Carnival of Space

I love the name of this blog: The Angry Astronomer! And his angry self is hosting this week’s carnival of space. Check it out.

The Grant Application Pwnd Me

If 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...

Carnival of Space

This 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...

Galaxy Evolution and the Language of Violence

One 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...

Carnival of Space

A bit late this time. I was distracted by the real world show last night But don’t worry, the Carnival is still running over on the Bat Page....