Tag: cosmology

It’s the birthday of Ernest Rutherford, best known for presenting us with the first model of the atom that included electrons spinning around a tiny but relatively high-mass nucleus of the opposite charge.  He won a Nobel Prize in chemistry …

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I urge readers to sign up for the dictionary.com “word of the day.”  It usually takes just a few seconds to process each morning, and sometimes it’s an important learning experience. Today’s word: cosmology \koz-MOL-uh-jee\noun

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My talk the other day to the Santa Barbara Savvy Investors’ Club went very well.  As I told my wife when I pulled out of the driveway on my way, “It’s a room full of people who read a lot …

Talk on Sustainability Leaves Few Stones Unturned Read More »

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