Physicist at Large

I'm posting my thoughts on Academaze as a single review rather than a series of chapter responses, because I was asked to post a review...

(Post title should be read to the tune of these opening lyrics.) OK, you loyal followers of my grumpy blog.  We need to talk about Theran...

OK, kids, gather around and learn some statistics.  Suppose that you're well-meaning and conscientious and want to make sure that colleg...

I can't read anymore of Anna Karenina .  I can't.  I tried, and made it 100 pages, but it's so slow, and the day-to-day activiti...

I have graded my final exam and looked at correlations between homework scores and test scores.  Besides looking at overall homework average...

I was interviewed to provide a critical perspective for an article about Eric Mazur in the Chronicle of Higher Education  (paywall). There a...

I have been reading fiction lately, and the themes of this blog are much more suited to discussing non-fiction than fiction (unless we count...