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Transmittance of radiation by atmospheric gases as a function of wavelength in the UV, visible, and infrared parts of the spectrum.

High temperatures in Texas have been above 100 for over a month. When we park our car to go shopping, there is rarely any tree shade in which to place the car. As a result, the car is left in the direct glare of the sun, with windows closed (since […]

The Greenhouse Effect Part 2: Hot Car, Hot Earth

A simplified illustration of the greenhouse effect and its part in the cycle of enegy flow on earth.

Most of the time, organizations like Media Matters are a bit too left-wing for my tastes. However, recently they blogged [1] about a Fox News segment where a meteorologist [2] claimed that one of the laws of thermodynamics “proves” that global warming cannot happen. The stark scientific ignorance illustrated by […]

The Greenhouse Effect Part 1: Temperature and Thermodynamics

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Blue litmus paper turns red in the presence of an acid.

An interesting article from the British newspaper, The Guardian, explores how obtaining support from the Republican base is incompatible with accepting evidence and scientific consensus on anthropogenic global climate change [1]. In fact, the article claims, climate denial is the litmus test for any “serious” Republican candidate. I found this […]

Measuring Republican pH

Home!

It’s nice to be home at our house again. After all of the strange twists and turns that this summer has taken, it was nice to be excited to come home, watch some Battlestar Galactica, and relax.

Home!

Bridge

Heading home to Dallas

Hosts the annual Festival of Lights

Shannon Springs Park

Scenes from the University of Arts and Sciences of Oklahoma

Streetview

Scenes from a half-unpacked house

More of my sister’s new house

More of the house

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Appliantology

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    May 28, 2026
    Curious about #SuperCDMS? I had the pleasure of chatting with “Morning North” host Markus Schwabe about the recent milestones in this cool experiment.https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-41-morning-north/clip/16208508-searching-dark-matter-sudburys-snolabIf that […]
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    May 28, 2026
    Fundamentally, #SuperCDMS is a bunch of really awesome people trying very hard to solve one of the most difficult questions in the universe: why […]

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