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Nov 12, 2020

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…

Time & the River: The Joys of Biking

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Nov 23, 2021

My Love Affair with Cooking

from Matzo Balls to Boeuf Bourguignon

My Love Affair with Cooking

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Oct 25, 2021

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…

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Oct 10, 2021

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…

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Sep 9, 2021

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…

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Aug 2, 2021

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…

Are Nanosuits in Our Near Future?

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Jun 28, 2021

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…

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May 31, 2021

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…

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May 18, 2021

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…

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

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Apr 17, 2021

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…

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

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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