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May 3High-Speed PhotographyIn college, I took a class in high-speed photography from Harold "Doc" Edgerton, inventor of the xenon strobe. We reproduced many of his...
Apr 1Cosmology ClassThe final assignment in Cosmology Class counted for most of our grade and I wanted to do something special. The junior students were...
Mar 1Tipping the BalanceBalance is so fundamental to nature that I think we take it for granted. Consider mathematics, our preeminent tool for describing natural...
Feb 2The Road to MediocritySorry. You're still in the pile. No, that's not the way to get out. The problem is not that you need a diploma, or better messaging, or a...
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Nov 1, 2021Celebration!Several years ago, I was working a large event for a successful Oakland-based conglomerate. I was impressed with the past performance of...
Oct 1, 2021Energy!In her latest book, Dare to Lead, Brené Brown recounts a story from Air Force Colonel, DeDe Halfhill, in which Colonel Halfhill's airmen...