

- May 6, 2015
- 4 min
The Other Half of History
At the Wednesday, May 6, 2015, gathering of the Rotary Club of South Bend, I was the guest speaker, at which I addressed local...

- Apr 2, 2015
- 2 min
Space Station Buzzes by Planets
April 6 The ISS rises in the the southwest around 8:46 p.m. EDT. It peaks in brightness (mag.= -3.4) around 8:49:20 p.m., right when...


- Mar 20, 2015
- 2 min
Training at Yerkes
I envision the day when a kid from a middle school in South Bend can go online and access a research-grade telescope to capture and...

- Mar 3, 2015
- 3 min
Celestial Predictions for South Bend
After 150 orbits around the sun, the City of South Bend will celebrate its sesquicentennial on May 22, 2015. What will the celestial...


- Feb 23, 2015
- 2 min
Zooming in on a Chimney
Science enthusiasts shared their passions and projects at Discover...Science, a February highlight of South Bend's 150th birthday party. ...

- Feb 12, 2015
- 2 min
Preview of the May Sky
Here's a preview of the past. Imagine the night sky when South Bend was founded. A starry night, one hundred fifty years ago. Back...


- Feb 12, 2015
- 1 min
Discover...Science for Non-Scientists
Each month during South Bend's 150th birthday, a theme draws attention to different aspects of the city's past, present, and future. In...

- Jan 30, 2015
- 1 min
Eltanin at Science Alive
Visitors to 2015 Science Alive at the St. Joseph County Public Library on February 7 can make a simple starfinder to locate South Bend's...


- Jan 13, 2015
- 4 min
Science With Balloons
At a recent South Bend Science Cafe that addressed the spectra of lights, I was bound to the main rule for presenters--you can show no...


- Dec 16, 2014
- 1 min
Two Photons Walk Into a Bar...
Got a snazzy "light" punchline? Please send me your zingers and we'll announce the best replies at South Bend Science Cafe on Monday,...