Chad Orzel 

@chadorzel
I'm a physicist, professor, blogger, and author of popular science books.

A response to an online manifesto about research and development that says some correct things about academia but ultimately fails because I think it’s founded on an unexamined assumption.

Unbundling and Underfunding

It’s not technically obligatory to write something about the Super Bowl, but it sorta-kinda is:

A Superbness of Owls

In which a dinner conversation leads me to reconsider a classic #physics demo of air pressure, and then write it up for the blog:

Why Does The Card Fall?
Luka and AD and HR and Teenage Conversation Fodder

A pretty straightforward ask:

Request: Recommend Me Another Reacher

A bit of physics, discussing a kind of classification of measurement techniques as I start to prep for a workshop I’ve agreed to do this summer.

Quantum Waves and Their Uses

Some delayed commentary on this past weekend’s conference championship games, which were a tough watch for a Giants fan.

Are You Ready for Some Armored Rugby?