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Lost in the vastness of space
Tonight I co-gave the opening address at the Templeton Foundation supported Q3 conference on Cosmology and Theology. It was perhaps the most nerve wracking talk I’ve ever given. While I am a Christian, I must admit to being terrified of conservative Christians. I’ve just realized I can’t count the number of churches who have made [...]
LPSC: NASA Night
Live blogging will begin here at 5:30pm
5:10pm A presentation will be by Dr Laurie Leshin, Deputy Associate administrator, Exploration Systems Mission Directorate. Title : “New Oppurtunities in the President’s FY2011 Budget”
5:12pm Speaker is not dressed in back. While there are people downstairs pre-lecture drinking in the bar, I don’t think it will be [...]
Monday Must Haves 1: Must Haves for the Rabid Traveler
Okay, so this is a bit off topic, but … There are a series of questions I keep getting, “How do you stay connected while you travel?” “What is your recording set up?” “What books do you…?” “How do you…?” So, I’m going to (in a desperate attempt to force myself to blog better) work [...]
An academic life punctuated by bullets, part 2
There are some titles that should never be reused. This is part 2 of this post I wrote in 2007. This older post is better than this one. Please read the older post here.
Earlier this evening I got an IM from a friend alerting me that this afternoon there had been a shooting at the [...]
UStream Feed Live! (Press Conferences)
Streaming .TV shows by Ustream
Press briefings are scheduled for following dates and times. You are invited to attend all events on the Astronomy Cast UStream Press Conference Channel. Please feel free to embed this channel on your own webpage!
Mon., Jan. 4
10:00 a.m. Battling Black Holes
1:00 p.m. Kepler Early Science
2:30 p.m. Exploding Stars
Tues. Jan. 5
9:00 a.m. Stellar Mysteries
10:30 a.m. Galaxies Near [...]
UStream Feed LIVE! (Public Events)
Video clips at Ustream
Invited Talks are scheduled for following dates and times (pending confirmation with all speakers!). You are invited to attend all events on the Astronomy Cast Public Events UStream Channel. Please feel free to embed this channel on your own webpage!
Mon., Jan. 4
8:00 a.m. Van Biesbroeck Prize and Welcoming Address
8:30 p.m. Kepler Planet Detection Mission: Introduction [...]
Of Bacon and Erdos
And now for something entirely silly
I have an Erdos Number of no more than 6.
For certain:
Wheeler (3) -> Shetron -> Lambert->Me
(I suspect it’s actually 1 lower because Lamber published A LOT, but I haven’t found the path yet)
My Bacon number is no more than 4 3
Kevin Bacon -> Maud Winchester -> Edward Olmos ->Brad Dourif [...]
Dragon*Con Retrospective
Last week I had the opportunity to go to Dragon*Con, where I slept too little and ran real hard. It was good, but I have to admit it is all a blur of images and emotions. When I try to think of those 4 days in Atlanta, my brain responds with flickering fragments of moments.
I’ve [...]
Physics & Astronomy Women by the Numbers
Just pulling stuff into one place. I’m just going to let the numbers speak for themselves.
From “Fighting the Gender Gap“:
In 1994-1995, female students typically scored 50 points lower on Physics SAT II
In 1994 Women typically scored 150 points lower on Physics GRE, even when comparing male and female students who otherwise perform identically academically
From Women [...]
