.org/pnu/2005/split/757-1.html ...
OK, so it took longer than 2 weeks for me to get my rear end back into doing this, and even then, only for a short period of time. But that is what typically...
This will be the last vexer for 2005. After this, the vexers will go on hiatus till middle of January 2006. And unless my judgement has already taken an early...
If you are in the US, or a US citizen, and you don't get Physics Today, you may want to read this: http://www.physicstoday.org/vol-58/iss-12/p25.html Zz....
The scenario of imminent doom and gloom is a bit overdone. I guess they have to it that way to get their funding which is stated as being "the low estimate is...
... they ... being "the low ... days $500 ... on R ... 1118311, ... managed. ... consumerism. But ... really their ... The truth ... It isn't. This isn't just...
... wrote: [ Celal] > > I think there are a number of issues that need to be teased out. ... [ Zapper] > It isn't. This isn't just the first of such studies. ...
... <zapperz2000@y...> ... Last year, there was a study done NOT by some academics, but by INDUSTRIES. And you will note that the NAS panel included leaders ...
Physics has become a very expensive game - too expensive in many cases for any one government even the U.S. government to subsidise. So a lot of expensive...
... subsidise. ... way ... whole ... will ... invest ... be ... But this is where you are wrong. Those BIG-TICKET items are not the backbone of scientific...
<<<< But this is where you are wrong. Those BIG-TICKET items are not the backbone of scientific endeavor of US research efforts - in fact, it isn't for most...
... (even ... generation. ... have the ... creationist like ... know why ... unwise ... indicated ... years or so, ... I did? The downsizing that has been...
[ Celal] Now given the fact that everybody including a darwin hating creationist like ... know why ... unwise ... indicated ... years or so, ... [ Zapper] I...
OK, so it wasn't a good idea to end our vexer for the year with this difficult question. Oh well, better luck next year... ... poof! ... cathode. ... to ... a ...
This time, it is Physics Web that lists their top physics stories of the year that have appeared in their review. Again, see how many you have missed. ...
Here's one more of Scott's I TIM, I BIM motto. http://www.physlink.com/News/051229Emc2Einstein.cfm Happy New Year, everyone! I'll be spending the first week of...
My wife and I were watching Sky News on New Year's Eve when we saw a brief interview with Mike Hapgood about the so-called Leap Second. It really intrigued me....
Hi Celal, Tidal friction has always seemed like a very interesting topic to me, although I have never fully investigated it. One question of mine was answered...
Thanks Scott and a Happy New Year to you ! Celal ... my ... slows ... the ... the ... effect ... called ... its ... my ... but ... in ... a ... a ... has ... ...
This was a vexer a long time ago.... ... full ... Why? ... generally ... initially ... v.37, ... Ed., ... I'm digging this out because there's a more recent...
We're back, with a vengence! ... This is our first vexer of the year, and it's a doozy. There are more than one possible answer to this one. I may contact you...
Hey guys, I purchased for self-study a copy of F.Mandl's "Statistical Physics" textbook on the basis of Amaon reviews that it was the most clearly written etc....
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