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The Croation of the Universe

This title results from some of the worst handwriting in the Universe. My son says it sounds like a weirdly

I didn’t teach my students any of this!

Instead, this is what they wrote on assorted quizzes, tests, and term papers: Stars, little twinkling thing that rised up

The Issues of the Issue: JIR v52 #6

I apologize for the extreme delay. JIR has just broken out of an unwanted hiatus occasioned by my committing too

Students Need Imagination and Creativity, But Some Mismanage It.

In Fall 2016 I had more students than usual, and they committed more bloopers than usual: Much of what we

Welcome to “Everything in the Universe”, my blog on Science, Nature, and the Public. I often explore their intertwinings. New posts should appear
roughly weekly, so if you want to check regularly for new items, every Monday or Tuesday you ought to find something.

I don’t try to be literary, but I do think before I write, and write only when I have something to say. When news spurs a reaction, mine aren’t the
fastest knee-jerk comments, they’re more often a considered reflection.

Some entries are full-blown essays, others are ideas that can be presented briefly. I don’t yak and I don’t blather. When I don’t have anything to
say, I don’t say it. If my message needs 2 paragraphs, you don’t have to slog through 10 paragraphs to get to it. I try to get things right.

Please also enjoy my previously-published articles posted here.

Comments and suggestions are welcome: eMail me at normsperling [at] gmail.com. I read them all, but don’t always post them. To prevent descent into
harsh put-downs, political stabbings, rancor, advertising, and irrelevancy, I squelch those.