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Archive for December, 2008

Life, the Universe, and Everything

Posted in astronomy, biology on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

From the Skepchick Quickies this morning, check out Why Life Originated (and Why it Continues). It’s fair to say that evolution is a fact and that natural selection is the best scientific theory to explain how that happens. But, as the 150th anniversary of Origin of the Species approaches, we reflect on the fact that [...]

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Hardcore Atheist?

Posted in atheist, blogs, fun on December 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »

As first posted on Friendly Atheist and seen on skeptigirl, 50 questions to determine if you are hardcore about your atheism: Participated in the Blasphemy Challenge. (My first and only YouTube video…) Met at least one of the “Four Horsemen” (Dawkins, Dennett, Hitchens, Harris) in person. (Hitch signed my book and kissed my hand… did [...]

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Carnival of Space #83

Posted in astronomy, carnival, fun, space on December 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Okay, it’s been one hell of a morning. Is a cup of coffee and free wireless in the same place too much to ask for?! Just needed a change of scenery from the office (both of them) and some caffeine. That’s all. Is that too much? But… there’s nothing like talk of TV characters, swords, [...]

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On Superstition…

Posted in Charlottesville, blogs, cool, skeptic on December 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Sleepy girl, sort of sicky weekend but I think I beat it… back for one more week of work tomorrow! Check out George Hrab’s “On Superstition” from the JREF blog. He has it so right. Catch him reading it at the end of the latest Geologic Podcast. Also, he’s playing at the American Astronomical Society [...]

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TIME’s Top 10 Science Stories of 2008… and Scientific Literacy

Posted in education, environment, opinion, science, space on December 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Time Magazine has released its top 10 science stories of 2008. Number One is the LHC which promises to do fantastic science, despite a problem in its first test. Ian O’Neill of Universe Today points out that 4 of the 10 are space and physics related. Woo hoo! I was particularly intrigued by number 9, [...]

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Seeing Extrasolar Planets, Part I: Fomalhaut b

Posted in Hubble, astronomy, exoplanets, grad school, space on December 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »

A little while ago the first images of exoplanets were released and caused quite a stir in the astronomical community, as well as on the blogosphere! Here at UVa, like good little grad students, we read and discussed the discovery papers shortly after they were released. I read the papers and took notes of our [...]

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A Very Special Carnival of Space! And the costs of space…

Posted in astronomy, carnival, space on December 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Dave Mosher presents the first ever “videofied” Carnival of Space #82 at Space Disco. Sadly, I’ve been so bogged down with work that I had nothing to contribute this week, but please go watch the highlights and enjoy reading all the spacey goodness! Also, check out SarahAskew’s take on the reported cost-overruns at NASA. As [...]

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I’m so tired I forgot to give it a title…

Posted in creationism, free speech, gay marriage, music, skeptic on December 3, 2008 | 5 Comments »

I’m in major work-mode this week after a fabulous break in New York. I have just a few short weeks to get ready for a conference in early January, and I’m giving a talk! (*Insert Panic Mode Here*) So before I delve into my data in an effort to understand what the heck is going [...]

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