Cross-posted on CosmoQuest Well hello, everyone. I am finally just about done with pictures and video from my trip to see ALMA in Chile a few weeks ago. I still have some podcast content to cut together and post on our brand new 365 Days of Astronomy website, but I thought I’d share all the…
So I’ve been going back and watching interesting sci-fi and comedy programs on Netflix while I work on more mundane tasks or before bed. Most recently, I’ve been watching all of Red Dwarf in order, from the very first series in the late 80s, to…
Usually blog wars make me sad. People get angry and cranky at each other, feelings are hurt, no one really wins or learns anything. I don’t like blog wars. Except, for this one. May I introduce to you, THE TURBULENT SCIENTIST VS. BACKGROUND DOMINATED So…
After telling everyone I’d be at the media/music/explosion that is South by SouthWest (SXSW) for several days, I got this phone call today asking if I’d like to be in Chile that week for the inauguration of the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array, or ALMA. So…
Filmed as a Hack Day project at the American Astronomical Society meeting a few weeks ago. Just… watch it. <3
I’m there! If you are here as well, say hello to the pink-haired girl. If not, go here for where you can watch sessions online and follow us on Twitter and Google+ with #scio13. Also, if you haven’t been paying attention on Google+ over the last…
I’ve added a new widget over there on the right for the “Stand Up” campaign to end the stigma against mental illness. As I’ve mentioned before on the blog, I have generalized anxiety disorder which can wreak havoc on my work, my relationships, and my…
I’ve been hesitant to write about this, since it was a rather private affair, but astronomy lost a shining star recently when my friend Heidi lost her battle with cancer. She was Assistant to the Director at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and worked in…
I was going to write something serious, like an update from AAS, but then this happened instead. Pamela Gay: Scott Lewis: and my updated pony… With props to General Zoi’s Pony Creator. Update: Pamela made us a happy little pony family. Apparently…
Note: when typing about the American Astronomical Society meeting, be careful that AAS does not autocorrect to ASS. Hilarity may ensue. That said… it’s time to get back on a plane and head to Long Beach for the annual big meeting of US astronomers! Now,…
So I’m nursing a headache on New Year’s Day and it’s not for the reason you would think. Though I allowed myself one martini last night, that was also with dinner and a full bottle of water and a wee bit of chocolate. I haven’t…
If you live in the United States, the I probably don’t need to tell you about the fiscal cliff. It’s bad news for a lot of people. It’s really bad news for science. I previously wrote specifically about the state of funding in astronomy, and…
The annual meeting of the American Geophysical Society is coming up next week, and I’ll be going for the first time and even co-chairing a session on Education and Citizen Science. If you are going to be at the meeting, we have our talks for…
With the hiatus from travel, I’m actually getting some things done around here, including blogging! I wrote a piece for Discovery Space News on hidden black holes and shared my experience as a skeptic on a ghost hunt over on Skepchick. So go read them.…
I realize that it is Wednesday and thus halfway through the week BUT… this week is Mental Illness Awareness Week. And you all should be aware that mental illness is a real thing. The brain is an organ in your body that can actually give you an…
Quick updates! The crowd-funding project for space science, Uwingu, got an extension to their Indiegogo campaign, and they are almost to their goal with just 6 days left! Can you help with a donation? A share? A tweet? I wrote a bit on how you…
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I’m a brand new post-doc in astronomy working as part of the CosmoQuest team. My thesis focused on radio astronomy instrumentation. That means, I got to build cool telescopes that will open up new frontiers in the universe. I also love to teach, both in a classroom setting and informally. I'm happy to talk about the universe with anyone who will listen, and I am skeptically curious about all things.
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