by Pamela | Sep 16, 2008 | Personal
Just a heads up on why I’ve gone quiet: Tomorrow I’m giving a talk at my alma mata, Michigan State University. I’ll be talking about the International Year of Astronomy and focusing on New Media projects. If you’re in the area and you can come,...
by Pamela | Sep 12, 2008 | Personal
One of the neat things about being a professional astronomer is sometimes knowing the authors of neat papers. Submitted to the arXiv on Friday was one such neat paper with an author list full of people I respect from their work and 1 collaborator. So let’s just...
by Pamela | Sep 10, 2008 | Personal
In light of all my personal technical difficulties and the internets current cry of “The world is ending,” I decided that it was time for some levity. Way back when I was at Michigan State University I had a website on Physics and Astronomy humor that then...
by Pamela | Sep 7, 2008 | Personal
For every good weekend, there is an equally bad one. Last weekend rocked. This one, um, did not. Preface – My laptop is at the Apple Store being repaired. This means my computer with all my best toys is not available for use. For those who have been following my...
by Pamela | Sep 6, 2008 | Personal
The other day I had one of our first year graduate students ask me what I know about NASA. “I know some people on some of the science missions,” I said, and I asked him why he was asking. Truth be told, he, like so many other bright, athletic minds, wants...
