Fun with science journalists

Filed under: Comics, English, Quantum, Science

Who ordered that particle?

Somehow, my blogging inspiration has reached a low. Fortunately, I ran into this post at Asymptotia where Clifford shows two great cartoons by Roz Chast. The one below was used as the cover of Symmetry Magazine. See if you can spot the “slightly less than real” ones! (Click on it for a larger version.)

(The title of my post, by the way, is based on a famous quote by particle physicist I.I. Rabi, who demanded “Who ordered that?” when he learned of yet another particle, the muon, being reported.)

Filed under: Comics, English, Quantum, Science, Second-hand blogging

Not quite Harry Potter (but with science and robots!)

(Okay, so I chose that title because the pi-effect has worn out…)

I don’t remember where exactly, probably on one of the physics blogs in the Mixed States collection, but some time ago I found a link to this comic about the adventures of an inquisitive girl in a mysterious school. Forbidden woods, ghosts, strange events happening, secrets from the past… and science projects and robots, too.

If this sounds like fun, check out Grunnerkrigg Court (that’s a link to the first episode). I’m not usually a comic reader, or a fantasy fan, but I’m hooked.

Filed under: Comics, Education, English, Hands-on math & science