Society of Physics Students

Week 3: Physics and Politics

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Kearns Louis-Jean

This was yet another eventful week in the life of an SPS SOCK Intern. Monday we made a lot of progress in narrowing down all the ideas for experiments for this year's SOCK.

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Nicole Quist

SPS SOCK (Science Outreach Catalyst Kit) Intern

Week 10: Week of the Parthian Shot

Friday, August 9, 2013

Caleb Heath

Despite the title, I have nothing barbed to say about this week, except to wish that someone would hurry up and invent practical transporters. I would have saved considerable time at the airport. More importantly, I could come back at will.

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Week 9: Week of the Last Hurrah

Friday, August 2, 2013

Caleb Heath

It’s been sitting on my shelf for months now, that little wind-up wonder with the AIP logo on its rotating breast. It hasn’t moved since I played with it the first Monday morning at the office. The office . . . that’s how I think of it now. And home . . .

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Week 8: Week of the Regnant Solemnity

Friday, July 26, 2013

Caleb Heath

There is a meditative quality unique to mechanical labor. The fingers move and the mind goes away; when it returns, it finds the products of the body strewn all about it. Time disappears, and then only the creation remains.

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Week 7: Week of the Screaming Propagation

Friday, July 19, 2013

Caleb Heath

It is now redundant to say that this has been a busy week. All weeks henceforth (that is, the next two and half) will be busy as we work hard to finish our projects. When we are not working, we shall be touring.

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Week 6: Week of the Titans

Friday, July 12, 2013

Caleb Heath

July 8-12, 2013

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Week 6: Week of the Titans

Friday, July 12, 2013

Caleb Heath

It’s been a busier week than usual. On Wednesday, we went to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. I wasn’t really sure what to expect, but I didn’t foresee sitting in on an address by the NASA Administrator (which is apparently the position of head honcho).

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Week 5: Week of the Pyroclastic Rain

Friday, July 5, 2013

Caleb Heath

Today, we celebrate – our Independence Day!

Actually it was Thursday, but the virtues of a holiday should be celebrated every day. There are so many ways to exercise our liberty.

The third of Hu Jintao’s Eight Honors and Eight Shames says, “Follow science; discard ignorance.”

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Week 4: Week of the Curious Transactions

Friday, June 28, 2013

Caleb Heath

Nicole and I visited NIST last Friday to get prepared for the upcoming Summer Institute. There was a fruitful discussion of ideas, some precipitous meetings, and then we got to unpack toys.

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