Let’s Get Critical!
By Dr. Zoomie
In some of my other posts, I’ve explained what’s meant by “criticality” with regards to ...
Read moreRadiation: By The Numbers
By Dr. Zoomie
So there’s this rock that’s sitting about a meter from where I’m sitting right now. ...
Read moreRadioactive Gems and Jewelry
By Dr. Zoomie
Radiation and radioactivity were discovered more than a century ago and it didn’t take long ...
Read moreAre You Afraid of Your Phone?
By Dr. Zoomie
I got my first cell phone about 30 years ago – one generation ago in ...
Read moreNORM Who?
By Dr. Zoomie
My very first radiological consulting project was for a glass-making company; they were re-bricking one ...
Read moreCosmic Rays
By Dr. Zoomie
I’m a geek. I’ve gotten used to this fact, as have my children, my wife, ...
Read moreOklo’s Natural Nuclear Fission Reactors
By Dr. Zoomie
A bit over six billion years ago a star exploded somewhere in our galaxy – ...
Read moreChina’s Taishan Nuclear Power Plant
By Dr. Zoomie
Why we should care about noble gases So a friend sent me an email on ...
Read moreMy Day With Radiation
By Dr. Zoomie
So…I’m a radiation safety professional, which means that I have a bunch of radiation detectors ...
Read moreLooking for U
By Dr. Zoomie
The 1950s were optimistic years in the U.S. – the economy was booming, we were ...
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