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Time & the River: The Joys of Biking

My alarm goes off at 6:00 just as the early morning sun floods my bedroom. I check the surface of the Hudson River below my window, and…

Nov 12, 2020

Time & the River: The Joys of Biking

Nov 12, 2020

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My Love Affair with Cooking

from Matzo Balls to Boeuf Bourguignon

Nov 23, 2021

My Love Affair with Cooking

Nov 23, 2021

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How the Manipulation of Energy Propels Civilization Forward

The year is 2075 and I’m walking along the 20-mile stretch of California beach that connects Monterrey and Santa Cruz. I love spotting…

Oct 25, 2021

How the Manipulation of Energy Propels Civilization Forward

Oct 25, 2021

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The Search for Advanced Civilizations in the Universe

In the film Contact, Radio-astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway receives a message from the Vega star system which is 26 light years away from…

Oct 10, 2021

The Search for Advanced Civilizations in the Universe

Oct 10, 2021

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The Quantum Link Between Dogs and Humans

In the 2009 film Hachi: A Dog’s Tale, a professor of music finds a lost puppy at the train station and takes him home for the night. The…

Sep 9, 2021

The Quantum Link Between Dogs and Humans

Sep 9, 2021

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Are Nanosuits in Our Near Future?

When I was a teenager living in Brooklyn of the 1950s, I did not know how to defend myself and was constantly afraid of violence from older…

Aug 2, 2021

Are Nanosuits in Our Near Future?

Aug 2, 2021

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The Rewards and Perils of Mining the Ocean Floor

As far back as I can remember, I loved the ocean. I grew up in Brooklyn and spent as much time as I could swimming in salt water. As I grew…

Jun 28, 2021

The Rewards and Perils of Mining the Ocean Floor

Jun 28, 2021

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I Dog-Bot

I’d been living by myself in an apartment in New Jersey for two years and getting increasingly lonely. My nightly dinners and weekends…

May 31, 2021

I Dog-Bot

May 31, 2021

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Will Quantum Computers be Able to Solve Any Problem in Seconds?

In 1957 I began studying physics during my freshman year at Columbia University. This inspired my best friend, the editor of the college…

May 18, 2021

Will Quantum Computers be Able to Solve Any Problem in Seconds?

May 18, 2021

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How a New Generation of Eco-Warriors is Saving the Planet from the Onslaught of Plastics

Fifty years ago, I was an earth science teacher in the town of Larchmont, NY. At that time, the concept of recycling was relatively new…

Apr 17, 2021

How a New Generation of Eco-Warriors is Saving the Planet from the Onslaught of Plastics

Apr 17, 2021

Michael Franzblau PhD

Michael Franzblau PhD

Michael Franzblau is a NJ-based writer and educator with a PhD in physics. His new book, ”Science Goes to the Movies,” links sci-fi movies with current science.

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