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Archive for July, 2008
Jul 31st, 2008
Comments(3) Astronomy Education in the Era of Web 2.0Currently, I’m at SSU learning how teachers teach astronomy and physics concepts related to the types of high energy astrophysics that will be studied in by the recently launch GLAST telescope. I flew out so that I could teach these master teachers about teaching astronomy new media, but I have to admit that I’m picking [...] Read more...
Jul 25th, 2008
Comments(6) Silly ExperimentA few weeks ago in the middle of a meeting, Chris Lintott piped up, “One more line and you’ll have a haiku.” So, I responded “This isn’t that line,” which managed to have the required 5 syllables.
Jul 24th, 2008
Comments(0) Carnival of SpaceIt Flies, it Sings, its the Flying Singer hosting this week’s Carnival of Space over on Music of the Spheres.
Jul 21st, 2008
Comments(10) Unifying Concepts and LanguageAstronomy is filled with ideas that share too many different names. For instance, an Quasar is also a QSO is also an Active Galactic Nuclei. In our solar system, where we once had a bunch of specific objects, we now have terrestrial planets, gaseous planets, asteroids, and icy bodies (and 1 star too). As science [...] Read more...
Jul 20th, 2008
Comments(13) Summer Days Drift toward Syllabus TimeLast Friday I looked at my calendar and had the terrifying realization that I had 3 days of freedom before I started a long series of trips that would culminate in the first day of classes.
Jul 19th, 2008
Comments(0) Carnival of SpaceI love the name of this blog: The Angry Astronomer!
Jul 16th, 2008
Comments(12) The Grant Application Pwnd MeIf you noticed I’ve been strangely silent for the past couple weeks, it’s because I’ve been writing in other windows. Earlier today, I had the rather frightening realization that between writing a grant, writing documentation, and some personal writing projects, I’d (with a lot of help from colleagues) produced 150 pages of worth of potential [...] Read more...
Jul 12th, 2008
Comments(1) Carnival of SpaceThis week’s carnival of space is over on the Discovery Blogs, where several folks I know (including my collaborator Chris Lintott) contribute. Check out the carnival of space, and while you’re there, take a look around. Read more...
Jul 7th, 2008
Comments(13) Galaxy Evolution and the Language of ViolenceOne thing that has always fascinated me is how readily humans (myself certainly included) anthropomorphize everything around us. Even in the precise language of science, the tendency to use emotionally loaded words persists as we discuss the stress or strain on everything from physical structures (calculating the point of failure of building supports), and [...] Read more...
Jul 5th, 2008
Comments(0) Carnival of SpaceA bit late this time. I was distracted by the real world show last night |