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The University of Michigan’s Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory contains a “Physical Model Basin” for testing various ship designs. It can hold 750,000 gallons of water and its testing systems can supporting motion up to 22 ft/s.

Physical Model Basin

After my American Airlines flight finally departed Dallas last Sunday (after a two-hour weather delay) we swooped around the path of a massive storm system. You can see here one of the anvil-shaped clouds forming out of the lower cloud layer.

Storm clouds over Dallas

A child infected with measles, a disease easily prevented with a simple vaccination. From http://www.flickr.com/photos/julien_harneis/4140374881/ Please find below the letter I just sent to American Airlines pertaining to the claim by the Australian Vaccination Network (AVN) press release claiming that AA will give them a platform for their anti-vaccination message. […]

An Open Letter To American Airlines: No Platform for AVN

Preface: Many thanks to Profs. John Cotton, Randy Scalise, Ron Wetherington, and John Wise for their tireless efforts to promote science. Their perspectives on the scientific method, and the issues I outline below, have been a tremendous influence on my thinking and writing about this subject. I also thank Profs. […]

An Analysis of Attacks on Science

19:08: Conclusion of screening and talk. 19:07: ignoring the teaching of evolution is typical; it avoids the clashes with parents. 19:04: Q: Are there statistics on the teachers and their views? A: No, that information is not easily accessible – it might be considered an invasion of privacy. Here is, […]

Live Blogging from a screening of “Kansas v. Darwin”

Jodi cleans mint from the garden in preparation for making a fresh batch of limeade. Freshly colored eggs. The backyard. A drain near the green belt. Wild flowers near the green belt.

Photos from Easter weekend

Hidden by balloons

Birthday girl

Motorcyle Fail

Snow/rain mix

UFO over Allen

DonorCycle

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    February 14, 2026
    Happy valentine’s day to the virus currently ravaging my body. I hope you are having more of a party than I am.
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    February 10, 2026
    It was lovely tonight in #Toronto. Had a good time catching up with colleagues.

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