It’s been three years since I first read Linda’s story and reviewed it here on Physics and Art. I’m thrilled to hear that it is being re-released and am honored to host Linda here on this blog. So without further delay, I’ll hand you over to Linda. A LONG AND WINDING ROAD: A CAREGIVER’S TALE …
Category Archives: nonfiction
Culling the Human Race
This article talks about how a very small mutation allowed the H7N9 flu virus to jump from birds to humans, and it disturbs me for two reasons. The first is how minor the change was that allowed this to happen. The second is how long after the fact the science is catching up to this virus. What if …
Energy resolution in nuclear weapons detection.
This paper was developed to introduce a metric that quantifies the role of energy resolution in the identification of nuclear isotopes.
Book Review of WHAT DREAMS MAY COME
I’ve often been disappointed by a movie based on a book I like. However, when I find that a movie I like is based on a novel I haven’t read, I often find I like the novel. After the death of Robin Williams, I thought about his movie What Dreams May Come. I love this …
Book Review of A Long and Winding Road: A Caregiver’s Tale of Life, Love, and Chaos
Linda Brendle’s A Long and Winding Road: A Caregiver’s Tale of Life, Love, and Chaos is an account of her time as caregiver to her parents in their later years as their health failed. It focuses especially on a long RV trip that she and her husband took with them. It is filled with accounts …
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