by Pamela | Sep 14, 2009 | Meetings, Personal, Travel
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...
by Pamela | Sep 4, 2009 | Personal
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...
by Pamela | Aug 4, 2009 | Events, Personal, Travel
A few random comments: We just had a brief potential moment of food and drink. People from countries derived from the UK politely attempted to line up (queue), while others, um, did not. A few lucky people got food (including cake!), wine or beer, and even juice or...
by Pamela | Aug 4, 2009 | Personal
Please don’t ask me why the opening ceremony is halfway through the second day. I do not know. What I do know is the background of the Opening Ceremony is an image of the minor planets Eris, Pluto (+Charon), Makemake, and Haumea. Anyway, today is the opening...
by Pamela | Aug 3, 2009 | Astronomy, Meetings, Personal, Travel
Let the chaos begin! I’m currently at the XXVII General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union in Rio de Janeiro. For the next two weeks, astronomers from all around the globe will converge on the SulAmerica Convention Center. I’m here to...
by Pamela | Aug 3, 2009 | Astronomy, Observing, Travel
I have had several near misses with the Sun. In 1984, I lived beneath an annular eclipse that occurred above rather thick and nasty rain clouds. In 1994 I viewed a partial eclipse from the upper peninsula of Michigan. Total eclipses, however, have always avoided my...
