Browsing Archive: December, 2010

New Year's Revolution!

Posted by Chris Bird on Friday, December 31, 2010, In : Events 
Well, my last posting was a review of everything that I have accomplished in the last year. This posting is a listing of what I hope to accomplish in the coming year. Check back in 365 days to see if I was right...

  1. I am going to try to get out more. Those who know me know that 99% of the time I can be found in front of one of many computer systems or at my robotics bench. Apparently there is this new thing called real reality - just like virtual reality except it actually exists! So hopefully ...
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The Year in Review

Posted by Chris Bird on Thursday, December 23, 2010,

 As 2010 comes to an end, it is a time to reflect on the past year. It has been a year of highs and lows in my family, but overall we have been fortunate.

This was the year that my grandma died at age 87, and that event brought all of her children to Victoria to attend her funeral and reconnect with each other. Unfortunately it was also the year that decisions had to be made about her estate, and those decisions divided the family – perhaps permanently. Over the years grandma had promised he...
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No Black Holes, No Surprise

Posted by Chris Bird on Monday, December 20, 2010,
I noticed this article on the news this morning, regarding the latest results from the LHC on micro-black holes. But allow me to start with a brief review of the subject...

According to Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, it is possible for an object to become so massive that not even light can escape it. This is called a black hole, and it requires a huge amount of mass and energy compressed into a small region. The energies required to produce even a tiny black hole at a particle accele...
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A Christmas Thought

Posted by on Sunday, December 12, 2010,

I saw this poem/commentary a few years back, and I think it is worth re-posting here:


I awake on Christmas morning, warm and comfortable on the sofa.

I couldn't wait for the morning to come, so I snuck down and slept with the tree and the presents, full of excitement and anticipation for the day to come.

All the lights are dark except for the tree, and the colors are reflecting off the walls and the floor in all shades of the rainbow.

The ornaments twinkle with reflected light and reflectio...


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Final Exam Tutorials...

Posted by Chris Bird on Wednesday, December 1, 2010,

In response to the requests I have been receiving over the last few days, I am going to hold a limited number of physics and mathematics tutorial sessions in preparation for final exams. I will of course be available for one-on-one tutoring as in previous years, and this year I am also going to try some group sessions (at a lower rate). 

I am willing to tutor in any of my fields of expertise, which includes undergraduate and graduate level physics (any course), undergraduate and graduate level...
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Dr. Christopher S. Bird I am a physicist recently graduated from the University of Victoria, with a doctorate in theoretical physics. I also have training in mathematics, engineering and computer programming.

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