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Part 1:  I am so proud of Soul (aka EmmaRose).  She and the entire Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestra (GCTYO) did absolutely amazing last night representing the United States of America at the Australian International Music Festival.  They played the Sydney Opera House! What a super fun and beautiful night!! Part 2: During the day we…

Monday we visited Phillip Island wildlife sanctuary.  We saw the koalas, wallabies, and little blue penguins.   Everything was amazing!  I would have thought there would have been more penguins for the penguin parade but getting to observe the mountain climbing, super social, beautiful creatures fight and dance in the wild from feet away was amazing!…

This week I am in Melbourne Australia with my kid and their Orchestra.  We left on July 2nd early in the morning and arrived July 5th in the evening.  It was a llllooonnnnggg trip.  Canceled flights, long layovers, so much waiting around… The short story (and likely the way we will remember this) doesn’t sound…

We are wrapping up extra time in the first half of my career as a professor. And the whistle is about to blow any moment. Since it’s World Cup time, I thought I would start with a soccer analogy.   As someone who loves to watch the occasional soccer match, especially during the World Cup, but…

If there was ever a book that screamed I should read it – this is the one.  Quantum Bullsh*t: How to Ruin Your Life with Advice from Quantum Physics I just finished it and I’ll even recommend it, but… There are so many thoughts jumbled up in my head. It’s hard to separate them all…

As you may know, I have a rather lengthy commute. And as you can imagine, the behavior of other drivers on the road is often the most frustrating part of my day. So I am thinking about buliding a new ap (what do you think): While driving, you look at somebody who’s done something stupid…

Check out this awesome workshop for physics teachers on Long Island put together by BNL and QuarkNet on AI.  Its going to be a hoot.  (Pre-Service Teachers are not eligible for the STIPEND but can still participate.)  Here is the top of the flier: The full flier can be found here: Click to access AI-Un-Workshop-–-QuarkNet-@-BNL-1-1.pdf

It was wonderful to have worked closely with Mariane Diby and Kylie Goldade during their time at Adelphi. Both are going to be have success in their chosen fields in graduate school. A lot of people avoid physics because it is hard. But the thing is that people who tackle physics tend to have amazing…

I am so honored that my workshop Be A Shark: The secret sauce for success after school will be held at the AAAS S-STEM Meeting in Washington DC on October 10, 2026. I have been doing this workshop for a couple of years with SPS (society of physics students) and associated conferences and workshops. It…

I was so happy to be invited to provide commentary after the movie The Martian at the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington.  They have this cool grant for scientists to provide commentary after watching a movie to the community.  It was a hoot.  And it jives with my message in my first community book. Okay…