Physics Prof, UIllinois; APS Fellow; ex-nuclear, now baseball physicist; SABR Chadwick Award. Interests: US history; ConLaw; politics; WWI. All views my own.
Champaign IL
Joined June 2009
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Today's show is available in Podcast Form NOW!
Alan Nathan, Professor Emeritus of Physics at University of Illinois on baseball bat construction and the physical factors that impacted the Home Run Derby
HR Derby | Cal Raleigh | MLB Post-All Star | Wimbledon
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Alan Nathan retweeted
BRAVO to Maine Governor Janet Mills for slapping petty tyrant trump in the face with her calmly defiant "see you in court."
THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE. 🔥🔥🔥
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Maine Governor Janet Mills is reportedly considering a run for the U.S. Senate against GOP incumbent Susan Collins. After taking on Donald Trump today, she’s shown that she has what it takes to win this race.
RETWEET if you would support @GovJanetMills for the Senate!
Alan Nathan retweeted
OK, I'm just saying ... his header photo is of the Chicago Cubs.
SIGN HIMMMMMMM!!!!!
Uncatchable Knuckleballs! 😳
Kenny Serwa's uncatchable knuckleballs (up to 88.5mph). @KennySerwa
Thanks to @TreadAthletics for the clips.
Alan Nathan retweeted
December 25, 1924: 100 years ago, Rod Serling is born.
As he put it: “I was a Christmas present that was delivered unwrapped.”
Lois Nettleton (“The Midnight Sun”) called him “a lovely gift to the world,” and who could disagree?
A toast to all on the centennial of Rod’s birth!
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I have many fond @WhiteHouse memories
Daddy was the first @NBA Player to get the Presidential Medal of Freedom!
Thanks, @BarackObama!
Proud @celtics family member!
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Did you know … 70 members of Baseball’s Hall of Fame served in the United States military during times of war? #VeteransDay
ALT 70 Hall of Famers served in the U.S. Military: Pictured: Black and white photos of Yogi Berra, Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays and Ted Williams in their service uniforms.
Alan Nathan retweeted
Peter Weir’s Witness” is a near-perfect film, and this was one of the best “Holy s#&!” scenes of any 1980s movie. Not a word of dialogue as we see the reveal through the eyes of Samuel, with John Book then realizing what’s happening. Incredible music by the great Maurice Jarre.
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Paul Dirac, who spent his last ten years (1974-84) at @FSUPhysics, is considered to be one of the most important physicists in history. He is honored at @floridastate through both the naming of the campus science library and a statue of him. Which at Halloween becomes...
Alan Nathan retweeted
i’ll bet you thought for a physics-related halloween costume i’d go oppenheimer.
wrong!
hbar-bie. happy halloween 🎃
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The @nytimes covered Trump’s "gig" at McDonald's in at least seven articles but missed this photo by Bucks County Herald freelance photographer Sara Pinkus.
Pinkus, a retired bank manager who describes herself as a “photo enthusiast,” made the most telling image of the day.
Alan Nathan retweeted
Nuclear physicists and particle physicists see the world in different ways -- but now a new model of the nuclei combines both views ow.ly/rmY350TWpt5
Alan Nathan retweeted
Just another reminder that Trump does not need to "sign a nationwide abortion ban into law."
If elected, all he needs is an AG and DOJ willing to revive the (now-dormant) 1873 Comstock Act, which prohibits mailing abortion pills and other implements used to provide abortions.
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New statement from Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein: "We respect the traditional independence of the editorial page, but this decision 11 days out from the 2024 presidential election ignores the Washington Post's own overwhelming reportorial evidence on the threat Donald Trump poses to democracy. Under Jeff Bezos’s ownership, the Washington Post’s news operation has used its abundant resources to rigorously investigate the danger and damage a second Trump presidency could cause to the future of American democracy and that makes this decision even more surprising and disappointing, especially this late in the electoral process."
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'It's the blueprint. The blueprint for success. The blueprint for making people care. The blueprint for fun. That was what this documentary truly delivered.'
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