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Between the Romans and the Lions

The other day I had an Astronomy Cast fan send me an email asking where I fall on the Dawkin’s Continuum. He was referring to the belief scale that Richard Dawkins laid out in his new book, The God Delusion. Within this system, individuals are divided by their...

It is all a Function of Mass

Throughout math and physics certain trends occur over and over. The unique numbers of pi and phi (the golden ratio) respectively define circles and spirals. The mathematical forms of the equations for gravitational force and electric force are the same, and the...

AAS – Austin, TX

I get to go (subject to funding) and be the proud academic parent as at least 1, and possibly 2, of my students present their first papers.

AAVSO 2007 Fall Meeting

Still not sure what I’ll be up to, but I plan on being there to enjoy the first meeting in the new building 🙂

AAPT – Greensboro, NC

I’ll be giving a workshop and assisting in a panel discussion at the AAPT Greensboro meeting. Workshop Doing Real Science Projects with Small Telescopes Pamela L. Gay In this workshop participants will get resources on how they can get involved in real science...