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Archive for June, 2008
Jun 29th, 2008
Comments(0) The Science of Galaxy ZooMonday night Chris Lintott, another researcher and journalist and an all around cool guy, is going to be giving a talk here at SIUE (please come if you are local - more details and links to maps here). For those of you not in a position to drive to Southern Illinois, please watch the talk […] Read more...
Jun 23rd, 2008
Comments(6) Cleaning up the Light: Astroimaging and sodium lightsYesterday I spent the day at the MidAmerican Regional Astrophysics Conference. This year this roaming astronomy meeting was held just outside St Louis at St Charles Community College. I have to say I was really impressed with the quality of the presentations and the staff took care of me extraordinarily well. One of the ones […] Read more...
Jun 20th, 2008
Comments(4) Yes, there is water on Mars (Didn’t we know that?)In case you haven’t heard, NASA has come out and stated that the Phoenix Lander has <gasp of wonder> found ice on Mars. The little lander dug a cute little trench with its shovel and uncovered some white stuff that over the course of several days disappeared in a manner consistent with water ice sublimating […] Read more...
Jun 17th, 2008
Comments(5) Meet Me & Chris Lintott in Edwardsville! (near St. Louis)Summer “vacation” is turning into a busy series of talks and conferences.
Jun 15th, 2008
Comments(8) Multi-periodic Variables, or Playing Sudoku with StarsAs a researcher, I have to admit that I have been a bit unfocused, or perhaps dually focused is a better way to put it. My first research gig was doing a Quasar survey at 17 using a 6-meter optical telescope. My next job had me working in radio on T Tauri variable stars at […] Read more...
Jun 14th, 2008
Comments(4) The Space Shuttle: A Science Enabler (and random)Earlier this morning the space Shuttle Discovery landed down in Florida. This particular mission carried the JAXA’s Japanese Experiment Module (”Kibo” which means hope), to the International Space Station. This new addition to the ISS brings with it new opportunities for both pressured and exposed-to-space experiments. This is the third research module, after Destiny (US, […] Read more...
Jun 11th, 2008
Comments(11) A Dragon Singularity: The Big Bang and Quantum GravityOne of the questions I get most often is “Do you really think there are singularities at the centers of black holes?”
Jun 11th, 2008
Comments(19) Left Behind by those who JudgedOne of my colleagues sent me a link to what is by far one of the most disturbing websites I think I have ever seen (and I had a friend who used to work very hard to try and creep me out). It’s safe for work, but your reaction may or may not be. The […] Read more...
Jun 10th, 2008
Comments(2) AAS New Media ResourcesI’d like to start this post by publicly saying I couldn’t be prouder of how well everyone did in the workshops and sessions on new media. From handling random technical messes to giving presentations to remotely, from ad libbing demos to answer questions to just wiring computers and manning cameras - they did it all, […] Read more...
Jun 9th, 2008
Comments(6) Language of Virtual CommunicationsI’m coming to realize more and more than I live equally in virtual space and in real space. I collaborate with wonderful people spread around the world and I gab with them over Skype as we read one another’s blogs to see into one another’s worlds. Thursday, I even had a “Dang - these jeans […] Read more... |