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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…

6 min readNov 12, 2020

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My Love Affair with Cooking

from Matzo Balls to Boeuf Bourguignon

5 min readNov 23, 2021

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My Love Affair with Cooking

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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…

8 min readOct 25, 2021

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How the Manipulation of Energy Propels Civilization Forward

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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…

7 min readOct 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…

7 min readSep 9, 2021

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The Quantum Link Between Dogs and Humans

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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…

9 min readAug 2, 2021

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Are Nanosuits in Our Near Future?

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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…

5 min readJun 28, 2021

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The Rewards and Perils of Mining the Ocean Floor

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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…

5 min readMay 31, 2021

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I Dog-Bot

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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…

8 min readMay 18, 2021

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

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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…

8 min readApr 17, 2021

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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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