by Pamela | Jul 12, 2008 | Personal
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 around.
by Pamela | Jul 7, 2008 | Personal
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...
by Pamela | Jul 5, 2008 | Personal
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. Enjoy!
by Pamela | Jul 4, 2008 | Personal
The names of things in astronomy are quite random in origin and often quite awful for no good reason. Now, there are exceptions, but… In general. Wow. Are the astronomers who get to name things using up all their creativity in their analysis? For some reason the...
by Pamela | Jun 29, 2008 | Personal
Monday 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...
