Category Archives: Real Science

Occasional notes about my day job: curing cancer, cloning, that sort of thing, you know

More fuzzy dinosaurs

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Tom Hopp

I created furry dinosaurs in my Dinosaur Wars novels ten years ago, based on a simple, unproven, but reasonable thought. Continue reading →

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Saving lives–too busy to blog

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Tom Hopp

I wrote ’round-the-clock, literally, yesterday on our Investigational New Drug application. Continue reading →

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I’d like to thank

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Tom Hopp

I thanked the faculty, past and present, for their dedication to seeing each student live up to his or her full potential. Continue reading →

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Washington’s Ice Age Floods

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Tom Hopp

It all gets me to thinking. Can’t I come up with a story that weaves these colossal events into a plot filled with mystery and intrigue? Stay tuned. Continue reading →

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The largest animal that ever sat on a nest

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Tom Hopp

Here’s my best effort at demonstrating how a thirty-ton behemoth could gently lower itself down and cover its delicate eggs and hatchlings with its breast. Continue reading →

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Alamosaurus cover art image

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Tom Hopp

I decided to do what nobody else has done before me–I painted some images of sauropod dinosaurs lying down on their nests! Continue reading →

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The Ignimbrites of Mars

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Tom Hopp

Sorry rover scientists. I think you missed that call. The layers of chunky stone you’ve been seeing are the product of white-hot heat, not flowing water. Continue reading →

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My Alma Mater Likes Me

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Tom Hopp

When I browsed the resumes of other folks on that Wall of Fame, it was an exercise in feeling humble. Continue reading →

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Science Magazine likes me

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Tom Hopp

It’s nice to be told you were right, even if just a bit belatedly. Continue reading →

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Updating my science credentials

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Tom Hopp

In the interest of advancing science, or at least not holding it up any longer, I’m making the effort to get a long list of them scanned, converted to text, proof-read (ouch! what a long process!) and listed on my personal website. Continue reading →

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